About Us
Background
Commodity Pools have been around for a long time with history showing that when used correctly they can be an efficient tool for achieving above average prices for the season.
Our 85:15 Pools enables growers to pool their assets together to trade in futures or options in futures as a single entity, for a common goal.
Growers placing grain into one of our 85:15 Pools gain access to our team’s specialist knowledge in derivatives trading as well as benefit from no margin funding requirements and no risk of margin calls.
When incorporated into their harvest cashed and stored grain sales program, growers can achieve a lower overall level of price risk than possible using the same hedging strategies on their own.
Our Team
Scott Olson
Scott has been involved in the various facets of grain markets most of his life starting with his rural upbringing on a farm in southern Minnesota whose family produced corn and soybeans to his present role as an independent grain marketer. Scott’s broad, hand-ons experience, including the marketing of physical grain and over 18 years experience in derivatives trading, places him with a good understanding of the many concerns growers face in determining the correct marketing strategies to use and when to use them. Scott’s formal education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing, an Associate Degree in Economics, and Australian Financial Services certification for advising clients in derivatives and foreign exchange.
Jonathan Barratt
Jonathan has been involved in financial markets for the last 25 years, having obtained experience in the Australian, London and Hong Kong markets. He is proficient in all aspects of Foreign Exchange, Equity and Commodity markets and was a qualified practitioner for the Securities Institute of Australia in these topics. Jonathan specialises in structured foreign exchange and commodity hedging deals.
He is a regular commentator and guest strategist on CNBC Asia Television and a variety of business media. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Economics honours degree from the University of New England. He originated the FX/bullion margin trading service at ANZ Investment Bank and was head of FX, metals and CFD's at Tricom Equities before setting up Commodity Broking Services Pty Ltd and CBS Funds Management Limited.
Partners
Ag-Assist Marketing Pty Ltd
Ag-Assist Marketing Pty Ltd is an independently-owned and operated physical grain marketing company located near Cobram, Victoria. Scott Olson, director and co-founder of Commodity Pool Operations Limited, has been providing market advice and planning services to his clients since 2005.
Ag-Assist’s core focus is at the farm gate, where the various pricing methods used in the marketplace are converted back to a net farm gate price for ease of comparison and to enable clients to better manage their physical sales and cashflow requirements throughout the year.
Commodity Broking Services Pty Ltd
Commodity Broking Services Pty Ltd is a Sydney-based brokerage firm specialising in on-line trading and educational services. Jonathan Barratt, director and co-founder of Commodity Pool Operations Limited, has near 25 years experience in introducing frontline investment products to the marketplace.
Established in 2004, Commodity Broking Services takes great care in offering a professional, reliable service to its clients and in providing tailored financial solutions which meet their customers needs.
Registered Parties & Affiliates
National Grower Register (NGR)
Commodity Pool Operations Limited is a Registered Party of NGR, with registration no. 12855233
Grain Trade Australia (GTA) - formerly NACMA
Commodity Pool Operations Limited is a corporate member of GTA, membership no. 0132
CLEAR Commodities
Commodity Pool Operations Limited is a registered party with CLEAR.