Question 1

What is CommodityTradeX?

Accepted Answer

CommodityTradeX is primary-source commodity intelligence. The CTX Market puts live government tenders, state-company sales, exchange sessions, auction lots and contract awards from official sources on one board, and the CTX Directory, a separate tool, covers 182,000+ companies and 2,289,000+ decision-makers across the trade, with verified contacts. An AI Agent, the Trade Map and incoterm-aware deal rooms act on it. Membership is by approval.

Question 2

What commodities can I trade on CommodityTradeX?

Accepted Answer

You can trade metals (copper, iron ore, aluminum, gold, silver), energy (crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, LNG, coal), agriculture (wheat, corn, soybeans, palm oil), and soft commodities (coffee, sugar, cotton).

Question 3

How do I join, and what does it cost?

Accepted Answer

Membership is by approval: create an account, then send a short application. Most applications are answered within one business day. Once approved, the Starter plan is free: the live CTX Market with each item's size, terms and closing date, the first 40 companies of any CTX Directory search, the daily Market Brief, posting offers and RFQs as a verified company, bidding and deal rooms. One paid plan, CTX Premium ($2,500 a year or $229 a month, starting with a 7-day trial), names the buyer or seller and source behind every CTX Market item and adds the full directory with 250 verified contact unlocks a month, the AI Agent, Trade Map research and 2 team seats. There are no per-role tiers.

Question 4

How does the trust score system work?

Accepted Answer

Every trader earns a 0-100 trust score based on KYC verification, completed transactions, counterparty reviews, profile completeness, and document turnaround time. Higher scores indicate more reliable counterparties.

Question 5

What is the Transaction Management System (TMS)?

Accepted Answer

The TMS is an incoterm-aware milestone workflow (FOB, CIF, EXW, DDP and more) that guides commodity deals from initial agreement to final delivery. The step count adapts to the incoterm, each milestone requires specific documents and dual-approval from both parties, and a full audit trail records every action, ensuring transparency and reducing transaction risk.

Question 6

What is the CTX Market?

Accepted Answer

A live board of physical commodity opportunities read from official sources: government tenders, state-company sales, commodity exchange sessions, auction lots and contract awards, listed beside verified members' offers and RFQs. CTX checks each item against its source for the quantity, the closing date and the issuer, and takes it off the board once it closes. A free member sees the commodity, market, size, terms and closing date; CTX Premium shows the buyer or seller, the specification, the original notice and how to take part.

Question 7

Where do the opportunities on the CTX Market come from?

Accepted Answer

From the buyers and sellers themselves: national and state buyers, state producers, refiners and trading companies, regulated commodity exchanges, auction floors and published contract awards, plus offers and RFQs from approved member companies after CTX review. CTX Premium shows the original notice for each item, so the terms can be read where they were published.

Question 8

Is CommodityTradeX a party to the tenders on the CTX Market?

Accepted Answer

No. CTX items are information. CommodityTradeX is not a party to them: it does not broker, buy or sell, take a commission or act for any issuer. Members take part through each issuer's own procedure.

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