IE Commodities Club

From Madrid
to every market.

Scroll to load the ship — four commodities, one voyage.
Tap any container to decode its market.

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01 · The Cargo

We ship talent.

150+ members, 25+ nationalities — IE University's first student club dedicated to global commodity markets. Energy, metals, agriculture and freight, loaded one skill at a time.

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02 · The Voyage

Leaving the harbour.

Speaker series with industry leaders, live trading competitions, weekly market briefs and study treks to Geneva — everything the trading floor will test you on.

03 · The Network

Lights on every shore.

Partner clubs at Columbia, Oxford, HSG, UCL, Cornell, UTexas, Fairfield, Bocconi, UChicago and Northeastern — ten ports, one student commodity network.

Final call · Now boarding

Ready to come aboard?

Membership is free for every IE student. The next departure is yours.

150+Members
25+Nationalities
10Partner clubs
12+Events / year

Your route in

Three steps to the trading floor

Join the club →
01

Join free

One short form — two clicks and you're a member. No fees, no experience needed.

02

Train like a desk

Speaker events with industry leaders, weekly market briefs and live trading competitions.

03

Get placed

CV book, recruiting prep and warm introductions to trading floors on two continents.

Our coverage

Four markets. Tap to decode them.

Tap a market to decode it in two minutes.

01+

Energy

≈ 100M barrels a day
02+

Metals

Priced on the LME since 1877
03+

Agriculture

One harvest moves the world
04+

Freight

90% of trade moves by sea

Live markets

The prices we talk about

Energy, metals, agriculture and FX — streamed in real time from global exchanges.

Daily closes · Yahoo Finance · live tape: TradingView

Corporate partner

In partnership with SOCAR

Case competitionsInternships & mentorshipTrading workshopsBaku facility visits
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Partner network

Connected across two continents

We collaborate with the leading student commodity and energy societies — from Oxford, UCL, St. Gallen and Bocconi to Columbia, Cornell, UChicago, UTexas, Northeastern and Fairfield.

  • IE Commodities Club — HQMadrid · ES
  • Columbia UniversityNew York · US
  • University of OxfordOxford · UK
  • University of St. Gallen (HSG)St. Gallen · CH
  • University College LondonLondon · UK
  • Cornell UniversityIthaca · US
  • University of Texas at AustinAustin · US
  • Fairfield UniversityFairfield · US
  • Bocconi UniversityMilan · IT
  • University of ChicagoChicago · US
  • Northeastern UniversityBoston · US

Run a commodities or energy club?

We're always open to new collaborations — joint events, research and treks.

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Club activity

IECC Departures

Where the club is headed next — treks, speakers and competitions, boarding now.

Full schedule →
IECC · Departures Live board · Madrid HQ
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Select a flight for details — every departure is a real club programme.

Full schedule →

Members board first — announcements via WhatsApp & LinkedIn

The physical world

Paper trades settle.
Cargo sails.

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Careers

Where our members aim

Career paths →
TrafiguraTrading house VitolTrading house GlencoreTrading house CargillTrading house GunvorTrading house MercuriaTrading house Louis DreyfusTrading house SOCAR TradingTrading house KochTrading house ADMTrading house BungeTrading house Goldman SachsInvestment bank J.P. MorganInvestment bank Morgan StanleyInvestment bank CitiInvestment bank UBSInvestment bank CitadelHedge fund MillenniumHedge fund Point72Hedge fund Brevan HowardHedge fund ShellEnergy major BPEnergy major TotalEnergiesEnergy major EquinorEnergy major RepsolEnergy major BHPMining Rio TintoMining MaerskFreight

Membership is free — and takes one minute

Open to every IE student. No experience required.