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Manage Risk and Maximize Opportunities Trading OTC with Altura Havens

Benefit from superior customizability, relaxed margin requirements, and better control over your input costs by trading over the counter (OTC) versus on the exchanges.

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Altura Havens Puts the Power of the OTC Markets in Your Hands

Develop strategies, customize inputs, execute swaps, and analyze your hedging profile – all from your desktop – with tools and platforms developed with your business in mind. Visit the Altura Havens OTC Technology page to learn more.

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Who Can Benefit from Trading Over the Counter with Altura Havens?

Elevators

Grow your business with the customized origination tools your producers now expect.

OTC Benefits for Grain Elevators/Originators:

  • Unique pricing mechanisms embedded into forward contracts allow for increased grain origination
  • The ability to help your producers better manage their risk via OTC structures and products
  • Qualifying operations can benefit from SXM’s initial and variation margin thresholds
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Farmers

Keep control of your bushels and basis while managing your biggest and most volatile expenses.

OTC Benefits for Farmers/Producers:

  • Average grain sales on a daily or weekly basis, potentially at prices above the market
  • Maintain physical control over bushels and basis
  • Interest rate swaps prevent variable rate loans from eating into your bottom line
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Corporates

Trade the OTC markets and protect your margins against budget-busting upside price risk.

OTC Benefits for Food and Beverage Companies/Corporates:

  • Better control over key commodity costs and ability to manage profit margins
  • Customizable terms for hedging specific quantities over defined periods based on the unique needs of your business
  • Deeper liquidity and better pricing
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Want to know how our products and services can work for you? Our Altura Havens Support Team is ready to assist with any questions you have and provide a customized solution to meet your needs.

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Advantages of Trading OTC with Altura Havens Markets

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Customizable Solutions for Your Business

We structure every OTC trade with your unique risk profile in mind – a benefit you will not see on the exchanges.

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Potentially Lower Margin Requirements

Our margin requirements are typically 20% less than commonly available exchange-mandated margin requirements.

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Equal or Better Liquidity Compared to the Exchanges

Our deep liquidity means we can extend positions beyond the time periods available via exchange-traded products.

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Comprehensive Commodity Markets Coverage

Experience unrivaled OTC trading with Altura Havens Markets – covering diverse markets from dairy to interest rates, our tailored solutions optimize your exposure and liquidity management.

Markets Covered

Grains and Oilseeds Dairy Meat & Livestock Forest Products Energy/Gas Metals Carbon Plastic Foreign Exchange Equities Interest Rates
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