Five days of presentations, workshops, guest speakers and visits to trading floors just weren’t enough for the recent attendees of The London School of Commodity Price Risk Management, with several calls to consider extending the course duration.

“Not enough time” Gas and power trader

The updated agenda was well received, and will continue to shift towards learning via realistic case studies.  The London Metal Exchange visit is always popular, and a particularly exciting nickel kerb session led one energy producer to declare that nickel is now their preferred commodity.

“Very good introduction to commodity markets” Sberbank

“Very well presented material, great examples and patient trainer.  Answered all questions and clearly an expert in her field” Rexam

Check out our Upcoming Courses for 2016 dates.

In pale wintery sunshine, overlooking the Bosphorus, a select group took part in the LME courses in Istanbul last week.  The smaller than usual group maximised the opportunity for personal attention, and benefitted from extra practical sessions on using futures contracts to manage price mismatches in physical contracts, and enjoyed an in-depth option pricing tutorial.

“Good detail / informative” Entas Trading

“Excellent. I learnt especially options well thanks to trainer.” Sarkuysan Electrolytic Copper

There is still time to sign up for the Dubai course (13-15 December 2015), and 2016 gets underway with courses in London (27-29 January 2016) and in Cape Town (10-12 February 2016).  Click here to secure your place.

The London Metal Exchange course dates for 2016 have been confirmed.  Feedback has prompted the addition of four new cities: Cape Town, Chicago, Rome and Toronto.  We expect to announce dates for another USA city in the near future.

The London course tend to have large class sizes and book out quickly.  Why not consider an alternative city and benefit from more individual attention during the course?

Check out Upcoming Courses for the full schedule.

The LME training courses were extremely well attended during LME Week, despite the toll the parties, dinners and meetings can take. The introductory day sold out and a lucky group were able to attend an extra session before the rigours of the LME dinner.

Delegates from 14 countries attended, many from Scandinavia and several from as far as South Africa and Ukraine, and we enjoyed the largest turnout for the options session to date.  Again all parts of the metal value chain were represented which added depth when examples were related to specific companies attending.   It was a lively few days, with delegates taking full advantage of time for questions, discussion and debate.

“It really gives you a lot of information about how the LME works”, Brady

“Although the content of the course is very rich and the public attending is wide (almost all the parts of the metal chain), you get the chance to participate asking questions enhancing your understanding.  I really appreciated the patience and accuracy when answering to all questions.” RTE

“Very good to explain so that all is understandable”, Afatek

The next courses are Istanbul (11-13 November 2015) and Dubai (13-15 December 2015).  Click here to secure your place.

With less than one week to go to LME Week, an extra course date has been added to accommodate demand:

13th October: Introduction to the LME

If you are thinking of attending, don’t hesitate as this additional date is almost full.  Refer to our Upcoming Courses for links to register.

Summer slowdown?  What summer slowdown?  The most recent London Metal Exchange/Euromoney London course was well attended with representatives of 11 LME member companies and 9 industrial companies making this the most balanced course in terms of the broker versus trade attendees.

The course is proving popular with a broad range of job functions from account officers, product controllers, compliance and legal staff, credit analysts as well as shipping managers, procurement and manufacturing specialists.  We even had two attendees from agricultural markets which led to interesting comparisons between metals physical and derivatives trading and sugar and cocoa markets.  Minor metals also had their moment in the (pale London) sun with experts from Metal Bulletin and the LME cobalt committee on hand.

“Would definitely recommend to colleagues who were new to metals ” Metal Bulletin

“The course gives a good understanding about the business side of the base metals market.” HSBC

“The trainer gave very clear explanations and made sure that everyone had understood all the contents. Everything was clear and well organised” Manufacturas Irular

The next courses are Geneva (9-11 September 2015) and Vancouver (23-25 September 2015). Note the next London course (14-16 October 2015) is during LME week and is filling quickly already.  Click here to secure your place.

EJJ International and Euromoney Learning Solutions have confirmed our public course dates for 2016.  We continue to offer our popular 3-, 4- and 5-day courses on commodity derivatives in the key commodity trading hubs of London and Singapore.

Singapore, 16-18 March 2016
London, 11-13 April 2016
Singapore, 18-21 October 2016
London, 21-25 November 2016

For a concise, intense 3-day overview of managing commodity price risk, register for the courses in March and April 2016.  If you require a more in-depth treatment, then the 4- and 5-day courses in October and November 2016 offer extended commodity sector coverage, coupled with additional case studies and workshops. morocco .  To determine which course best meets your needs, refer to our Public Courses and Course Summary pages.

All of these courses can be tailored to meet your company’s needs, budget, date and location specifications.  Do get in touch so that we can present a customised proposal that meets your objectives.

And, of course, you can still register for the public courses taking place later this year:
Singapore, 6-9 Oct-15
London, 23-27 Nov-15

Last week the LME training courses were held in New York in conjunction with American Metal Markets’ Steel Success Strategies XXX conference.  Delegates enjoyed the central location close to Times Square with all the buzz and razzmatazz of the Big Apple at its best.

“Very informative and comprehensive course on the features of the LME and futures and options hedging. Very clear explanations, good pacing and all questions clearly answered”
ThyssenKrupp

A sophisticated group of delegates meant that the formal materials were covered relatively quickly, and there was time to delve deeper and discuss examples directly relevant to delegates’ day-to-day roles.  The options day turned into a round-table tailored tutorial, with a hands-on option pricing session.

To take advantage of future training and conference combinations, check out:

September 2015:
21-23: Metal Bulletin 30th Aluminium Conference, Vancouver
23-25: LME introductory courses

November 2015:
8-10: Metal Bulletin 31st International Ferro-Alloys Conference, Istanbul
11-13: LME introductory courses

Remember, if London is your preferred venue, book early as these courses fill quickly.  The next available dates are 4-6 August and 14-16 October (during LME week). parental locks

London is THE place for learning about the London Metal Exchange.  Our May courses filled up in record time and an extra date was added to accommodate demand.

The formal course agenda was enhanced by the on-the-job first-hand anecdotes of many of the attendees.  We heard about the high standards of LME warehouses as compared to non-LME warehouses in developing countries; we had physical players and CTAs comparing their differing approaches to price risk; and we heard how the LME was some 25 years ago from a former floor clerk.  All in all, it was an insightful few days.

“The course develops nicely and is easy to follow – very well structured” JOGMEC

 “Incredibly well delivered by a very knowledgeable individual.  Answered questions thoroughly and patiently” BTG Pactual Commodities

Bookings are coming in already for New York (10-12 June 2015) and London (4-6 August 2015).  Click here to secure your place.