Commodity Trading
Physical commodity trade across energy, metals, fertiliser inputs and agricultural commodities — with the risk and logistics management that protects your margin.
What commodities does Wisemann Capital trade?
Wisemann Capital trades seven physical commodity groups: crude oil, LPG, copper, iron ore, sulphur, urea and agricultural commodities. Each is traded on certified specification with independent inspection, and the trade can be supported by pre-shipment, post-shipment and trade instruments facilitation through the same point of contact.
Wisemann Capital began with a small food trade in rice and wheat flour and grew, steadily, into energy and industrial commodities — passing $500 million in total trade volume. That progression matters more than it might appear: it means the desk learned specification, inspection and documentary risk on cargoes where the margins were thin and the tolerance for error was nil.
What separates a physical trade from a paper one is everything that happens between contract and discharge. Grade has to be certified by someone both sides accept. Moisture has to be measured at the right point. Tonnage has to match what the vessel can lift and the berth can take. Payment has to release against documents that actually reflect the goods. Get any of those wrong and a well-priced cargo becomes an expensive dispute.
The commercial side and the execution side are handled together here, through one point of contact. A letter of credit written without reference to the inspection regime in the sale contract is a common and costly mistake, and it happens because the trading desk and the bank are usually talking to different people. Our Trade Solutions exist to close that gap.
What we trade and arrange
7 service lines
- 01Crude OilPhysical crude oil trading — grade selection on API and sulphur, benchmark-plus-differential pricing, storage at Fujairah and independent inspection at load and discharge.
- 02LPGLPG trading in propane, butane and mixes — contract-price benchmarks, refrigerated or pressurised cargoes, and terminal-matched specification.
- 03CopperPhysical copper trading in Grade A cathode, wire rod and concentrate — premium negotiation, QP selection, brand acceptance and LME-referenced settlement.
- 04Iron OreSeaborne iron ore trading in fines, lump and pellets — cargo structuring, index-linked pricing, load-port inspection and LC-backed settlement.
- 05SulphurSulphur trading in granular, prilled, pastille and molten form out of the Middle East — origin access, hazardous-cargo tonnage and quality certification at load.
- 06UreaUrea trading in prilled and granular form at 46% nitrogen — tender-aware timing, application-matched specification, and anti-caking terms for humid voyages.
- 07Agricultural CommoditiesAgricultural commodity trading anchored in rice and wheat flour — quality and food-safety certification, phytosanitary compliance, and bagged or bulk delivery.
Common questions
Frequently asked
Does Wisemann Capital take title to the goods or act as a broker?
Both structures are used depending on the trade. Some transactions are principal trades where we contract with buyer and seller directly; others are mandates where we structure and manage the transaction. Which applies is agreed before any contract is drafted, because it changes who carries performance and credit risk.
What Incoterms do you trade on?
Principally FOB, CFR and CIF. The choice determines where risk and cost transfer between buyer and seller, and which party arranges freight and insurance — so it is settled early, alongside the specification, rather than treated as boilerplate at the end.
Who inspects cargo and when?
An independent surveyor appointed under the contract — commonly SGS, Intertek or Bureau Veritas — samples, assays and weighs the cargo at load port, and where required again at discharge. Their certificates govern settlement and are normally a documentary condition of payment.
Can you handle the documents and instruments around the cargo as well as supply it?
Yes, and that is the point of a single point of contact. Pre-Shipment Facilitation, Post-Shipment Facilitation and Trade Instruments Facilitation are run by the same firm, so the documentary conditions in a credit are written to match the inspection and delivery terms in the sale contract.
What minimum quantities do you work with?
It varies by commodity and by route — a viable parcel is set by vessel economics and berth constraints as much as by the material itself. Tell us the destination and required tonnage and we will confirm whether it works as a standalone cargo or is better combined.
Discuss a commodity trading requirement
Tell us what you are trading or moving, and we will come back with a structure rather than a brochure.
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