Expanded Course Offerings
Whether you’re just getting started or ready to deepen your expertise, our expanded suite of LME training courses offers flexible, practical learning tailored to your needs - all delivered virtually, so you can join from anywhere.
Introduction to the LME & Hedging
Perfect for those ready to build a comprehensive foundation in the London Metal Exchange and the risk management tools it provides. This five half-day virtual course is designed to give you a full working knowledge of how the LME functions, how it fits into global metals markets, and how you can use it to manage risk with confidence.
Course Details: Introduction to the LME & Hedging (5 half-days)
Hedging on the LME
Already familiar with the LME and looking to take your skills further? This three half-day virtual course builds on your existing knowledge and dives deeper into hedging strategies, market structure, and practical application - helping you make smarter, more effective decisions in volatile markets.
Course Details: Hedging on the LME (3 half-days)
Introduction to the LME
If you’re after a high-level introduction to the LME, including its history, trading ecosystem, warehousing network, and role in physical and financial markets, this one-day virtual course provides the perfect starting point. Ideal for professionals across trading, operations, logistics, and finance looking to understand how the LME fits into the broader commodity landscape.
Course Details: Introduction to the LME (1 full day)
Benefits for your organization
Our courses provide a clear, practical understanding of how the LME operates and how its instruments can be used to reduce the impact of market volatility on your business.
Through real-world case studies and worked examples, participants learn how to apply hedging strategies directly to your organization’s commercial realities. This immediately supports stronger decision-making, improved risk management, and greater financial stability.
Who should attend?
Our courses are designed for anyone looking to build or strengthen their understanding of the LME and metals price risk management. Whether you're completely new to the topic or already using LME services and want to take your skills to the next level, you'll find practical, relevant insights to help you get more value from the LME and apply it effectively in your business.
Trainer Biography
Samuel has over 15 years of experience in the commodities industry.
He began his career at Trafigura in Switzerland where he gained experience as a physical operator before being promoted to the deals (hedging) desk. In this role, he mitigated the outright price, arbitrage (CME/LME), and spread risks for the North and South American refined and concentrates markets across all base metals and FX exposures.
At 24, Samuel became one of the youngest physical traders in Trafigura’s history. During this time, he built out and traded the refined lead and zinc books for the domestic US market, increasing the book size by 500% by building a portfolio of over 300,000mt/annum.
In 2019, Samuel joined Greenwich Metals Inc (GMI), where he built the derivatives desk from the ground up. He provided an internal brokerage to hedge GMI's physical positions, mitigating the group’s risk across refined base metals, scrap metals, concentrates, precious metals, and FX. He built a successful proprietary trading book taking speculative positions across base metals on both the LME and CME exchanges, FX, and precious metals. He combined his fundamental knowledge with quantitative, systematic trading to develop long and short-term strategies that generated significant returns. While at GMI, he was on the risk committee and held company-wide seminars on managing risk across various futures exchanges and products.
In 2023, Samuel took his 15 years of trading knowledge and created Perfectly Hedged LLC. Perfectly Hedged is a consultancy and training firm that simplifies and explains hedging; a misunderstood subject often viewed as highly technical and the cause of avoidable, costly mistakes.
Samuel authored the book, "Perfectly Hedged A Practical Guide To Base Metals", a comprehensive look at hedging in commodity firms. It is targeted to middle and back-office staff and utilizes real-world scenarios that employees will encounter daily.
With hands-on knowledge of middle and back-office functions, he is well-equipped to address industry challenges and opportunities.
Samuel holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Loughborough, UK.