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Market Survey on Commodities Future Trading
An
Industry Internship Project On
COMMODITIES FURTURE TRADING
WITH RESPECT TO GEOJIT COMTRADE LTD – MARKET SURVEY

Done at

CALICUT, KERALA

Under the guidance of
MRS. C. ANITHA RANI (Asst. Professor of Marketing Dept.) (Project Guide)
Mr. CHACKO .C. VARGHEESE (Regional manager) (Corporate Guide)

Submitted By: LAKSHMI.P.K
Roll No: 20028
SIVA SIVANI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
KOMPALLY, SECUNDERABAD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all I would like to thank Geojit COMtrade Ltd, which is a leading organization in commodity trading, for giving me an opportunity to work with them and to do Market Research to gain practical knowledge of how a
Commodities Company works.

My special obligations to my corporate guide Mr. Chacko C Varghese, Regional manager, GC Branch, Calicut, for granting permission to do the project in their esteemed organization. I thank him for dedicating his valuable time in reviewing my project work periodically and for directing me all the way.

I am deeply indebted to thank my faculty guideAsst. Prof. C. Anita Rani.I also like to thank all my faculties who have taught me and haveshared their experience with mewhich has helped us in doing my project.

I am thankful to Mr. Ajeesh Paul and Mr. Bijesh K.B, senior executives of Geojit COMtrade ltd, Calicut who was always ready to clarify my doubts related to the topic. And my sincere thanks to them.

Also, I am thankful to my family, friends, and classmates and to the Almighty.

Date: Signature
Place:

DECLARATION

I, Lakshmi.P.K declare that this project entitled “Market research on commodity future trading with respect to Geojit COMtrade Ltd.”, submitted for the award of the PGDM Triple Specialization is a record of original project - research study- carried out during April 5th- June 5th) , that the project has not formed before the basis for



Bibliography: * Holbroook Working (1953) categorized alternative motives for commercial hedging in the commodity futures and these categories continue to be valid today. The three arbitrage hedging, operational hedging and anticipatory hedging. * Carter and Loyns (1985) found that due to a high basis risk, there was a little incentive for Canadian feedlots to hedge cattle on the Chicago futures market.

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