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StoneX Financial Inc.’s FCM Division will host a series of six, hour-long, virtual events covering the fundamentals of the oil markets, the energy financial markets, and simple hedging strategies. This series will give attendees a comprehensive overview of fuel and propane distributor hedging and is designed to be the one and only course needed to drastically improve understanding of the market environment.

December 17, 2020
Module 1 – Crude Oil Fundamentals – It’s a Crude Story

January 7, 2021
Module 2 – Refiner Fundamentals – Let’s Refine it a Bit

January 14, 2021
Module 3 – Trading Petroleum Products – Who set the Prices?

January 27, 2021
Module 4 – Setting Future Prices – Everyday Use of Futures

February 11, 2021
Module 5 – Understanding Inventory Valuations – Tis’ the Season

February 25, 2021
Module 6 – Propane Markets for Distributors – Stay Flexible

The FCM Division of StoneX Financial Inc. is offering a six-part Basic Natural Gas Hedging Virtual Workshop, January 12-14 & 19-21. This program offers various levels of education from introductory to advanced, you’ll learn how to identify and measure your price risk and understand and use financial products to manage that risk. Click below to see a full agenda with topics per session.

The National Biodiesel Conference & Expo will be held virtually January 18-21. StoneX is a proud sponsor of the event. Participating: Nate Burk, Billy Burns, Taylor Schrage & Ricky Weinstein.

Join us for a virtual outlook event for the EU and Black Sea wheat markets for the second half of the 2020/21 season. This program will provide an overview of the events from the first half of the season including weather, fundamental developments, supply and demand, and competition among exporters and development of the 2021/22 crop.

Gain insightful analysis into the risks and rewards for major global players in the market with a multi-scenario based on current influencing fundamental and macroeconomic factors at this valuable virtual outlook event.

Topics:

• Wheat-Corn market links and their influence on the state of EU and Black Sea wheat supply and demand in the second half of the 2020/21 season.
• Overview of events currently influencing the wheat markets and potential implications for Q1.
• State of the 2021/22 crops and an outlook of weather for Q1.
• State of competition for EU and Black Sea wheat.
• Potential winners and losers.

Speaker: Will Rutherford-Roberts 

The iConnections Global Alternatives Virtual Conference will be held January 21-29. StoneX Financial Inc. is proud to be a contributing sponsor of the event. Chris Edgar, Ed Tan, Paul Magahis & Raoul Scott will participate.

IDFA's Dairy Forum 2021 will be held virtually January 25-28. Participating: Robert Chesler & Nate Donnay.

International Production & Processing Expo's Marketplace Week will be held virtually January 25-29. StoneX Financial Inc. - FCM Division will be an exhibitor at the event and StoneX Markets LLC's video "Structured Product Online Calculator, Options Calculator & Strategy Option Solver" will be included in IPPE's Innovation Station / New Product Showcase.

Treasury Institute for Higher Education's Treasury Symposium will be held virtually January 25-29. StoneX Group Inc. is a proud supporter of the event. Sue-Ellen Speight will moderate a panel discussing "Tax Issues: Remote Students and Workers" on January 25 at 1:30pm Eastern.

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit will be held virtually on January 26. StoneX Financial Inc. - FCM Division is proud to be a sponsor of the event. Participating: Jason Sagebiel & Mike Blackford.

Steel Market Update and Spencer Johnson, StoneX Financial Inc. - FCM Division, will be conducting a workshop for those who are actively involved in the buying or selling of steel. This workshop is tailored for those looking to understand financial derivatives as an instrument to hedge price risk, protect margins, protect inventories, or offer long-term pricing to their customers. 

The flat rolled steel market is a unique and challenging environment to manage risk, but this introductory course will explain the basics of how financial products work for the steel industry through basic real world scenarios.

Building up from the basics of why firms use these products and what advantages they offer, participants will take away a concrete understanding of hedging basics, terminology, and the knowledge of market structure they will need to build a risk management strategy for their own firm.