Business Managing Risk Managing commodity risk

About managing commodity risk

What it means

What it means

Fluctuations in commodity prices and currency movements can make it difficult to plan and budget for your business. Commodity risk management offers your business protection from the negative impact of fluctuating prices.

Our solutions help you manage the risks associated with fluctuating prices. The benefits include:

  • Plan and budget with greater accuracy
  • Control costs
  • Manage margins more effectively
  • Create certainty around fluctuating commodity prices
  • Take advantage of a strategic view of commodity prices
  • Customise solutions developed for specific needs
  • Hedging via swaps removes the possibility of margin calls and brokerage associated with using futures

Solutions - Swaps

Solutions - Swaps

Commodity swaps offer growers and consumers a fixed or floating price per unit of measurement that covers the majority of their price risk, excluding basis risk. This is how it works:

  • Swaps can be used to lock in a fixed price per unit of measurement
  • Swaps can have multiple settlement dates or one settlement date known as ‘rate-set’ periods, where a settlement will take place between your business and CommBank
  • These rate-set dates may be quarterly, semi-annually or customised to your needs
  • Swaps are cash settled at maturity, irrespective of whether CommBank owes you a cash payment or whether you owe the bank a cash payment. Physical commodities cannot be delivered to discharge a swap obligation.

 

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As this advice has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs, you should, before acting on the advice, consider its appropriateness to your circumstances. All products mentioned on this web page are issued by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, view our Financial Services Guide (PDF 59kb).