Commodities

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is a leader in the global commodities marketplace. Our innovative and wide-ranging product and service portfolio includes structuring, trading, and marketing of natural gas and power, crude oil, refined products, natural gas liquids, coal, emissions, metals, commodity indices, structured notes, and weather risk management.

Extensive Experience

• Capabilities in North America, Europe and Asia

• In-depth Fundamental Analysis

• More than 450 Dedicated Professionals

• Innovative Ideas Across a Wide Array of Product Areas

Teamwork and Innovation

• Leverage Full Bank of America Merrill Lynch Capabilities

• Understand Your Strategic Objectives

• Structure and Execute Cost Effective Solutions that Meet Your Needs

A Market Leader

• Proven Track Record

• Financial Strength

• World Wide Presence

• Comprehensive Services

• 24/7 Operations

• Manage and Execute Complex Transactions

At Bank of America Merrill Lynch, we work together across business units to deliver the firm's full capabilities to our clients. Whether you seek to raise capital, identify and transfer price risk or maximize the value of your assets, our integrated team can help you achieve your desired results.

Asset Optimization & Energy Management

We can help you manage and extract the most value from your energy assets. Our experts utilize their financial and physical product trading expertise, along with the insights of your experienced operations personnel, to optimize the financial performance of your assets.

Risk Management

The volatility of the energy market has heightened the value of risk management. Bank of America Merrill Lynch global Commodities uses various financial tools to hedge the exposures associated with fluctuating commodity prices and volumes.

Our wide-ranging portfolio of investor products includes innovative swap and note structures linked to commodity indices and individual commodities. We have created institutional and retail products with a range of customizable features including Principal protection, buy/write and relative value strategies and customized payouts. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is a primary liquidity provider of major commodity indices and of optimized commodity strategies specifically designed for the needs of long term institutional portfolios.