Alexandra Matovic
Dual Masters Degree Candidate
Grain Merchandising (Trading) Intern
Parrish & Heimbecker
May 2017
to September 2017
- Utilized hedging and basis trading strategies within the soybean cash and futures markets to improve profit and loss positions
- Employed concise communication, competitive basis pricing, and efficient negotiation of lowered transportation costs to directly improve both domestic and international trade volumes
- Consolidated global trade data from various government and third-party reports to create comprehensive, company-wide export supply and demand reports for numerous commodities in order to target new market opportunities, as well as supply threats
- Excelled in an online basis trading course, receiving scores of 90% or higher on each module completed, lending to an improved understanding of the cash and futures markets