Every Trade Inside Defined Risk Limits
Price, counterparty, performance, and cargo risk — identified, priced, and covered before the contract is signed.
Overview
Risk work happens before the trade, not after
A physical commodity trade carries four distinct exposures: price movement between contract and delivery, counterparty failure, performance shortfalls in quality or schedule, and physical loss of cargo. Aerisus addresses each one at structuring — because after signing, options narrow and prices rise.
Price exposure is hedged where appropriate through exchange-traded futures and options — ICE No. 11 raw and No. 5 white for sugar — or structured OTC products for non-benchmark exposure. Hedges are sized to the physical position; the desk does not run speculative books.
Counterparty and performance risk are managed through screening, performance bonds (typically 2% of contract value), documentary payment structures, and independent inspection. Cargo risk is covered by all-risks marine insurance at 110% of invoice value, the documentary-credit standard.
Capabilities
Risk controls in practice
Price Hedging
Futures and options on ICE benchmarks, or structured OTC cover, matched to the life and size of the physical contract.
Counterparty Controls
KYC, sanctions screening, performance history, and financial-capacity checks — with declined counterparties documented and shared with the client.
Performance Security
Performance bonds, inspection clauses with rejection rights, and staged payment structures that keep both sides incentivized to deliver.
Cargo & Transit Cover
All-risks marine insurance at 110% of invoice value, vessel-age warranties, and hold-cleanliness inspection for bulk parcels.
Documentary Discipline
Payment moves only against complying documents under UCP 600 — the strongest routine protection available in cross-border trade.
Scenario Planning
TradeIQ™ stress-tests corridor costs and hedge coverage against freight, FX, and quota scenarios before positions are taken.
Outcomes
The result
- No unhedged benchmark exposure unless the client explicitly elects it
- Counterparty defaults caught at screening, not at settlement
- Insurance and inspection files that pay claims when events occur
- Risk reporting a credit committee can actually use
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