MBR’s 100-page report on iron ore derivatives has taken 18 months to compile by established industry experts at MBR (with active experience in commodities trading and in the launches of numerous commodity contracts such as coal and freight).


This in-depth study from MBR is based on its expertise as well as its vast experience, data and knowledge in the iron ore market. 



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The authors have conducted more than 50 in-depth interviews with producers, end users, traders and financial institutions that are participants in the physical trade and could participate in an iron ore financial market.

The report provides a detailed explanation of the methodology developed by Metal Bulletin to develop its iron ore index.

It also examines how the iron ore financial market could develop over the next 5-10 years and who could be the main participants.

The report is split in four key parts: 

1) Iron ore physical market
2) Rationale for an index and methodology of the MBIO Index 
3) The outlook for an iron ore financial trading 
4) Potential participants in the iron ore financial market

Other relevant Metal Bulletin Research reports include:

- Steel: Weekly Market Tracker
- Steel Raw Materials: Weekly Market Tracker 
- Quarterly Global Iron Ore Cost Service
- Quarterly Global Steel Cost Service
- Steel and its Raw Materials: A Global Market Outlook to 2020
- Steel Futures - A turning point for the industry?

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