Functions of a Cotton Merchant The Leading Cotton Merchants of the World U.S./World Supply Demand Statistics World Raw Cotton Trade
PART II
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and Commodity Exchanges in General o Functions o Participants o Activity of Speculators, Hedge/IndexFunds, & Option Traders o Effects of Speculators on Prices o Hedging of Prices and Sales o What is the "Basis?" o 3 Types of Margins ICE Weekly, Monthly, & Yearly Price Charts Cotlook A Index and its Importance for U.S. Cotton New York Futures vs. Cotlook A Index Factors Influencing Cotton Prices Another Commodity Boom around the Corner?
PART III
Technical aspects of the ICE No. 2 Contract o Contract Specifications o Daily Trading Limit o The Synthetic Close for Futures o Open Interest in Futures and Options o Delivery Rules, including "Delayed Certification" o Certificated Stock o Premiums/Discounts o Age Penalties o Weight Penalties o Year-of-Crop Penaltie
The May
2010 Seminar welcomed U.S. representatives from merchants, gins and the CCI.
Textile
executive from Pakistan with Paul Ruh during May 3-7, 2010 seminar.
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The buying and pricing of raw cotton is now a sophisticated, complicated, and very challenging responsibility that must be handled professionally.
Today, the textile industry is a global industry and we are living in a world full of volatility in commodity prices, foreign exchange, and interest rates. Since raw cotton presents such a large percentage of total input cost, bad judgments in price fixations can seriously affect the profitability of a company.
More and more cotton growers and textile mills around the globe employ the services of consultants to assist them with their cotton pricing and risk management decisions. This is not surprising as cotton is the only major input cost item over which a textile mill has control.
knowledge that is required to assist you with your price fixations of "on call" purchases on the New York Cotton Exchange (now ICE) as well as with a variety of risk management strategies. We also have the necessary experience to guide textile mills through the process of technical arbitrations at the International Cotton Association in Liverpool and at the American Cotton Shippers Association in Memphis.
We will be happy to customize a training seminar specific to you or your company's needs. Contact us today.
Cotton Market and Risk Management Consulting, Inc. 5501 LBJ Freeway, Suite 249 Dallas, TX 75240 Phone: 972.490.1537 Mobile: 214.802.2488 Fax:972.934.3480 e-Mail: info@thecottonschool.com
Functions of a Cotton Merchant
