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Every stage of a physical commodity trade. Documented by active traders.

37 volumes across 9 stages of physical commodity trading. From understanding how markets work to building a repeatable pipeline — written from inside the market, not from the outside looking in.

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How the library works
Option 1
Individual Playbooks
Buy any single volume on its own. Each playbook covers one specific topic in depth — standalone, immediately applicable.
Option 2
Stage Bundles
Buy all volumes in a stage together. Best for traders who want to master one area of the trading process completely.
Already in The Physical Commodity Trading System™? The entire playbook library is included in your enrollment at no extra cost. Every volume, every stage — yours from day one.
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The full library — 37 volumes across 9 stages
01
Foundation
Understanding the Market
How the physical commodity market is structured, who the players are, and how price is formed before you ever negotiate a deal.
4 volumes
Vol 01
How the Physical Commodity Market Works
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Vol 02
The Players — Who Does What and Why It Matters
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Vol 03
How Price is Formed — Spot, Basis and the Futures Relationship
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Vol 04
Seasons, Cycles and Origins — Reading the Market Before You Trade
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02
Supply Side
Sourcing
How to find, approach and build a reliable supply network that survives between seasons and doesn't collapse when one relationship goes quiet.
4 volumes
Vol 01
Finding and Approaching Farmers and Aggregators
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Vol 02
Assessing Quality at Origin
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Vol 03
Negotiating at Farm Gate and Depot Level
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Vol 04
Building a Supply Network That Survives Between Seasons
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03
Demand Side
Finding Buyers
Who buys physical commodities, how to approach them, and how to convert one-off transactions into long term relationships that generate consistent deal flow.
4 volumes
Vol 01
Who Buys Physical Commodities — Mills, Processors, Exporters, Offtakers
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Vol 02
How to Approach and Qualify a Buyer
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Vol 03
What Buyers Actually Need — Quality, Consistency, Documentation
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Vol 04
Building Long Term Buyer Relationships That Generate Repeat Business
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04
Execution
Deal Structure
How to put a physical commodity deal together from first conversation to signed contract — and how to make sure both sides actually perform.
4 volumes
Vol 01
Anatomy of a Physical Commodity Deal
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Vol 02
Pricing Mechanisms — Fixed Price, Basis Trades and Indexed Contracts
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Vol 03
Contract Terms — Delivery, Quality Specs, Payment and Dispute Resolution
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Vol 04
Making Sure Both Sides Perform — How to Protect Yourself Before Signing
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05
Movement
Logistics
How commodities move, how freight is priced, and how to manage warehousing and storage without it eating your margin.
4 volumes
Vol 01
How Grain Moves — Trucks, Rail, Port and Vessel
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Vol 02
Freight Pricing and Who Controls It
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Vol 03
Warehousing and Storage — Costs, Risks and When You Need It
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Vol 04
Incoterms for Physical Commodity Traders — What They Mean in Practice
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06
Capital
Trade Finance
Why deals die at finance, what options exist for independent traders, and how to access capital that most traders never find.
5 volumes
Vol 01
Why Deals Die at Finance and How to Prevent It
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Vol 02
Types of Trade Finance Available to Independent Traders
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Vol 03
How to Approach and Pitch Finance Partners
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Vol 04
Profit Share and Revenue Percentage Structures
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Vol 05
Letters of Credit and Payment Guarantees — What They Actually Protect
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07
Protection
Risk Management
How to assess a deal before committing and how to protect your position when basis, freight, FX or counterparties move against you.
6 volumes
Vol 01
How to Read a Deal Before You Commit
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Vol 02
Basis Risk — What It Is and How It Moves Against You
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Vol 03
Freight Risk — Protecting Your Margin When Logistics Costs Spike
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Vol 04
Counterparty Risk — How to Vet Who You're Dealing With
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Vol 05
Currency Risk — How FX Moves Can Wipe a Profitable Trade
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Vol 06
When a Deal Goes Wrong — How to Respond, Recover and Protect Yourself
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08
Delivery
Execution
Managing a live deal from contract to delivery — coordinating logistics, documentation and payment simultaneously without anything falling through.
4 volumes
Vol 01
Managing a Live Deal — From Contract to Delivery
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Vol 02
Coordinating Logistics, Documentation and Payment Simultaneously
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Vol 03
Quality Disputes — How They Happen and How to Resolve Them
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Vol 04
Getting Paid — Payment Terms, Delays and Defaults
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09
Scale
Building a Trading Operation
Going from one-off deals to a repeatable monthly pipeline — the systems, tools and decisions that separate traders who scale from those who stay stuck.
4 volumes
Vol 01
Going From One-Off Deals to a Repeatable Monthly Pipeline
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Vol 02
Solo Operator vs Building a Team — How to Decide and How to Scale
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Vol 03
Systems, Tools and Processes That Keep Deals From Falling Through
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Vol 04
How to Track Performance and Know If Your Operation Is Actually Profitable
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