Trade Finance and Commercial Risk
Understand the timing of costs, payments and obligations in a physical trade transaction.
Full course in preparation. Enrolment, fees and dates are not yet open.
- Proposed total
- 10 hours
- Module learning
- 6 hours
- Guided practice
- 2 hours
- Assignment
- 2 hours
Planning estimates, including 6 modules. Your pace and the final delivery format may change the timetable.
What you will practise.
- Build a cash-flow timeline for a fictional shipment
- Compare payment arrangements and identify the questions for a bank
- Distinguish delivery terms from payment and ownership terms
- Recognise when finance or legal expertise is required
A practical piece of work.
A cash-flow timeline and payment-risk comparison for a fictional shipment.
Fictional training scenarios. Feedback and assessment arrangements will be confirmed with the final programme.
6 modules. A clear progression.
01The transaction cash cycle
60 min
- When costs arise and cash is received
- Working capital and timing gaps
Proposed learning: Worked example
02Payment arrangements
60 min
- Advance, open account and documentary approaches
- Questions about each party’s exposure
Proposed learning: Written lesson · Worked example
03Documents and conditions
60 min
- What a bank is asked to check
- Why finance does not replace counterparty verification
Proposed learning: Written lesson · Worked example
04Costs and currency
60 min
- A complete cost schedule
- Exchange-rate assumptions and sensitivity
Proposed learning: Worked example
05Contracts and counterparties
60 min
- Roles of banks, lawyers and insurers
- Confirming identity, scope and obligations
Proposed learning: Written lesson · Worked example
06A commercial risk brief
60 min
- Compare two fictional payment proposals
- Explain unresolved questions before deciding
Proposed learning: Assignment
This is the programme outline. The full lessons and any recordings are still being prepared.
From Quotation to Delivery
Map a fictional shipment, compare quotations and identify who owns each handover.
Read the explanation, try a fictional scenario and use the worksheet. Allow about 30 minutes for reading and practice.
Take the next step with clarity.
The Academy teaches a process. If you need work carried out on your own business, asset or transaction, discuss an advisory engagement with a separate scope.
Before enrolment opens
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Educational material does not replace legal, financial, tax or engineering advice, laboratory testing or current guidance from the relevant authorities.
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