Industrial Manufacturing · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,500
Overview
This course will provide executives with the essential risk management and hedging methods needed to carry out an effective risk management strategy in today’s volatile iron ore market. The course provides a practical working knowledge of iron ore trading, equipping you with valuable day-to-day tools that can be applied as soon as you are back in the office.
Learning Objectives
This course will provide executives with the essential risk management and hedging methods needed to carry out an effective risk management strategy in today’s volatile iron ore market. The course provides a practical working knowledge of iron ore trading, equipping you with valuable day-to-day tools that can be applied as soon as you are back in the office.
Who Should Attend
Mining companies
Steel producers
Iron ore and steel traders and marketers
Shipping and logistics managers
Banks and financial institution executives
Importers/exporters
Middle and back-office managers
Risk managers
Consultants
Hedge funds
Mining companies
Steel producers
Iron ore and steel traders and marketers
Shipping and logistics managers
Banks and financial institution executives
Importers/exporters
Middle and back-office managers
Risk managers
Course Outline
Day 1 — Introduction
The importance of risk management in iron ore and commodities trading
Physical seaborne iron ore trading volumes
Main exporters and importers, and trading flows
Market analysis and forecast
Day 2 — The iron ore derivative market: Index methodology and market structure
The different indices in the iron ore market: specifications and methodology
What is a financial swap and how does it work?
Example of the typical swap contract
Settlement price
Day 3 — Understanding risk management indicators
Volatility, correlation, delta, value-at-risk, and other risk measures
Easy and useful ways to calculate these indicators
Avoiding the false sense of security they can provide
Introduction to more sophisticated risk management systems
Day 4 — Structured deals with iron ore derivatives
Example of structured deals offered by banks to physical and financial participants in the iron ore market
How derivatives can help to secure investments?
Beyond swaps: options & collars
Project finance
Day 5 — Setting up a derivatives desk and wrap-up
Typical trading floor organization and business models
Departments responsibilities and inter-connections: front office, risk management, back-office, credit, legal
Risk analysis and strategy implementation
Requirements to set up and develop a trading activity
Accreditation
Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.
What do Al-Khobraa industrial and manufacturing courses cover?
The portfolio covers lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Kaizen and 5S, production planning and scheduling, industrial automation and control, plant operations and operational excellence — taught by practitioners with real plant experience.
Who should attend an industrial or manufacturing course?
These courses suit production and manufacturing engineers, plant and shift supervisors, operations and continuous-improvement managers, industrial and process engineers, maintenance planners, and quality staff working on throughput, waste or downtime reduction.
How long are industrial and manufacturing courses, and where are they held?
Most Al-Khobraa industrial and manufacturing courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.
What certificate will I receive?
Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programs; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.
Can industrial and manufacturing training be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. Any Al-Khobraa industrial and manufacturing course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.