Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods related to a transaction structure for financing the sale of a commodity. According to one embodiment, the method includes establishing a forward contract between a company and a first business entity. The method may also include the first business entity offering debt securities to investors. Further, the method may include establishing a purchase agreement between the first business entity and a purchaser, wherein the purchase agreement obligates the purchaser to purchase the volumes of the commodity from the first business entity. Also, the method may include establishing a swap agreement between the purchaser and a party, wherein the swap agreement obligates the purchaser to pay the party an amount equal to the price at which the purchase sells the volumes of the commodity in the open market and obligates the party to pay the purchaser a fixed price.

Abstract: A method of monetizing a contract to supply a commodity from a supplier to a recipient is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method includes transferring the contract to a first entity and revising the contract such that the first entity may provide the commodity to the recipient from sources other than specified in the contract. The method further includes establishing a second contract to supply the commodity from the second entity to the first entity, wherein the price of the commodity in the second contract is less than the price of the commodity in the revised first contract. In addition, the method includes guaranteeing, by a third-party guarantor, payment obligations of the first entity to the recipient arising out of the revised first contract and/or payment obligations of the second entity to the first entity arising out of the second contract.