| Dimension | Global consulting firms | RMC Commodity Risk Office | What it means for you |
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| Fee logic | Billed per man-day or per project; partner day rates run into tens of thousands of RMB | Package entry price × complexity coefficient, charged as a risk management fee | Predictable budget — you don't pay for headcount |
| Entry threshold | A single strategy project typically starts at RMB 3M | From RMB 300K per year; diagnostic first, package second | Build a risk management framework for the price of one price swing |
| Team DNA | Strategy consultants, strong on desk research and frameworks | Hedge fund traders + risk control + commodity researchers | Plans get executed, not left in a slide deck |
| Delivery scope | Usually stops at a strategy report and recommendations | Policy · execution · rolling · margin · Dashboard — the full chain | From “we know we should” to “someone does it with us” |
| Systems | Requires third-party CTRM procurement, from millions of RMB plus a long rollout | Proprietary risk monitoring Dashboard on subscription | No heavy system procurement needed |
| Time to impact | 3–6 months to a proposal, execution discussed afterwards | 2–9 weeks to complete policy design and team training | Ready before your next procurement pricing window |
| Accountability | Ends at delivery; not accountable for business outcomes | Linked to risk budget / KPIs; value sharing available | Interests aligned with your business results |
| Local fit | Requires localisation; weaker on domestic futures and regulatory practice | Deep expertise in domestic futures, basis trading and regulatory boundaries | Executable in China with no compliance gap |
| Service cadence | Delivered on monthly or quarterly milestones | Weekly risk meetings · daily online response | Price volatility does not wait for a quarter |