McGill CommoditiesTrading Group

Where future commodity traders develop the analytical edge, market intuition, and professional network to compete at the highest levels of global finance.

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Our Story

Bridging academia and global commodity markets.

Founded at McGill University, MCTG equips the next generation of commodity traders and analysts with real-world skills in energy, metals, and agricultural markets. We combine rigorous academic foundations with hands-on trading simulations, industry partnerships, and original research.

Our members go on to careers at top commodity trading firms, investment banks, and hedge funds across North America and Europe.

Community Reach

Rotating Analysts

Years Active

Sector Teams

WTI Crude Oil Brent Crude Oil Dubai Crude Oil Natural Gas RBOB Gasoline Heating Oil Gasoil Jet Fuel Propane Ethanol Coal Uranium Gold Silver Platinum Palladium Rhodium Copper Aluminium Zinc Nickel Lead Tin Cobalt Molybdenum Iron Ore Steel Rebar Steel HRC Lithium Manganese Titanium Dioxide Tungsten Corn Wheat Kansas Wheat Minneapolis Wheat Soybeans Soybean Oil Soybean Meal Oats Rough Rice Canola Rapeseed Barley Sorghum Coffee (Arabica) Coffee (Robusta) Cocoa Sugar No. 11 Sugar No. 16 Cotton Orange Juice Lumber Rubber Palm Oil Sunflower Oil Crude Palm Kernel Oil Flaxseed Peanuts Almonds Mustard Seed Chickpeas Lentils Dry Peas Live Cattle Feeder Cattle Lean Hogs Class III Milk Class IV Milk Butter Nonfat Dry Milk Cheese EUAs UK ETS CCAs RGGI RECs VCUs RNG Nature-Based Offsets Diesel Naphtha Fuel Oil LNG LPG Polypropylene Polyethylene PVC Ammonia Urea DAP Fertilizer Potash Sulfur Wool Silk Pulp Recycled Paper Freight (Baltic Dry) Timber Cocoa Butter WTI Crude Oil Brent Crude Oil Dubai Crude Oil Natural Gas RBOB Gasoline Heating Oil Gasoil Jet Fuel Propane Ethanol Coal Uranium Gold Silver Platinum Palladium Rhodium Copper Aluminium Zinc Nickel Lead Tin Cobalt Molybdenum Iron Ore Steel Rebar Steel HRC Lithium Manganese Titanium Dioxide Tungsten Corn Wheat Kansas Wheat Minneapolis Wheat Soybeans Soybean Oil Soybean Meal Oats Rough Rice Canola Rapeseed Barley Sorghum Coffee (Arabica) Coffee (Robusta) Cocoa Sugar No. 11 Sugar No. 16 Cotton Orange Juice Lumber Rubber Palm Oil Sunflower Oil Crude Palm Kernel Oil Flaxseed Peanuts Almonds Mustard Seed Chickpeas Lentils Dry Peas Live Cattle Feeder Cattle Lean Hogs Class III Milk Class IV Milk Butter Nonfat Dry Milk Cheese EUAs UK ETS CCAs RGGI RECs VCUs RNG Nature-Based Offsets Diesel Naphtha Fuel Oil LNG LPG Polypropylene Polyethylene PVC Ammonia Urea DAP Fertilizer Potash Sulfur Wool Silk Pulp Recycled Paper Freight (Baltic Dry) Timber Cocoa Butter

What We Do

What MCTG gives you.

MCTG gives McGill students structured, hands-on exposure to global commodity markets — something no other undergraduate club in Canada offers. Through a formalized rotational Analyst Program, members research and pitch real physical and derivative markets across energy, metals, agriculture, and carbon, publish that research, and present it directly to industry professionals.

Trading Simulations

Internal competitions, scenario analysis, and structured exposure to futures, spreads, and risk management.

Original Research

Analyst-led writeups across energy, metals, agriculture, and carbon markets with repeatable sector coverage.

Industry Access

Speaker series, desk visits, and sponsor-backed programming with firms across trading, banking, and energy.

Career Development

Recruiting preparation, peer mentorship, and exposure to real paths into commodity trading, market intelligence, and FICC roles.

Coverage

Sector focus areas.

Energy & Power

Crude, gas, LNG, and power-linked dislocations.

WTI
Brent
Natural Gas
LNG

Metals & Mining

Precious metals, base metals, and industrial supply chains.

Gold
Silver
Copper
Aluminium

Agricultural Products

Grains, oilseeds, logistics, and weather-driven price moves.

Corn
Wheat
Soybeans
Cotton

Carbon & Renewables

Carbon markets, energy transition flows, and renewable credits.

EUAs
VCUs
RECs
RNG

Calendar

Upcoming events.

A full year of bootcamps, trading competitions, speaker series, and industry tours - open to sponsor co-creation.

September 2026

Analyst Program Recruiting

Applications open for the 2026-2027 cohort. Curriculum kickoff.

Recruiting

September 2026

Commodities Bootcamp + UCC Houston

McGill + Houston, TX. Excel and Bloomberg Terminal training.

Bootcamp

October-December 2026

CME Internal Trading Competition

Derivatives, modeling basics, sector reports, and semester-long practice.

Competition

November 2026

Office Tour: Futures First Canada

Futures First Canada. FICC trading desk exposure.

Industry Tour

December 2026

Analyst Fall Capstone Pitches

Final sector pitches and the Fall 2026 semester close.

Capstone

February 2027

Montreal Commodity Trading Competition

Montreal-hosted competition with open registration.

Competition

March 2027

Trading Workshop: Futures First Canada

Advanced derivatives workshop connected to ICTC at the University of Alberta.

Workshop

April 2027

Analyst Winter Capstone Pitches

End-of-year social and the final 2026-2027 newsletter.

Capstone

Leadership

Executive team.

Xavier Bruneau

Co-President

Theodore Pham

Co-President

Nathaniel Fava

Head of Finance

Linh Trinh

Jr. Head of Finance

Benjamin Yudolevich

Head of Sponsorships

Jack Wilkening

Head of Analyst Program

David Amm

Head of Analyst Program

Rana Kaddouri

Head of External Relations

Coline Luong

Head of External Relations

Angus Logan

Head of Trading

Alexander Kon

Head of Internal Affairs

Abraham Dumani

Head of Marketing

Network

Industry connections.

Our analysts and executives work alongside professionals at leading commodity trading firms, investment banks, and energy companies worldwide.

ADM Cargill CIBC Futures First GBE Energy Glencore National Bank Scotiabank Targray TMX Group Trafigura Sollio Group McGill St. Laurent Wall Street Oasis (WSO) Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Brevan Howard OMERS

Get Involved

Join MCTG.

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Analyst Program

Our competitive fall recruitment stream for students who want full membership with access to trading simulations, research publication, and industry events. Applications open in September 2026.

Full research publication rights
Live trading simulation access
Industry speaker and recruiting events
Mentorship from alumni
Competition team eligibility

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General Membership

Open to all McGill students interested in commodity markets. Attend events, workshops, and speaker sessions without the commitment of the full analyst program.

Access to all public events
Workshop and speaker series invites
MCTG newsletter and research digests
Community of market enthusiasts
Priority access to competitions

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