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Commodity Trade and Risk Management, built modern and modular

opsPhlo brings contracts, hedging, positions, mark-to-market and physical flow into one real-time system. Start with a quick go-live, then add functionality as your trading desk grows.

Why a modern CTRM

From contract to settlement, with risk visible at every step

Commodity desks still run on a patchwork of spreadsheets, broker statements and disconnected accounting. The result is stale positions, manual reconciliation and risk that is only clear after the fact. opsPhlo replaces that patchwork with a single source of truth for every physical and paper position.

Capture purchase and sales contracts, link them to inventory and logistics, hedge on futures, options and FX, and watch your exposure, mark-to-market and cashflow update in real time. Because opsPhlo is modular, you adopt the pieces you need first and extend over time, without a high-risk big-bang implementation.

  • Physical and paper positions in one consolidated view
  • Real-time mark-to-market and exposure reporting
  • Hedges and settlements that post straight through to finance
Physical positions drawn against their hedges, with the unhedged part marked as open
What the CTRM covers

Everything a trading desk needs to run physical and paper

opsPhlo CTRM is composed of flexible modules that configure to your commodities, contract terms and trade lifecycle, whether you run agricultural softs, metals and minerals or bulk goods.

Contract Management

Flexible purchase and sales contracts with quality, weight, pricing terms, premiums, discounts and pricing basis tracked through to execution.

Position Keeping

Live long and short positions across physical and futures, netted by commodity, period and book, so traders always know where they stand.

Hedging & Derivatives

Record futures, options and FX hedges and link them to the physical exposure they cover.

Risk Management

Mark-to-market, price exposure and counterparty limits, with risk reports refreshed as trades and prices change.

Inventory & Logistics

Track stock by lot, location and grade, manage shipments and warehouses, and connect contract to physical movement end to end.

Settlement & Finance

Invoicing, costs, financing and cashflow flow straight into integrated accounting, so trade results and the ledger never drift apart.

Line drawing of a port: grain silos, a warehouse, a quay crane and a container vessel
Why opsPhlo

Built by practitioners who have run these desks

opsPhlo was built by senior developers and executives after years inside the largest global trading houses. We know where legacy CTRM falls short: long implementations, rigid designs and a cost of ownership that locks out everyone but the biggest players.

Our answer is a modular platform with a flexible implementation approach. Clients usually start with a focused MVP, go live quickly, prove the value, then layer in modules as priorities evolve. That keeps risk low, capital outlay minimal and the system aligned to how you actually trade.

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Modern vs Traditional

A different way to buy and run CTRM

opsPhlo
 
Traditional CTRM
Modular and agile
Design
Monolithic, all-in-one software design
Start small, grow together
Deployment Strategy
Complex full-system implementation
Value from the first module live
Deployment Speed
Value only after a long implementation
Subscription, no large upfront licence
Financial Risk
High TCO and substantial capital investment
Real-time positions and mark-to-market
Risk Visibility
Overnight batches and manual reconciliation
Standard APIs for integration
Integration Ease
Complex, brittle integration process
In use

Live with physical commodity traders in cocoa, agriculture and metals.

Accounting

Built on Acumatica, so the books are a real general ledger.

Security

Phlo Systems is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified.

FAQs

CTRM questions, answered

Which commodities does opsPhlo CTRM support?

opsPhlo supports a wide range of commodity types, including agricultural softs, metals and minerals, and bulk goods, with common trade, contract, inventory, supply-chain and risk-management functionality that configures to each market.

Does the CTRM handle both physical and paper trading?

Yes. opsPhlo keeps physical contracts and derivative hedges in one system, nets exposure across them, and links hedges to the underlying physical position so your risk view is always complete.

How does the CTRM connect to finance and accounting?

The CTRM sits alongside opsPhlo ERP, so invoicing, costs, settlement and cashflow flow straight into integrated accounting. Trade results and the general ledger stay reconciled without manual rekeying.

How quickly can we go live if we are migrating from spreadsheets?

opsPhlo is built for rapid, modular deployment. Most clients start with a focused MVP that goes live quickly, then add modules over time, so you see value early without a high-risk big-bang project.

See opsPhlo CTRM on your own trade book

Bring contracts, hedging, positions and mark-to-market into one real-time system, one step at a time.