Stratos Dynamics connects qualified Buyers with verified Sellers of agricultural commodities. The relationships we build, with grain elevators, crush plants, and farm operations across the Southeast, are the foundation of our business. This agreement exists to protect those relationships. It is not a legal obstacle. It is the handshake that makes every deal possible.
We identify and introduce willing Buyers to verified Sellers of Yellow Corn #2 and Soybean Meal. We negotiate the commercial terms, issue the purchase order, and earn a per-ton brokerage commission when the deal closes. We are the bridge, and this agreement keeps the bridge intact.
By receiving any communication from Stratos Dynamics that identifies a specific Seller, elevator, crush plant, or origin point, including but not limited to a product offer, pricing indication, Soft Corporate Offer (SCO), or product availability confirmation, you agree not to contact, negotiate with, or transact with that party directly, bypassing Stratos Dynamics, for a period of 12 months from the date of first disclosure.
This applies to both Buyers receiving Seller information and Sellers receiving Buyer introductions. The obligation runs both directions.
Stratos Dynamics earns a per-ton brokerage commission on each closed transaction. This commission is either:
(a) incorporated into the FOB price and paid by the Seller out of gross transaction proceeds, as negotiated; or
(b) billed directly to the party responsible per the terms of the individual Purchase Order.
Which of the two applies, and the exact commission amount, is stated in the confirmed Purchase Order before you commit to anything. Seller-paid is our standard structure.
No other fees are charged. There are no retainers, platform fees, or membership costs, ever.
If a party circumvents this agreement and transacts directly with an identified counterparty during the 12-month protection period, Stratos Dynamics is entitled to recover its standard per-ton commission for all transactions completed with that counterparty during the protection period, plus any reasonable legal fees incurred to enforce this agreement.
No written signature is required. By accepting, opening, forwarding, or acting on any product offer, pricing communication, or origin disclosure from Stratos Dynamics, you are agreeing to the terms of this Brokerage Protection Agreement. If you do not agree, notify us immediately and do not act on the information shared.
This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions. Any dispute arising out of or relating to this agreement shall be settled by binding arbitration under the NGFA Arbitration Rules, or, where those Rules are unavailable to the parties, by binding arbitration seated in Georgia before a recognized commercial arbitration body agreed by the parties. The award is final, binding, and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction. Stratos Dynamics is not a member of the National Grain and Feed Association; these rules are adopted by agreement of the parties, not by membership. This agreement may be executed via email or electronic signature and is fully binding upon execution.
Severability. If any provision of this agreement, including any part of the non-circumvention period or scope, is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and all remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement. This agreement, together with the Terms of Trade (SD-DOC-01) and any confirmed Purchase Order (SD-DOC-05), constitutes the entire agreement between the parties on this subject and supersedes all prior understandings.
No Waiver. Failure to enforce any provision on any occasion is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later.
Notices. All formal notices under this agreement must be sent in writing to trade@stratosdynamics.org and are effective upon confirmed receipt.
This page reproduces SD-DOC-02 in full and binds on receipt as described in Section 05. A signature-ready PDF of the identical agreement is available at Trade Documents. Where a counterparty has executed a signed copy, that executed copy governs.
Questions: trade@stratosdynamics.org