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Express Trading & Investments Corp.
Principal traders in tangible assets

The considered acquisition and placement of high-value assets.

Express Trading and Investments Corporation acquires commodities, precious metals and prestige assets at source, and places them with principals worldwide — with discretion, rigorous diligence and settlement certainty.

1998
Established
$2.4B+
Transacted value
40+
Jurisdictions
5
Core sectors
The Firm

A trading house built on discretion and diligence.

We are a principal trading company. We acquire assets at their source and place them with the counterparties best positioned to hold them — standing, quietly, between origination and acquisition.

For more than two decades our counterparties have included private principals, family offices and institutions who value a single point of accountability across sourcing, verification, structuring and settlement. Every mandate is handled by principals of the firm, never delegated.

Our advantage is not scale but judgement: knowing which assets are genuine, which counterparties are sound, and how a transaction should be structured so that both sides complete with confidence.

Express Trading and Investments CorporationOffice of the Managing Principals

What we do

Expertise across the transaction

A complete capability, from identifying an asset at source to delivering it, verified and settled, to its acquirer.

01

Commodities Trading

Sourcing and placement of bulk and refined commodities across energy, metals and industrial materials, on principal and back-to-back terms.

02

Precious Metals & Bullion

Allocated and physical positions in gold, silver and platinum-group metals, with assayed provenance and vaulted custody.

03

Prestige & Classic Automobiles

Acquisition and placement of collector and prestige motor cars, with condition verification, history and confidential transfer.

04

Bespoke Acquisitions

Discreet sourcing of singular assets to a defined brief — where availability, authenticity and privacy all matter equally.

05

Structuring & Advisory

Transaction structuring, counterparty assessment and terms that protect both sides and hold up to scrutiny.

06

Escrow, Logistics & Settlement

Secured escrow, insured logistics and clean settlement, so value and title change hands at the same moment.

Markets we serve

Where we transact

I

Energy & Bulk Commodities

Refined products and bulk raw materials moved on verified, back-to-back terms.

II

Precious Metals & Stones

Bullion, allocated metals and certified stones with assured provenance.

III

Automotive & Collectibles

Prestige and classic motor cars and collectible assets of record.

IV

Fine & Real Assets

Tangible stores of value acquired and placed with discretion.

V

Industrial Materials

Inputs and finished materials sourced against firm demand.

By Mandate

Singular assets outside the categories above, handled to brief.

How we work

A disciplined path to completion

01

Sourcing & Origination

We identify the asset at source and confirm that a genuine, deliverable position exists.

02

Due Diligence & Verification

Provenance, condition, title and counterparty are independently checked before terms are set.

03

Structuring & Terms

We structure the transaction and agree terms that protect both principals through to close.

04

Settlement & Delivery

Escrow, insured logistics and simultaneous exchange of value and title complete the mandate.

Governance

The principles we transact on

Discretion

Mandates are held in confidence; counterparties and terms are never disclosed.

Integrity

We act only on verified positions and stand behind every transaction we introduce.

Diligence

Provenance, title and counterparty are examined before capital is ever committed.

Reach

A private network across more than forty jurisdictions, built over two decades.

In confidence

Discuss a mandate with the principals.

Whether you are sourcing a specific asset or placing one, we will tell you plainly whether we can help — and how.

Contact

Begin a confidential conversation

Enquiries are received by the office of the Managing Principals and answered directly. All correspondence is treated as confidential.

We reply to considered enquiries within two business days.