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April 19, 2024
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All About Commodity Price Risks

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Commodity traders keep a tab on the price movements in the market to make informed decisions. They must also indulge in commodity price risk management to maximise returns.

Identifying risks is essential for everyone, from equity to commodity traders. When risks aren’t mitigated timely, they can hamper the portfolio performance. Today, we will understand about these risks and how to manage them.

    Topics Covered:

  • Understanding Commodity Price Risks
  • Calculating Commodity Price Risk
  • Managing Commodity Price Risk
  • Main Risks Associated with Commodity Prices
  • Hedging Commodity Price Risk
  • Conclusion

Understanding Commodity Price Risks

Commodity price risks refer to the risks associated with the price movements in the market. Price fluctuations in the market impact both commodity producers and consumers. Also, some investors might not use commodities but invest in them for attractive returns. Such investors try to mitigate price risks to maximise the portfolio performance.

Sudden or continued price fluctuations can cause financial losses to commodity producers and buyers. For instance, furniture manufacturers can face issues of reduced margins when the price of wood rises exponentially in the market.

Commodity risks occur due to both upward and downward movement in the market. For instance, a farmer might get less returns on their crop yield when the prices decline in the market.

Calculating Commodity Price Risk

Price risks are assessed through various mathematical models and analytics strategies. Evaluating price risk involves financial modelling, analytics, and insight generation. Commodity traders can make informed decisions to minimise risks with the help of insights. Statistical methods based on historical data analysis are often used by portfolio managers. For instance, VaR (Value at Risk) is a popular statistical method used for evaluating commodity price risks.

VaR allows investors and portfolio managers to evaluate the maximum possible loss. This method evaluates the maximum loss based on the historical price movements of the underlying commodity. Besides historical price movements, the volatility of the commodity is also considered in the VaR method.

Asset Management Companies (AMCs), stockbrokers, investment banks, and other financial institutions often indulge in commodity trading. Sensitivity analysis is popular among entities indulged in commodity trading. It allows organisations to understand the impact of commodity price fluctuations on their profitability. Analysts rely on revenue, profit margin, and other metrics in sensitivity analysis. These financial metrics help understand the impact of price risks.

Individuals and corporate entities use many other strategies for commodity risk management. Many entities rely on market research to understand the price movements of commodities. Companies keep a tab on geopolitical events, supply-demand dynamics, and other factors to understand the price-related risks in the market. One can also rely on scenario analysis to understand the impact of different price movements on commodity investments.

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A range of mathematical models are available for forecasting the price movements of commodities. Exponential Smoothing, VAR (Vector Autoregression), SVM (Support Vector Machines), Random Forests, Kalman Filters, and Monte Carlo Simulations are some popular models used for forecasting price movements.

Managing Commodity Price Risk

Commodity price risk management is essential to maximise portfolio returns and cap losses. Individual and institutional investors implement several strategies for commodity price risk management, such as:

  • Futures: Futures contracts allow investors to buy/sell commodities at a predetermined price on a future date. These contracts are based on different commodities, like wheat, oil, and barley.

  • Options: Similar to futures, options contracts also allow investors to buy/sell commodities on a future date at a predetermined price. However, investors can choose between exercising or ignoring an option on the expiration date.

  • Swaps: Swaps and agreements between two parties to buy/sell commodities on a future date. Swaps are more complex than futures and options, thus they are preferred by organisations.

  • Hedging: Investors prevent their portfolios from commodity price risks with hedging. They try a mix of futures, options, and swaps to cap potential losses due to price risks.

Main Risks Associated with Commodity Prices

Here are some of the risks associated with commodity prices in the market:
  • Volatility: Unexpected or sudden price fluctuations in the market can lead to potential losses for investors. The challenge becomes bigger when price fluctuations in the market become frequent. Price volatility can increase due to geopolitical events, supply-demand imbalances, and other reasons.

  • Supply-Demand Imbalances: Imbalances in the supply and demand of commodities can fuel price fluctuations.

  • Currency Risks: Commodity prices are denominated in currencies of different countries. Investors must keep a tab on the exchange rate changes, as they can impact commodity prices in the market.

Hedging Commodity Price Risk

Anyone can indulge in hedging to protect their portfolio against commodity price risks. There’s no obligation that only corporate entities or financial institutions can indulge in hedging. Retail investors can also use futures and options to hedge commodities from price risks.

Hedging involves using single or multiple derivatives to cap potential losses on commodities due to price fluctuations. You can implement spreading strategies with the help of futures and options to minimise risks. One can find futures and options contracts based on different commodities on recognised stock exchanges. These exchanges offer standardised contracts for investors to hedge their portfolios.

Corporate entities with high-value assets also indulge in swaps. They can hedge commodity price risks with the help of customised financial agreements. Since retail investors find swaps a little complex, they choose futures and options readily available on stock exchanges.

Conclusion

Commodity risks can hamper portfolio performance and eventually profitability. Investors must implement effective commodity price risk management strategies to maximise portfolio performance and returns. Retail investors and corporate organisations often depend on derivatives to hedge their portfolios against price risks. Futures, options, and swaps are widely used by commodity traders for hedging purposes. One can find standardised futures and options contracts on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and other recognised exchanges. Beginners in the market must know about price risk management techniques before trading commodities. It will help them protect their trading capital and earn attractive returns on commodities.

Commodity price risks arise from factors like supply and demand dynamics, geopolitical events, and weather conditions. Mitigate these risks by leveraging the hedging capabilities offered by an online demat account, facilitating efficient management of commodity price exposures through derivatives and other risk management tools.

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