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Trading, from deal capture to settlement, in one modular system

opsPhlo Trading gives commodity traders a single place to capture physical and paper deals, price them, hedge exposure and track every contract through to delivery and settlement. Built from the ground up for trade, powered by Acumatica.

What the module does

One source of truth for every trade you run

Most trading desks still stitch deals together across spreadsheets, broker statements and disconnected back-office systems. opsPhlo Trading replaces that patchwork with a single, real-time record of every purchase and sales contract, from first deal capture to final invoice.

Capture physical and paper positions, attach pricing terms, premiums and discounts, link hedges, and watch your exposure and mark-to-market update as the market moves. Because Trading sits inside the same platform as inventory, logistics and finance, a deal flows straight through to operations and accounts with no rekeying.

opsPhlo trading dashboard showing contracts, positions and mark-to-market across commodities
Trading Capabilities

Everything the front office needs

Flexible enough for agricultural softs, metals, minerals and bulk goods, with the contract, pricing and risk tools a trading desk relies on every day.

Purchase & Sales Contracts

Capture buy and sell contracts with full terms: quality, quantity tolerances, Incoterms, shipment windows and counterparty detail.

Flexible Pricing

Fixed, formula and to-be-priced contracts with premiums, discounts, differentials and FX, priced off the relevant futures reference.

Physical & Paper

Trade physical cargoes and paper instruments such as futures, options and FX in the same book, with a clear view of both.

Hedging & Exposure

Link hedges to physical positions and see net exposure by commodity, period and counterparty as deals are booked.

Position & Mark-to-Market

Real-time positions and mark-to-market valuation, so the desk and risk both see profit and exposure as the market moves.

Trade Lifecycle

Track each contract from deal capture through pricing, shipment, delivery and settlement, with status visible at a glance.

Connected end to end

A trade that flows straight through your business

01

Capture the deal once

Book a purchase or sale with all its commercial terms in seconds. Counterparty, pricing basis and shipment detail are recorded in one place, ready for the rest of the trade.

02

Price and hedge with confidence

Apply formula or to-be-priced terms, fix against futures and link hedges. Exposure and mark-to-market recalculate automatically across the book.

03

Move from front to back office

The contract drives inventory, shipment and logistics in Supply Chain, with no rekeying between the desk and operations.

04

Settle and account automatically

Invoices, costs and settlements feed straight into Financial Management, closing the loop from trade to ledger.

Scaling a trading desk progressively with opsPhlo
Why opsPhlo for trading

Built by traders, deployed the modular way

opsPhlo was built by senior developers and executives who spent years inside the largest global trading houses, so the Trading module reflects how a desk actually works, not how a generic ERP thinks it should.

  • Start with a quick go-live for trading, then add inventory, finance and risk over time.
  • Retire risky spreadsheets and reduce reliance on a sprawl of disconnected apps.
  • Cloud delivery with a Total Cost of Operation less than one-fifth of traditional systems like SAP.
  • One real-time platform across trading, logistics, inventory and finance.
Modern vs Traditional

A modern trading book, not a monolith

opsPhlo Trading
 
Traditional CTRM
Modular: start with trading, add modules later
Adoption
All-or-nothing, full-suite implementation
Fast go-live with rapid return on investment
Speed
Lengthy time-to-go-live, slow ROI
Physical and paper in one connected book
Position View
Physical and paper split across systems
Real-time exposure and mark-to-market
Risk Insight
End-of-day batches and manual reconciliation
Low risk, zero capital outlay, low TCO
Financial Risk
High TCO and substantial capital investment

At any time, with a glance, I am able to track cocoa beans transferred from the various warehouses to production. I know which stack was sent and who authorised it. I can generate reports at the click of a finger and export any data I want. The system is very user friendly.

Michael O. · Warehouse Officer
Related modules

Trading works best with the full picture

CTRM

Risk Management

Take exposure further with mark-to-market, value-at-risk, position limits and risk reporting across your trading book.

Explore Risk Management
CTRM

Supply Chain

Turn a booked trade into action with shipment tracking, logistics and full visibility from origin to destination.

Explore Supply Chain
ERP

Financial Management

Feed trade costs, invoices and settlements straight into the ledger for a real-time view of trade profitability.

Explore Financial Management
FAQs

Trading, answered

Can opsPhlo Trading handle both physical and paper trades?

Yes. You can capture physical cargoes alongside paper instruments such as futures, options and FX in the same book, with hedges linked to physical positions and a clear view of net exposure.

What pricing types does the module support?

Trading supports fixed price, formula and to-be-priced contracts, with premiums, discounts, differentials and FX, priced off the relevant futures reference so contracts can be fixed as the market allows.

Do I have to implement the whole platform to use Trading?

No. opsPhlo is modular. Many clients start with a quick go-live focused on trading, then add inventory, supply chain, risk and finance over time as priorities evolve.

How does a trade reach operations and finance?

Because Trading sits inside the same platform, a booked contract flows straight through to Supply Chain for shipment and logistics, and into Financial Management for invoicing and settlement, with no rekeying.

See opsPhlo Trading in action

Bring deal capture, pricing, hedging and mark-to-market into one modular system, in low-cost, easy-to-implement steps.