Since 2020, market volatility has wreaked havoc on businesses globally. The cost of commodities, currencies, and freight have swung from +20% to 450%. Due to heightened levels of geopolitical conflicts and paradigm shifts in the macroeconomy, these unforeseen spikes in prices have become the new normal. 

Businesses that are the backbone of our economy – manufacturing, import-export, construction – suffer the most. With already thin margins, rapid swings in the price of critical goods cause disrupted business plans, over budget projects, and inaccurate financial projections, leading to adverse outcomes: eroded margins.

As more conflicts break out and more countries reindustrialize and reshore, the frequency of these price spikes will only continue to grow.

Yet, the solutions needed to limit the effects of this volatility – seasoned traders and investment banking services – remain in the hands of the few: billion dollar companies with unlimited resources. Other avenues to take control of your business lead you down the road of hiring consultants, working with different sets of regional banks and brokers, and finding accounting firms to who specialize in hedging - a piecemeal, costly, and time-intensive process.