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Creating distinctive value

Bannockburn Capital Markets, a division of First Financial Bank, specializes in foreign currency, interest rate, and commodity advisory and execution services, providing transactional, hedging, and analytical products to corporate and institutional clients both private and public. As an extension of our team, Bannockburn provides a tailored perspective on market activity, direction, and strategy, all delivered with the personal attention and flexibility you expect from First Financial.

How we can help Meet our team

Manage risk

Experience is our key asset and is central to the success of our clients. First, we perform a forensic study of your current foreign exchange policies and processes, and work from there to manage volatility and enhance EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization). With us, you have leadership and transparency right from the start.

Our key services

Commodities

We assist clients in mitigating the price risk of the commodities they consume, produce, and hold in inventory. Tools such as swaps, swaptions, and collars are commonly used to deliver customer driven hedges in the three main commodity classes – metals, energy, agriculture/softs – effectively managing revenue and/or cost structure.

Foreign currency

We provide payment and hedging solutions with the goals of managing exposure from currency volatility and enhancing EBITDA. Our team works to understand our clients’ needs and provides a tailored strategy based on market activity, current direction, and risk tolerance.

Interest rates

We work with corporate and institutional clients who have interest rate exposure from a loan (debt). We provide customized solutions using swaps, caps, and collars to help clients manage their mix of fixed rate and floating interest rate exposure. Our experienced team helps clients align financing with their business strategy.

Our core values

Transparency

We approach our relationships with honesty and clarity.

Foresight

We use our collective experience to proactively anticipate client advantage.

Tenacity

We demonstrate a strong desire to compete and win.

Unity

We operate as an integrated team that focuses on mutual achievement.

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