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Cargill Risk Management Investor Products

Investor products

Cargill Risk Management provides the pension, hedge fund and endowment community with access to the commodity markets through unique product offerings. 

Full slate of passive to active investment products

Passive: Commodity index swaps

We replicate commodity indices and provide exposure through swaps and structured products.

  • S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (S&P GSCI®)
  • Dow Jones - USB Commodity Index (DJ-UBSCI(sm))
  • Custom Index Swaps
  • Enhanced Beta Index Swaps
  • Beta + Alpha Index Swaps (ProAlpha Index® Swap)

Active: Commodity swaps

We offer price differential swaps and swaptions in the global commodity markets grounded on fundamental  information exchange.

Unique fundamental insight

We are able to offer our clients unique market insights drawn from our long, extensive experience in the fundamentals of global commodity markets. In addition to sharing input from many geographical regions, we can lead market discussions and offer background on physical market flows. 

Custom enhanced strategies 

As an early provider of enhanced index swaps, we offer clients enhanced investment strategies derived from 10+ years of experience in index replication. We have the experience to tailor strategies to meet our clients' appetite for risk, and our proprietary model provides a historical performance analysis of custom enhanced strategies. 

 

S&P GSCI®Disclaimer:

The S&P GSCI® is a trademark of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and has been licensed for use by Cargill, Incorporated.  

The GSCI is not owned, endorsed, or approved by or associated with Goldman Sachs & Co. or its affiliated companies.

DJ-UBSCI Disclaimer:

“Dow Jones,”  “UBS,”  “Dow Jones- UBS Commodity Index,”  and  “DJ-UBSCI” are service marks of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and UBS AG, as the case may be, and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by Cargill, Incorporated.  Cargill, Incorporated’s DJ-UBSCI products based on the DJ-UBSCI, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, UBS or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, and none of Dow Jones, UBS or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s). The Cargill offered OTC Index Swap products are not calculated, published or sponsored by Dow Jones or UBS, but is calculated and published with their consent.