SI187: Why Commodities & Why Now ft. Tim Pickering

Apr 9, 2022

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In this week’s episode, Tim Pickering, Founder of Auspice Capital, joins me to discuss why commodities play such an important role in a portfolio, how to create a strategy that adapts to different volatility regimes, why he created The Auspice Broad Commodity Index, the role and importance of ESG in commodities trading, how commodity futures can be used as a risk mitigation tool, why Ukraine is so important for commodities, how to effectively protect yourself against inflation and much more

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In this episode, we discuss:

Why commodities play such an important role in a portfolio
How to create a strategy that adapts to different volatility regimes
How ESG and commodities trading is closely related
Whether to embrace Chinese commodity markets
Why the war in Ukraine is so important for commodities
Strategies for protecting yourself against inflation

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Intro

02:40 - What has caught Tim and Niels’ attention recently?

06:33 - What has happened since last Niels and Tim spoke in 2014?

11:45 - Has Tim made any major research discoveries since last time?

19:31 - Why commodities and why now?

30:50 - How much room for liquidity is there in the markets?

37:32 - Tim’s thoughts on the LME

44:31 - Thoughts on commodity exposure and futures

51:51 - Why is Ukraine so important for commodities?

01:00:16 - Risk mitigation strategies at big pension plans

01:07:08 - Update on performance

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