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Optimising Biofuels and Feedstock Risk Management Joachim Emanuelsson, COO Starsupply Commodity Brokers
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Today’s Topics Market Factors affecting the Biofuel “paper” markets Managing Risk Across the Biofuel Supply Chain Physical and Derivative price differences
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Market Factors affecting the Biofuel “paper” markets Related markets, Agricultural and Soft commodity markets and their movements plays more and more of a role Changes in Foreign Exchange $/€ and $/myr Gasoil price moves Transportation and Logistical issues Global growth and super cycles
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Market Factors Physical Supply & Demand Vegetable Oil Blend Economics Gasoil Price Ags/Soft $/€ Bio- Fuels Regulations Commodity Super Trends Food vs. Fuel Global Growth
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Corn and FAME 0
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Sugar and FAME 0
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Wheat and FAME 0
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Super Cycles
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Managing Risk Across the Bio-Fuels Chain Managing risk across the bio fuel chain is crucial, gone are days of flat price trading Correlation hedges Instruments; Swaps, Options and Futures Clearing and counterpart risk control
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Bio-Fuel Supply Chain Soy Beans Rapeseed Bean Oil CPO RSO SME RME PME FAME +5 FAME 0 FAME -5 FAME -10 FAME -15 RME Ethanol T1 Ethanol T2 Hedges Available Sugar/Corn/ Wheat Ethanol
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Signs of a Good Hedge Basis for a good hedge – Liquid markets – Data availability – Price discovery is easy – Access to clearing or credit lines – High correlation
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Good Correlation
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Poor correlation
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RME Swaps vs. Physical RME Proportional Change Correlation: 0.8746
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CPO Swaps
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Physical and paper price differences We have seen paper trade at a significant discount to physical Inherent cost handling physical, financing, transport etc. Gasoil is averaging -12 USD/MT FAME 0 is averaging -9.40 USD/MT More Liquidity and counterparts Limited risk limits available globally
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FAME Paper vs. FAME Physical
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Physical vs. Paper Spread
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Gasoil Paper vs. Physical
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Joachim Emanuelsson Starsupply Commodity Brokers T 41-22 365 5503 F 41-22 361 8380 M 41-(0)78 904 4829 joachim@starsupply.ch yahoo: joachim_starsupply www.starcb.com
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