BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-750 DTSTAMP:20260405T160428Z SUMMARY:ECTC Masterclass Day II DESCRIPTION:Masterclass Serie: Commodity Trading 101 Sign up now! Mastercla ss Series: Commodity Trading 101 FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS FROM ANY UNIVERSITY : Join the Masterclasses series: Commodity Trading 101. Curious about how global commodities are traded\, analyzed\, and turned into profit? Join th is masterclass series and step into the world of commodity trading from th e inside out. From understanding the business model of a trading house to building market views\, managing risk\, and generating P&\;L\, this fou r-part series brings together top industry experts to guide you through th e fundamentals\, tools\, and strategies of successful commodity trading. W hether you're a student\, aspiring trader\, or industry enthusiast\, this is your gateway to mastering the core elements of a high-stakes\, high-imp act industry. Receive a certificate of participation if you attend all mas terclasses.    The Analyst: Understanding the markets  (Tue 4 Nov\; 16: 00–19:00) Location: Theil CB-2 In this masterclass you will become the a nalyst. Vito Turitto will share his extensive knowledge on analyzing\, syn thesizing and developing a coherent market view. Explore to the necessary analytical building blocks of a commodity trader and how these come togeth er into a cohesive market view and trading strategy.  Content: Fundamenta l analysis  Technical analysis  Understanding volatility  Understanding risk  Developing a cohesive market view  Case Studies Speaker Profile: Vito Turitto &\; Dick van Antwerpen Vito Turitto is a quantitative stra tegist and researcher with over 15 years of experience within energy\, com modity and shipping markets specializing in volatility modelling/forecasti ng\, options analytics\, price forecasting and quantamental analytics. He has worked as derivatives trader\, options trader and for one of the large st market data and price assessment agencies in the world. Vito is a pytho n enthusiast and has made extensive use of python modules like NumPy\, Pan das\, Scikit-Learn\, statsmodels\, SciPy\, Plotly\, Matplotlib and Keras. Vito has extensively used also external technologies like TensorFlow\, SQL and PySpark to build machine and deep learning models as well as database queries. Vito Turitto is passionate about extracting meaningful insights and enjoys building models to forecast and quantify risk in commodities (b oth derivatives and physical) and shipping markets. Vito produced several quantitative researches on commodity volatility and commodity portfolio ma nagement\, some of which have been published on prestigious academic journ als like the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities’ Global Commodities Appl ied Research Digest (GCARD). Vito Turitto is also a recurring keynote spea ker at numerous commodities conferences\, has presented his quantitative r esearches globally and he is invited as a guest to business and finance TV channels such as ClassCNBC\, LeFonti.TV and has also been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal (Oil Market’s Wild Swings Subdued by Options Tra ding). Dick Van Antwerpen is Head of Risk and Quant at Cefetra Group\, whe re he has spent over 12 years building sophisticated quantitative models a nd risk frameworks for global grain and oilseeds trading. He previously se rved as Head of Quant and Sr. Commodity Market Analyst\, developing supply and demand models\, econometric forecasts\, and market analysis across ma jor commodity-producing countries. Dick combines quantitative expertise wi th practical agricultural knowledge from being involved in managing his fa mily's agricultural business investment decision. He founded Divantin\, a financial research firm\, and contributed research to Willem Middelkoop's internationally published books on commodities and economics. Dick is an E rasmus University Rotterdam alumni with an MSc in Financial Economics and BSc Business &\; Economics. DTSTART:20251104T160000Z DTEND:20251104T180000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251104T160000 TZNAME:UTC TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR