The HC Commodities Podcast
Paul Chapman, HC Group
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Each day, around the world, we have fascinating one-on-one conversations with our connections in the commodities sector. Our collaborators are uniquely informed, creative and inspirational in their fields. We want to provide our community a seat alongside us, listening in to these conversations in that special way podcasting provides as we tackle topical and people related issues with the leaders and leading minds in our sector. Visit www.hcgroup.global more information on us and our services.
To connect with our host Paul Chapman, you can find him at www.linkedin.com/in/paulchapmanhc/
Each day, around the world, we have fascinating one-on-one conversations with our connections in the commodities sector. Our collaborators are uniquely informed, creative and inspirational in their fields. We want to provide our community a seat alongside us, listening in to these conversations in that special way podcasting provides as we tackle topical and people related issues with the leaders and leading minds in our sector. Visit www.hcgroup.global more information on us and our services.
To connect with our host Paul Chapman, you can find him at www.linkedin.com/in/paulchapmanhc/
Episodes
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Jun 5, 2020 • 36min
Digitalization and change in the agri markets with Dario Maffei
What differentiates the ags markets in South America compared to Europe and North America? What are the unique challenges and opportunities? How can digitalization tackle these locally and globally? What are implications for other commodities? How have the trade wars changed the markets? Impact of COVID19 on these trends?
May 28, 2020 • 30min
Changes, challenges and opportunity in metals trading with Doug Pratt
What are the most prominent changes in the metals trading space over the past decade? What has driven this changes? How have the participants changed? What role has technology played? What has been the impact of hedge funds and institutional money? What does this mean for metals trading talent? How has coronavirus impacted these trends? What is GMI strategy given these changes?
May 20, 2020 • 22min
Global trade disruptions and the agri markets with Kevin Brassington
In this episode, Paul Chapman, Managing Partner of HC and Kevin Brassington, former global head of grains and oilseeds trading at COFCO discuss the impacts of trade wars and other market disruptions on the traded agri commodity markets.
How has trade wars and tarrification changed the landscape and opportunity for incumbent global independent traders? Will we see the continued rise of national champions? What does the COVID19 pandemic do to these trends? What skills will it take to be an agri trader in the future?
May 11, 2020 • 28min
Coronavirus and the commodity markets with John Massey
In this episode, Paul Chapman, Managing Partner of HC and John Massey, head of ECTP’s Houston office and a cross-commodity trader the impact of COVID19 and what it highlighted about the state of the current commodity markets.
Does the concert like movement of commodity prices show real market fundamentals or simply how passive investors and algorithms now dominate the few discretionary traders left? What are the lasting impacts of the pandemic on the market participants and will we see a renaissance in active trading once again?
