Commodity Trading Academy

This E-Learning course covers: What are settlement prices and why are they important How settlement prices are determined Price reporting agency settlement assessment methods explained The history of market on close (MOC) and pricing window's Fundamental principles of MOC Pros and cons of pricing windows When is MOC and how long it lasts A MOC timeline Pricing window methodologies A pricing window in action Hedging in the pricing window Pricing window trading strategies Access to Ignite trading simulator - a 10-minute trading tutorial where you will be able to trade partial cargoes and futures during physical pricing windows and price risk manage a Forties (North Sea) crude oil cargo as the purchase price's in.  Experience how traders trade the physical crude oil markets, see your price exposures, and live profit/loss.     Read more

This E-Learning course covers: What is physical cargo trading Physical delivery terms Factors that influence supply Factors that influence demand Crude oil quality Contractual considerations Price reporting agencies - who are they and what they do Explains floating prices and benchmark prices What is crude oil differential trading Access to Ignite trading simulator - a 10-minute trading tutorial where you will be able to speculatively trade Oseberg (North Sea) and Forcados (Nigeria) crude oil physical cargoes with a 10 cargo trading limit.  Experience how traders trade the physical oil markets, see your price exposures and live profit/loss.     Read more

This E-Learning course covers: What is spread trading and the different types of spread. Principles of spread trading Explains what a forward curve is and market structure Different types of market structure and what they signify How traders use time spreads Access to Ignite trading simulator - a 10-minute trading tutorial where you will be able to trade Oct/Nov, Nov/Dec and Oct/Dec WTI futures with a $100,000 VAR trading limit.  Experience how traders trade the oil markets, see your price exposures and live profit/loss.     Read more

This E-Learning course covers: What is risk The different types of risk - price, credit, operational, reputational How risk can be managed successfully by a trader Technical analysis How risk is measured, what is VAR and how is it used Trading lessons - common pitfalls Access to Ignite trading simulator - a 10-minute trading tutorial where you will be able to trade Brent futures with a $2m VAR trading limit.  Experience how traders trade the oil markets, see your price exposures and live profit/loss.     Read more

This E-Learning course covers: What is trading and why companies trade Explains some trading terms such as long/short, bullish/bearish What is a crude oil derivative What the difference between forwards, futures, swaps and options are How they are connected, EFP, EFS How a futures exchange works How traders use crude oil derivatives Access to Ignite trading simulator - a 10-minute trading tutorial where you will be able to trade futures, swaps and forwards. Experience how traders see their price exposures and live profit/loss.     Read more

The Crude Oil Live Online Academy is the world's only live online series of courses that incorporate realistic physical trading simulations; giving you the opportunity to become fully immersed and interact in the world of a trader, experiencing the physiological highs and lows of commodity trading. 24 CPD points. There is a Welcome course, followed by 8 experiential courses, each featuring three elements: An interactive 1-hour Pre-Read that introduces the trading concept A Live Session streamed for 2 hours per day (a choice of times below) A Knowledge Check The Academy runs Monday to Thursday over a pre-defined two-week period, with live sessions scheduled as follows, just choose the times that suit you as you progress through the Academy. Read more