Target Audience: Positions in companies that are responsible for hedging risk on the purchasing side or who need information for commodity trading. Common job titles or duties would include portfolio managers, equity analysts, head commodity traders, head of the futures and options department, head of commodity purchasing, procurement managers, head of risk management, chief buyer or trader, or trade advisor. Stakeholders: Senior company leadership, economists, risk managers, production managers, procurement managers, traders.
Industries Covered Key examples of the types of companies that benefit would include managed funds and hedge funds, investment banks, grain companies, food companies, agribusinesses, processors, trading and advisory firms, governments and some large-scale farmers interested in supply and demand for soybeans and corn. Target Company Size Companies that can benefit range from the largest multinational banks, grain and food companies, and agribusinesses to firms with a handful of employees working on significant corn and soybean trading or procurement interests.