Barclays Capital is acknowledged to be one of the top three players in the major commodity asset classes and remains at the forefront of the industry. We offer an innovative suite of products to clients who are increasingly seeking exposure to commodities as an asset class.

The energy, creativity and focus on providing excellent client service by our 300 dedicated trading, sales and research commodities professionals is demonstrated by the considerable external recognition we have received winning leading industry awards. Our commodities business has received awards from publications including Risk, Structured Products, Asiamoney and Point Carbon.

We service over 1,100 clients from ten offices globally. Our diverse client base ranging from producers, consumers, traders, investors and asset managers enables Barclays Capital to efficiently price, execute and risk manage all sides of a commodity transaction. Our investor clients range from real money investors including central and private banks, pension funds and insurance companies through to hedge funds.

The industries we deal with include oil refining, metal smelting, utilities, power generators and renewable companies, providing us with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of commodity processing companies on a global scale. The Commodities sales team is at the forefront of working with our clients in the ever-increasing array of new commodity markets, such as emissions and plastics. Our sales team offers a single point of contact for all our clients’ commodity financing, risk management and investor needs.

We are witnessing increasing demand for risk management products from our corporate clients as market conditions across the commodities spectrum continue to be dominated by price uncertainty, high volatility and heightened attention to potential scarcity of supply.