Trent Stout is responsible for the Commodity Structured Products Group at Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. Products include a wide range of structures including structured notes, tailored OTC swaps and options, exotic derivatives and exchange traded products. He works closely with a wide range of Merrill’s distribution and origination groups including, hedge funds, pension funds, asset managers, high net worth individuals and retail networks. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Trent worked in investment banking in Morgan Stanley’s Oil and Gas group and in Bear Stearns’ Southwest Coverage group. Trent has an MBA from The University of Chicago and a BBA from Texas Christian University.