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The Commodity Middleman Blueprint

Learn how to connect raw material suppliers with buyers, and protect your commission.

The Blueprint teaches the process behind physical commodity brokering: finding and qualifying counterparties, making the introduction, and documenting your fee.

You don't buy the cargo, own inventory or finance shipments. The guide walks you through the process in five steps, with practical scripts, checklists and worksheets.

One-time payment · 14-day refund request window · Educational material, not a promise of deals or income.

A bulk carrier berthed at a loading terminal in Port Hedland harbour, Western Australia, with ore stockpiles behind it.
Photo: Chris Olszewski / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped and converted to black and white.

The business, in plain English

What an introducing broker does.

Physical commodities are raw materials that move by ship and rail: iron ore, copper, coal, grain. Mines and exporters sell them. Mills and factories buy them. An introducing broker finds one of each, agrees a fee in writing, and introduces them.

What this is not

  • Not speculative trading. You don't buy contracts or bet on prices.
  • Not forex, crypto or dropshipping.
  • You don't buy, own, ship or finance the cargo.
  1. 1

    Find a potential supplier.

  2. 2

    Identify and qualify a potential buyer.

  3. 3

    Verify both companies and understand what each one needs.

  4. 4

    Agree the fee arrangement and put it in writing.

  5. 5

    Make the introduction and follow the transaction.

A bulk carrier berthed at the Seaforth grain terminal in Liverpool, with silos and conveyors along the dock.
Seaforth grain terminal and grain dock, Liverpool. Photo: Niels Johannes, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Shown cropped, in black and white.

What you learn

Five moves. A tool for each one.

You don't only read about the process. Every move comes with the document you use to do it.

  1. 01

    Pick your lane

    One commodity, one side, and the specs to talk about it.

    In the BlueprintQuick-Start Profiles for five mapped commodities

  2. 02

    Find a real supplier

    Tell producers from resellers and open the conversation properly.

    In the BlueprintOutreach scripts

    Advanced Blueprint addsWhere and how to find genuine buyers and suppliers

  3. 03

    Qualify a serious buyer

    Reach the right desk and check they are really sourcing.

    In the BlueprintVerification routine

  4. 04

    Protect your fee, then connect

    Agree your fee in writing before you reveal either side.

    In the BlueprintScripts & Checklists: what sits inside your fee documents

    Advanced Blueprint addsNCNDA and IMFPA contracts explained clause by clause

  5. 05

    Follow the deal, then repeat

    Follow the deal to contract and keep your pipeline moving.

    In the BlueprintYour first 30 days, a day-by-day plan

    Advanced Blueprint addsEditable deal tracker and a full deal walkthrough

Try move 01: pick a commodity and a side

These are the five lanes mapped in the Quick-Start Profiles.

Who sells it
Mines and export companies, usually in large producing regions.
Who buys it
Integrated steel mills and the traders who supply them.
How it ships
Bulk carriers, priced per dry metric ton.
The spec you must know
Iron content (Fe %, for example 62% or 65%), plus moisture and impurities.

Your first move, buyer sideList mills in your region that import ore, then find their raw material procurement desk.

Your first move, supplier sideFind producers that export fines or pellets, and ask what grade and volume they can load each month.

Who sells it
Smelters and refineries producing cathode, and mines selling concentrate.
Who buys it
Wire and cable makers, brass mills and metal traders.
How it ships
Containers for cathode, bulk for concentrate.
The spec you must know
Cathode grade and purity (Grade A is 99.99% copper).

Your first move, buyer sideList cable and wire manufacturers, then find who buys cathode on a monthly contract.

Your first move, supplier sideIdentify refineries that sell cathode directly, and confirm the brand and grade before anything else.

Who sells it
Mines and export companies with loading terminals.
Who buys it
Power plants, cement plants and energy traders.
How it ships
Bulk carriers, by the shipload.
The spec you must know
Calorific value (kcal/kg), plus sulphur and ash content.

Your first move, buyer sideFind plants that import coal, and learn the calorific value their boilers need.

Your first move, supplier sideShortlist exporters with port access, and ask for a recent quality report on their coal.

Who sells it
Exporters, cooperatives and large farms.
Who buys it
Flour mills, feed producers and state importers.
How it ships
Bulk carriers or containers for smaller lots.
The spec you must know
For wheat: protein %, moisture and test weight.

Your first move, buyer sideList flour or feed mills that import, and find out which origins and protein levels they buy.

Your first move, supplier sideFind exporters and cooperatives in one origin, and ask which season and volume they can commit.

Who sells it
Primary smelters and approved distributors.
Who buys it
Extruders, foundries and packaging makers.
How it ships
Containers, as ingots, T-bars or billets.
The spec you must know
Purity grade (for example P1020, 99.7% aluminium) and the product form.

Your first move, buyer sideList extruders and foundries, then find who buys primary ingot or billet.

Your first move, supplier sideIdentify smelters or authorised distributors, and confirm the brand and form they sell.

Free practice simulation · no sign-up

Try the process on a practice deal first.

The simulator is a free practice trainer for the Blueprint method. Pick a lane, then work a practice deal through the same five moves, in your browser. It is an educational simulation, and every counterparty in it is invented. It shows you how the process feels before real companies are on the other end.

  1. Source suppliers and buyers
  2. Verify that they are real
  3. Protect your fee in writing
  4. Connect the two sides
  5. Close the practice deal

What's included · pricing

Two packages. One payment each.

Both are one-time purchases. Start with the Blueprint, or choose the Advanced Blueprint if you also want the deal tools.

The Blueprint cover Scripts and checklists cover Glossary cover Self-test workbook cover

The foundation

The Commodity Middleman Blueprint

The complete foundation: understand the business model and start taking action.

$47Regular price $74one-time payment

Get the Blueprint, $47
  • The 44-page core guide
  • A worksheet for every chapter
  • Outreach scripts
  • A verification routine for every new contact
  • Five commodities fully mapped
  • A day-by-day plan for your first 30 days
  • A quiz and a plain-English glossary

Recommended · the Blueprint plus deal tools

The Advanced Blueprint

Everything in the Blueprint, plus the tools to source counterparties, document your fee, track your deal, and follow the process from first contact to commission.

$97Regular price $150one-time payment · $50 more than the Blueprint

Get the Advanced Blueprint, $97
  • Everything in the Blueprint
  • How and where to find genuine buyers and suppliers
  • NCNDA and IMFPA contracts explained clause by clause, including how their provisions can help protect a broker's commission
  • An editable deal tracker that helps you verify companies and calculates your fee
  • A complete deal walkthrough, from the first message to the commission being received

Both are one-time payments with a 14-day refund request window. Access your purchase through Whop.

Not ready to buy? Read the free starter guide

Before you buy

What it does, and what it doesn't promise.

The Blueprint teaches you to check every offer. These are the same checks, run on ours.

650+ members, including people who started with the free guide. We don't post screenshots of money, and we don't publish customer earnings.

What does an introducing broker do?

Finds a genuine supplier and a genuine buyer for a physical commodity, agrees a fee in writing, and introduces them. The broker does not buy, own, ship or finance the cargo.

Do I need to buy or finance cargo?

No. You never buy or ship the cargo.

How much time does it take?

The Blueprint includes a day-by-day plan for your first 30 days. The time required depends on your experience, research, outreach, and the responses you receive.

Do I need existing industry contacts?

No, you can start without them. The scripts show you how to make first contact with companies you don't know yet. Building those relationships is the work, and it takes time.

Is there any fee beyond the price?

The Blueprint and Advanced Blueprint are one-time purchases, with no recurring payments. The Prospector is a separate, optional subscription and is not included in either package.

How do the contracts and the deal tracker help?

The Advanced Blueprint explains the NCNDA and the IMFPA clause by clause, so you understand what you are asking a counterparty to sign and how those provisions can help document and protect a fee arrangement. They are teaching templates to learn from, not documents to sign as they are, and they are not a guarantee that a commission will be paid. The deal tracker keeps your companies, your checks and your fee calculations in one sheet.

Have any agreement reviewed by a lawyer where you live, and screen every counterparty against sanctions lists.

Does buying the guide guarantee a deal or a commission?

No. Deals take time, most conversations don't turn into a trade, and results depend on your effort and the market.

What is the refund policy?

Both packages come with a 14-day refund window. Download the material and look through it. If it is not what you expected, contact us through your Whop purchase receipt within 14 days of purchase and tell us why it did not fit. Every request is reviewed by our team, and our team decides whether a refund is issued. Refunds are not automatic.

Read the full refund policy

Separate membership · not included in either guide

The Prospector

A members' directory of commodity producers, importers and traders, with approach notes and a pipeline, for brokers who are already working a lane. It is a separate subscription with its own page.

$49.99 a month, or $499.99 a year. Billed through Whop. Cancel any time. Subscription payments are non-refundable.

See the Prospector

Start here

Learn the process before you send your first message.

The Blueprint gives you the method, the scripts and a day-by-day plan for your first 30 days.

One-time payment · 14-day refund request window · Educational material, not a promise of deals or income.

A ship loader and conveyor gantry on Suzaki Wharf in Fukuoka, Japan.
Ship loader on Suzaki Wharf, Fukuoka. Photo: Hirho, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Shown cropped, in black and white.