{"id":7261,"date":"2025-06-13T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alcircle.com\/blog\/?p=7261"},"modified":"2025-06-13T06:00:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T06:00:28","slug":"hedging-with-jorge-episode-58-hedging-aluminium-sales-a-lesson-in-risk-free-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alcircle.com\/blog\/hedging-with-jorge-episode-58-hedging-aluminium-sales-a-lesson-in-risk-free-trading","title":{"rendered":"Hedging with Jorge #Episode 58: Hedging aluminium sales \u2013 A lesson in risk-free trading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this blog of Hedging with Jorge, we move from exercises into action. Jorge walks us through a practical scenario faced by aluminium traders when they are holding physical inventory but want to manage price risks. No numbers this time, just pure conceptual clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hedging with Jorge #Episode 58: Hedging aluminium sales \u2013 A lesson in risk-free trading\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wQghQLrh8fU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s assume you\u2019re a trader who has purchased aluminium, paid for it, and stored it in your yard. The price has been fixed at the time of purchase, which means you are now exposed to a price drop. If the market moves against you, you\u2019re at risk of incurring losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you\u2019re not transforming this aluminium; you\u2019re planning to resell it. The catch? Your customer is only willing to fix the premium but not the base metal price. This is where your hedging strategy kicks in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Say, you\u2019ve bought aluminium at $2,500 and paid a premium of $400. You\u2019ve found a buyer who is ready to pay a premium of $600. Great you\u2019re making a $200 gain on the premium. But what if the market price of aluminium falls? Your premium gain may not be enough to offset the price drop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, your buyer agrees to fix the aluminium price later, say in August, based on the average LME cash settlement price for that month. 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