Fair-conduct policy
How the resale market keeps every trade fair and safe.
1. Verified parties only
Both the seller and the buyer must be verified businesses before a resale can settle. Anonymous trading is not permitted.
2. Only unencumbered bonded coffee
A position can be listed only when it is held in bond and free of any pledge or reserve. Coffee pledged against an advance cannot be resold until the advance is cleared.
3. Negotiated, not an order book
Prices are agreed one to one through structured offers and counters. There is no anonymous matching engine and no market making by the platform.
4. Settlement is atomic and gated
Payment and ownership transfer in the same instant, and only while the coffee is confirmed in bonded custody. The bags never leave the warehouse on a resale - only the holder changes.
5. Context, not advice
Comparable prices are drawn from settled trades and shown for context only. The platform does not give price or investment advice, and past prices do not predict future value.
6. Transparent custody chain
Each lot carries an anonymised record of the holders who have owned it, so a buyer can see its custody history without exposing any party's identity.
7. Demonstration market
This is a proof-of-concept on sample data. No real funds or coffee change hands, and nothing here is an offer of securities or a regulated financial service.