TRADE HORIZONS ISSUE #14

Executive Summary

Ventrix Trade is pleased to introduce a select, regulated institutional precious-metals services provider to a limited group of family offices, asset-backed investment firms, and corporate treasuries seeking direct exposure to physical precious metals under an institutional framework.

Ventrix Trade acts solely as an introducer and facilitator. We coordinate initial engagement, structure the introduction, present the prospect’s requirements, and support preliminary KYC/KYB handover.

All onboarding, execution, custody, settlement, hedging, financing, and reporting are conducted directly between the client and the provider’s authorised local entity, subject to regulatory permissions in the relevant jurisdiction. This model is designed for investors seeking balance-sheet-recognisable precious metals exposure, robust custody, and institutional-grade compliance.

Who This Is For
This offering is structured for:
1. Family Offices & UHNW Principals
2. Asset-Backed & Alternative Investment Funds
3. Corporate Treasuries & Strategic Allocators
4. Institutions seeking physical metal with custody & reporting

Key Client Benefits (via the Introduced Provider)
🔹 Direct Physical Exposure
1. Allocated (segregated) holdings with serialised bars
2. Unallocated positions with defined conversion rights
3. Full chain-of-custody documentation
4. Insured vault storage via authorised custodians

🔹 Institutional Custody Lifecycle
1. Institutional onboarding
2. Trade execution
3. Custody & settlement
4. Periodic reporting suitable for audit and balance-sheet recognition

🔹 Execution, Hedging & Financing
1. Global spot and forward execution
2. FX overlays
3. Structured financing, warehouse finance, collateralised lending, and long-term offtake structures (subject to credit approval and jurisdiction)

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🔹 Proven Sourcing & Provenance
1. Access to established refinery and sourcing networks
2. Formal provenance verification aligned with institutional compliance standards

Ventrix Trade’s Role (Explicit Positioning)
Ventrix Trade:
Introduces the prospect to the institutional provider Assists during initial commercial alignment and compliance handover Coordinates early-stage discussions and requirement mapping.

Ventrix Trade is not:
1. A trading counterparty
2. A custodian
3. A signatory to trades
4. A holder of client assets

Unless otherwise agreed under a separate written mandate, all trading, custody, financing, derivatives, and legal documentation are executed directly between the client and the provider’s authorised local entity.

Services Available (Provider-Executed, Modular)
1. Physical Precious Metals Trading Allocated bars (serialised) and unallocated positions with conversion rights
2. Custody & Storage Insured allocated vaults, periodic audit certificates
3. Execution & Liquidity Global spot and forward liquidity with FX execution
4. Hedging & Derivatives OTC and listed overlays where permitted by local licence
5. Structured Financing & Offtake Warehouse financing, collateralised lending, long-term offtake structures
6. Reporting & Compliance Investor reporting, audit statements, full KYC/KYB and AML oversight

Jurisdictional Delivery Framework
Services are delivered only where the provider and its local entity are authorised.

Available execution and custody routes include (subject to onboarding):

1. Singapore (MAS / CMS Licence) Physical metals trading, custody, financing, OTC deliverable products, hedging
2. Australia (ASIC / AFSL) Regulated execution and custody-type services under AFSL permissions
3. United Kingdom & Europe (FCA / AFM / EU entities) Execution and regulated services via authorised local subsidiaries
4. South Africa & Africa (FSCA) Regional commodity execution through regulated local entities
5. North America (Canada / offices) Institutional execution capabilities; physical custody availability confirmed per deal

For jurisdictions not listed, availability is confirmed during onboarding and routed through a permitted structure where possible.

Illustrative Introducer Flow
1. Prospect executes NDA and provides a brief investment summary to Ventrix Trade
2. Ventrix introduces the prospect to the provider’s authorised local team
3. Provider conducts formal institutional KYC/KYB and credit review
4. Provider issues jurisdiction-specific terms
5. Provider executes trade, places metal into authorised custody, and issues documentation directly to the client

Indicative Commercial Notes
1. Custody fees, execution spreads, and financing LTVs vary by jurisdiction, vault location, and credit profile
2. Ventrix Trade will request preliminary indicative terms from the provider following introduction
3. All pricing and legal terms are contracted directly between the client and the provider

Risk & Compliance Highlights
1. Allocated holdings supported by formal chain-of-custody and audit certificates
2. Execution and custody through regulated local entities only
3. Full institutional KYC/KYB and AML review required prior to acceptance

Recommended Next Steps
1. Identify preferred jurisdiction and indicative allocation size
2. Execute NDA and share a short investor profile with Ventrix Trade
3. Ventrix coordinates introduction and preliminary discussion with the provider’s authorised local team

About Trade Horizons
Trade Horizons is Ventrix Trade’s institutional thought-leadership platform, focused on global commodities, capital structures, and real-asset strategies shaping modern trade and investment.

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