Free for all students at any university. Attending remaining masterclasses are possible, albeit no certificate will be provided.
- Date
- Tuesday 28 Oct 2025, 16:00 - Tuesday 18 Nov 2025, 16:00
- Type
- Masterclass
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Theil CT-1
- Building
- Theil Building
- Location
- Campus Woudestein
Join the Masterclasses series: Commodity Trading 101. Curious about how global commodities are traded, analyzed, and turned into profit? Join this masterclass series and step into the world of commodity trading from the inside out. From understanding the business model of a trading house to building market views, managing risk, and generating P&L, this four-part series brings together top industry experts to guide you through the fundamentals, tools, and strategies of successful commodity trading. Whether you're a student, aspiring trader, or industry enthusiast, this is your gateway to mastering the core elements of a high-stakes, high-impact industry. Every Tuesday at Theil building
Receive a certificate of participation if you attend all four masterclasses below:
- The Business Model of a Trader (Tue 28 Oct; 16:00–19:00)
In this masterclass you will gain 360 degree overview of commodity trading markets, the physical versus the futures markets, the role of a commodity trader and the types of traders/desks.
Content:
- History of commodity trading
- Business model of a trading house
- How desks are organized
- Types of traders
- Commodity markets 101
- Spot versus futures + basis risk
- Trading Strategies
Speaker Profile: dr Wouter Jacobs (founder of Erasmus Commodity & Trade Center)
- The Analyst: Understanding the markets (Tue 4 Nov; 16:00–19:00)
In this masterclass you will become the analyst. Vito Turitto will share his extensive knowledge on analyzing, synthesizing and developing a coherent market view. Explore to the necessary analytical building blocks of a commodity trader and how these come together into a cohesive market view and trading strategy.
Content:
- Fundamental analysis
- Technical analysis
- Understanding volatility
- Understanding risk
- Developing a cohesive market view
- Case Studies
Speaker Profile: Vito Turitto (founder of HyperVolatility ), and Dick Van Antwerpen (Head of Risk & Quant at Cefetra Group)
- The Trader: Becoming the PnL Generator (Tue 11 Nov; 16:00–19:00)
In this masterclass you will become the trader. You will work be introduced to the core concepts a trader encounters. You will apply hedging in practice, position management and maybe the most important thing for a trader: how to become a P&L generator.
Content:
- Hedging in Practice
- Position Management
- How to become a P&L generator
- Arbitrage
- Premium Hedging
Speaker Profile: Samuel Basi (Ex metals trader at Trafigura, and author of Perfectly Hedged)
- Managing Complex Risks in Commodity Supply Chains: A Leadership Journey (Tue 18 Nov; 16:00–19:00)
Commodity trading is, at its core, the art of managing risk. The global, physical nature of commodity supply chains makes this a uniquely complex challenge—one that demands strategic thinking, deep market understanding, and agile decision-making. In this masterclass, you’ll gain firsthand insights from industry leaders in the commodity trading industry. Through real-world case studies, they will explore the intricacies of risk management across agricultural supply chains and share how they navigated their own career paths in this dynamic and high-stakes field.
Speaker Profile: Robert Horster (Senior research at Erasmus Commodity & Trade Center, and former head of environmental markets at Cargill), and Michiel van der Bom (VP Product Line Cocoa & Chocolate Europe of West Africa in Cargill)