Strategic Commodity Brokering, Executed with Discipline
Market access, price discovery, and contract lifecycle management for producers and buyers across the Americas — backed by real hedging tools, not promises.
Overview
A brokering desk built on data and defensible structure
Aerisus represents producers and buyers of sugar, scrap metal, and bulk agricultural commodities in negotiated physical transactions. Our desk combines advanced price-forecast models with practiced negotiation to secure optimal margins on both sides of the book.
Analysis starts with the market, not the pitch: commodity indices, forward curves, freight markets, and seasonal flow data feed a live view of where value sits in each corridor. When the numbers support a trade, we structure it; when they don't, we say so.
From master sales agreements through quality assurance and performance bonds, we manage the full contract lifecycle — including letters of credit, risk-sharing arrangements, automated invoicing, shipment reconciliation, and margin verification through TradeIQ™.
Capabilities
Capabilities on the desk
The functions a serious counterparty expects — each one operational, none of them decorative.
Precision Pricing
Offers built from published benchmarks — ICE No. 11 and No. 5 for sugar, regional indices for metals and grains — with premiums and costs disclosed line by line.
Volatility Management
Exposure hedged where appropriate through exchange-traded futures and options or structured OTC instruments, sized to the physical position rather than speculation.
Contract Lifecycle Management
Master sales agreements, SPAs, amendments, quality clauses, and performance bonds drafted, tracked, and enforced through delivery and settlement.
Secure Payment Structures
Documentary letters of credit under UCP 600, standby instruments for term programs, and escrow arrangements where the trade profile warrants them.
Transparent Reporting
Position, shipment, and settlement reporting delivered on schedule — the same numbers we run the desk on, not a marketing summary.
Automated Settlement
TradeIQ™ reconciles invoices against shipment documents and verifies margins automatically, shortening the cycle between bill of lading and cleared funds.
Counterparty Risk Screening
Every counterparty, vessel, and bank is screened against OFAC, EU, and UN sanctions lists and standard KYC/AML checks before a contract is signed.
Market Intelligence
Corridor-level flow data, freight-rate forecasts, and quota utilization tracking inform every negotiation — an information edge your counterparty rarely has.
Comprehensive Market Access
Producer relationships in South America, buyer networks across North America and destination markets worldwide, and the logistics to connect them under one accountable counterparty.
Process
Engagement model
Mandate & Market Read
We take a defined mandate — buy-side or sell-side — and return a data-backed view of achievable price, realistic volume, and corridor cost before anything is signed.
Counterparty Qualification
KYC, sanctions screening, and performance history checks on every prospective counterparty. Unqualified counterparties are declined early, not discovered late.
Negotiation & Structuring
Commercial terms, quality clauses, Incoterms, laycan, and payment instruments negotiated and fixed in a binding SPA.
Execution & Settlement
Inspection, shipment, documentary flow, and settlement managed to close — with reconciliation and margin verification reported at completion.
Outcomes
What disciplined brokering delivers
- Executable prices grounded in benchmark data, not indicative numbers that move on contact
- Hedged exposure over the life of the contract
- Counterparties that clear compliance before they reach your desk
- A documentary trail that stands up to audit — every trade, every time
FAQ
Common Questions
Which commodities does the desk cover?
Sugar is the core book — ICUMSA 45 refined and VHP raw. We also broker ferrous scrap metal and bulk agricultural commodities including rice, corn, and soybeans against confirmed demand.
Do you work with intermediaries or mandates?
We transact principal-to-principal wherever possible. Where intermediaries add genuine value, fee protection is documented properly — but we do not participate in daisy-chain broker structures or circulated offers.
Can Aerisus hedge my physical exposure?
Yes. Where a physical contract creates price exposure, we structure hedges through exchange-traded futures and options or OTC instruments, sized to the position.
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