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Trust Doesn’t Start Commodity Transactions — Mechanisms Do

Trust Doesn’t Start Commodity Transactions — Mechanisms Do

Trust Doesn’t Start Commodity Transactions — Mechanisms Do

A practical framework for navigating the “who goes first” problem in commodity deals 1. The Misconception Around Trust Recent discussions around confidentiality often position NDAs as a barrier to trust. In commodity trading, this is a misinterpretation. Confidentiality is not the opposite of trust —it is the environment in which trust must be constructed. 2. The Reality: Transactions Start with Distrust In practice, most commodity transactions do not begin with trust. They b

Michelle Ma

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