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Expert perspectives on commodity trading, customs compliance, trade finance, and supply chain technology.
Trade Finance Management Software: The £2.1M Working Capital Problem
Commodity traders lose 18% of working capital to manual trade finance processes. Modern software cuts DSO by 35 days and reduces processing costs by 70%.
Supply chain finance vs letters of credit vs factoring: which is right for a commodity trader?
Letters of credit, factoring and supply chain finance solve different problems. For a commodity trader managing working capital across long cash cycles, picking the wrong instrument is expensive. Here is how they actually differ.
The cash flow implications of hedging commodity positions with futures
Hedging trades P&L volatility for cash volatility. In stable markets the cash nets to zero; in trending markets it accumulates and can become large enough to force unwinds at exactly the wrong moment. A worked example, the cash buffer formula, and how to size hedges around your working capital.
Best Trade Finance Software for Commodity Trader CFOs in 2026
A CFO-grade guide to the trade finance software landscape from the borrower's perspective, not the lender's. Covers multi-facility visibility, covenant tracking, collateral cycling, and FX alignment for commodity traders running 4-12 lender relationships. Compares ERP-embedded treasury (SAP, Kyriba), borrower-facing platforms (Finastra, Surecomp, finPhlo), and when spreadsheets still work.