Business problems and challenges come in all shapes and sizes. Often, the "light at the end of the tunnel" comes in the form of a defined "deliverable" or set of "deliverables".  For many business organizations, the steps required to reach the end goal may be difficult to define and/or impossible to achieve in a cost efficient manner given current personnel and resources.

INTL FCStone has several consultants on staff with advanced degrees in economics, business, statistics, and related disciplines. Put the highly efficient INTL FCStone research team on your side to address your important project consulting needs. We treat each client's business as our own and take ownership of their pressing business problems and needs.

Unlike some consulting organizations that hide behind smoke and mirrors when it comes to pricing and delivery of results, INTL FCStone believes in a totally transparent approach.  All pricing options are laid out up front with the client having the option of choosing their preferred method -- it could be a guaranteed fixed cost for total delivery of the project deliverables or it can be on a time and materials basis.  Whatever the method of payment, the prospective client will be provided up front with a proposal containing a complete outline of the project and expected costs at each step of the process. 

For prospective clients on a tight budget, we can provide a "menu" of options with the associated costs.  And we don't consider any project as complete unless the client is 100% satisfied with the deliverables and fully understands how to utilize the results.   Also, we take client confidentiality very seriously and will never discuss your business with other clients.

Examples of consulting projects that have been done recently by INTL FCStone include the following examples:

• Conducted a complete risk management policy review for the natural gas procurement of a Fortune 500 manufacturer of building materials. Made corrections in the statistical methods used in the policy and developed supporting models. Trained staff in usage of the models.
• Developed a value-at-risk (VaR) model for a Fortune 500 food product manufacturer covering procurement in 15 different ingredient and energy categories.  Trained client's key personnel in running and maintaining model.
• Analyzed client's third-party fuel surcharge schedules for truck and rail shipping to determine appropriate coverage ratio for hedging exposure using either NYMEX heating oil / crude futures contracts and DOE On-Highway Diesel Price Index swaps.  Some of the client's schedules had non-zero second derivatives and required using Monte Carlo simulation to derive ratios.