About Perfectly Hedged

Perfectly Hedged is a commodity risk advisory and training firm helping companies reduce avoidable errors across hedging, pricing, FX, reporting, physical trading and operational processes.

The firm supports producers, consumers, traders, banks, brokers, investors and legal teams that need practical, real-world support across commodity risk management, trade lifecycle controls, training and independent review.

Founded by Samuel Basi

Samuel Basi founded Perfectly Hedged after more than 15 years in the commodities industry, with hands-on experience across physical trading, derivatives, FX, risk management, commercial execution and internal training.

His career has spanned refined metals, concentrates, scrap, precious metals and FX exposure.

Practical Industry Experience

Before founding Perfectly Hedged, Samuel worked across physical commodity trading, hedging and risk management roles, including building and managing trading books, supporting internal hedging activity, developing derivatives processes and training teams across front, middle and back-office functions.

This practical background allows Perfectly Hedged to advise not only on what risk should look like, but how it should be captured, reported, explained and managed across the business.

Books & Education

Samuel is the author of Perfectly Hedged: A Practical Guide to Base Metals and The Physical Trade: A Definitive Guide to Physical Commodity Trading.

These books form part of Perfectly Hedged’s wider mission: making practical commodity trading and risk knowledge accessible to the teams responsible for buying, selling, financing, moving, hedging and reporting physical commodities.

Areas of Focus

Commodity risk advisory
Hedging strategy and policy
FX risk and hedge lifecycle
Risk reporting, MTM and P&L controls

Physical commodity training
Desk design and operating model support
Expert witness and independent review
Trade lifecycle controls

Samuel holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from Loughborough University, UK.