Commodity Compass

Master the art of commodity brokering from source to market. Learn how to originate, negotiate, and close deals in physical commodities — fr...
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KensoProfile picture@itskenso·Mar 16

Why commodity brokering is the most overlooked high-income skill

Everyone's chasing SaaS, trading, or dropshipping. Meanwhile, the people quietly moving physical commodities — oil, metals, agricultural products — between buyers and sellers are earning six figures per deal as intermediaries.


Here's what most people don't understand about commodity brokering:


You don't need capital. You're not buying inventory. You're connecting sellers with buyers and taking a margin. Your value is your network, your knowledge of who needs what, and your ability to structure terms both sides can live with.


The barrier to entry is knowledge, not money. The reason there aren't a million commodity brokers is because the supply chains are opaque. You need to know who produces what, where the bottlenecks are, what Incoterms to use, how to structure payment terms, and how to navigate letters of credit.


The deals are enormous. We're talking about physical goods moving between countries. A single wheat contract or copper shipment can be worth millions. Your cut as the broker who originated the deal? That's the kind of number that changes your financial trajectory.


I spent years learning this the hard way — navigating port logistics, building relationships with producers and end-buyers across Southeast Asia, and learning how to structure deals that don't blow up.


Now I'm teaching the entire playbook. If you're a working professional in banking, logistics, or sales and you've been looking for something with higher upside and real leverage — this is it.