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Risk Management built for commodity traders

See your true exposure in real time. opsPhlo brings mark-to-market, position keeping, Value-at-Risk and hedge tracking into one system, so you can act on market moves instead of reconciling spreadsheets after the fact.

Why it matters

One source of truth for every exposure

Commodity trading risk does not sit in one place. Price, basis, freight, FX, credit and counterparty exposure all move together, and most desks still piece them together across disconnected tools and overnight spreadsheets. By the time the numbers reconcile, the market has moved.

opsPhlo Risk Management closes that gap. Because risk runs on the same data as your contracts, inventory, logistics and finance, every position is valued against live curves the moment a deal is booked. Traders, risk managers and the CFO all look at the same numbers at the same time.

  • Real-time mark-to-market on every open position
  • Physical and paper positions netted in one view
  • Limits, alerts and audit trail built in, not bolted on
Risk dashboard showing exposure, mark-to-market and position charts
Capabilities

Cover every dimension of trading risk

From the trading floor to treasury, opsPhlo gives each team the risk view it needs, all drawn from one integrated platform.

Mark-to-Market (M2M)

Value open physical and derivative positions against live market curves, with daily and intraday valuation as deals are booked and prices change.

Position Keeping

Net physical, futures, options and FX positions by commodity, grade, location and period for a single, accurate view of where you stand.

Hedge Management

Link physical exposure to futures and options hedges, track hedge effectiveness and keep your paper book aligned with the physical position.

Value-at-Risk & Scenarios

Quantify potential loss with VaR and stress-test the book against price, basis and FX shocks to understand exposure before the market moves.

Credit & Counterparty

Set and monitor counterparty credit limits, track exposure across open contracts and flag breaches before they become a problem.

Limits & Real-Time Alerts

Define position, exposure and credit limits by desk, trader or commodity, and trigger alerts the instant a threshold is approached or breached.

How it works

Risk that runs on your live trade data

01

Connected to contracts and inventory

Every purchase, sale and inventory movement feeds the risk engine automatically. There is no separate position file to rekey and no overnight batch to wait for.

02

Live market prices and curves

Import exchange settlements and forward curves to value positions continuously, so M2M, P&L and exposure reflect the market as it stands today.

03

Dashboards for every role

Traders watch live position and P&L, risk managers monitor limits and VaR, and the CFO sees consolidated exposure, all from configurable dashboards.

04

Full audit trail and reporting

Every valuation, limit change and breach is logged. Export position, M2M and exposure reports at the click of a button for management and auditors.

Integrated risk analytics across trading, finance and supply chain
Why opsPhlo

Risk you can trust, because the data is integrated

Bolt-on risk tools are only as good as the feeds keeping them current. Reconciliation lag, broken interfaces and manual uploads quietly erode confidence in the numbers. opsPhlo removes that lag by keeping risk on the same platform as the rest of your trade lifecycle.

Built by practitioners who have run these systems inside the largest global trading houses, opsPhlo is modular: start with the risk and position view you need today, then add modules as priorities evolve. With a Total Cost of Operation less than one-fifth of traditional systems like SAP, you get enterprise-grade risk control without the enterprise price tag.

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Modern vs Traditional

Modern risk management vs the spreadsheet status quo

opsPhlo
 
Spreadsheets & legacy tools
Real-time, as deals are booked
Valuation
Overnight or manual, always lagging the market
Physical and paper netted automatically
Position View
Separate files, reconciled by hand
Limits enforced with live alerts
Limit Control
Reviewed after the fact, if at all
Single source feeding all teams
Data Integrity
Version conflicts and broken formulas
Every change logged automatically
Auditability
Hard to trace who changed what, when
VaR and stress tests on demand
Scenario Analysis
Slow, fragile and rarely repeatable

At any time, with a glance, I can see exactly where the book stands. Positions, mark-to-market and exposure are all in one place, and I can generate the reports I need at the click of a finger.

Risk Manager · commodity trading house
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Works hand in hand with the rest of opsPhlo

Module

Trading

Flexible purchase and sale contracts, futures, options and FX, all feeding the risk engine the moment a deal is booked.

Explore Trading
Module

Financial Management

Settlement, cashflow and treasury that share the same live exposure numbers as your risk and trading desks.

Explore Financial Management
Module

Supply Chain

Logistics, inventory and shipment visibility that keep physical positions accurate from origin to delivery.

Explore Supply Chain
FAQs

Questions, answered

What types of risk does opsPhlo Risk Management cover?

opsPhlo covers price and basis risk, FX risk, credit and counterparty risk, and position risk across physical and derivative books. You can value, net and limit exposure by commodity, grade, location and period in one place.

Does it value positions in real time?

Yes. Because risk runs on the same platform as your contracts and inventory, positions are marked to market as deals are booked and as prices update, so M2M and P&L reflect the market as it stands rather than an overnight snapshot.

Can opsPhlo track hedges against physical exposure?

It links physical positions to futures and options hedges, tracks hedge effectiveness and keeps your paper book aligned with the physical position so you always see your net exposure.

How does opsPhlo handle limits and breaches?

You define position, exposure and credit limits by desk, trader, counterparty or commodity. opsPhlo monitors them continuously and raises alerts the instant a threshold is approached or breached, with a full audit trail of every change.

See your real exposure, in real time

Book a demo and we will show you how opsPhlo turns scattered spreadsheets into one live, trusted view of trading risk.