What We Do
From first enquiry to
final settlement.
Global brokerage across commodities, energy and shipping.
A physical commodity trade passes through a dozen hands before the cargo moves. We run the whole length of it — reading the market, finding the counterparty, structuring the terms, fixing the vessel, and staying on the deal until it settles.
Our Capabilities
Five disciplines behind every mandate.
Brokerage is often described as making introductions. That is perhaps a tenth of the work. The rest is knowing what a cargo is worth this morning, which counterparty can actually perform, and what happens when a vessel arrives three days late.
Market Intelligence
Pricing moves before the news does. We track physical differentials, freight rates, vessel availability and the regulatory changes that reprice a cargo overnight. When we bring you an opportunity, the numbers behind it are current — not last week’s assessment.
Counterparty Introduction
The hardest part of most trades is finding the other side of it. We hold working relationships with producers, refiners, traders, shipowners and industrial end-buyers, and we introduce the counterparty whose requirement genuinely matches yours — not simply the one who happens to be free.
Deal Structuring
We work through the terms that decide whether a deal is profitable or merely signed: pricing basis, quality specification, delivery window, inspection regime, payment security. The aim is an agreement both sides can perform — not one that unravels at the loadport.
Shipping & Logistics
A cargo without a vessel is a paper position. Our chartering desk fixes crude, product and gas carriers, negotiates laytime and demurrage terms, and coordinates voyage arrangements so the physical leg matches what was agreed on the trade.
Execution & Settlement
We stay on the deal after signature. Documentation, independent inspection, loading, discharge and payment — we coordinate between counterparties until title has passed and funds have cleared. A transaction is not complete because it was agreed.
The Lifecycle of a Trade
How a cargo actually moves.
Timings change with the market. The sequence does not. This is the path every mandate follows, and we are involved at all eight stages.
Mandate
You tell us what you need to buy, sell or move, and on what terms it would work.
Market read
We price it against current physical differentials, freight rates and available tonnage.
Counterparty match
We approach the other side of the trade, without naming you until you agree to it.
Indicative terms
Volume, grade, delivery window and pricing basis are put on the table and tested.
Contract
Full terms are agreed and executed directly between the two principals.
Vessel fixed
The chartering desk nominates and fixes suitable tonnage against the delivery window.
Loading & inspection
Independent survey confirms quality and quantity before the cargo sails.
Settlement
Documents are presented, payment is released, and the transaction closes.
Contracts are executed between the principals. RadiusQ Brokers acts as intermediary throughout and does not take title to the cargo at any stage.
Markets We Cover
Four desks. Eight cargo classes.
Crude OilSpot & term, all major grades
Refined ProductsGasoil, jet, naphtha, fuel oil
Renewable EnergyPower, certificates, PPAs
BiofuelsEthanol, biodiesel, HVO
Carbon MarketsCompliance & voluntary units
Dry BulkIron ore, coal, bauxite
Base MetalsConcentrates & refined metal
Tanker CharteringVoyage & time charter
How we work in practice
Within the trading day. Markets do not wait for internal process, so an enquiry is answered while the price it relates to is still live.
Yes, and that is our default. We can test appetite, pricing and availability on an unnamed basis, and disclose your identity only once you decide the time is right.
Yes. The chartering desk sits alongside the cargo desks, so the vessel and the cargo are worked against one another rather than in sequence. That covers voyage and time charter for crude, product and gas carriers.
No. Contracts are executed directly between the two principals. We act as intermediary throughout and hold no position in either the cargo or the freight.
In writing, with the instructing party, before we approach the market. You will know what our involvement costs and on what basis it becomes payable before any conversation takes place on your behalf.
Both. Single cargoes and long-term supply, offtake and power purchase agreements are all worked by the same desks.
Bespoke solutions for every transaction
No two mandates carry the same constraints. Volume, credit terms, delivery window and risk appetite all change the shape of a deal, so we structure around your commercial objectives rather than a standard template.
Tell us what the trade needs to achieve and we will tell you honestly whether the market can deliver it.