CTRM + ERP built for metals and minerals traders
Price on the LME and other exchanges, settle on assay and weight, manage premiums and quotational periods, and keep concentrate and refined metal moving, all in one modular system. opsPhlo brings trading, hedging, logistics and finance together so your back office stops chasing spreadsheets.
Exchange-linked pricing is hard to control in a spreadsheet
Metals and minerals trading runs on moving parts that generic ERPs were never built for: floating prices tied to LME averages, quotational periods that settle weeks or months after the deal, treatment and refining charges, payable percentages, and final weights and assays that only land once material is sampled.
When pricing, hedging, logistics and accounting live in separate tools, exposure is hard to see in real time, hedges drift out of line with priced and unpriced positions, and provisional invoices have to be reworked at final settlement. opsPhlo closes those gaps in a single, real-time platform.
What changes when it all runs on one platform
- See priced and unpriced positions, M2M and net exposure across all metals in real time.
- Keep LME and OTC hedges aligned to the physical book, with futures, options and FX in the same system.
- Run provisional and final settlement automatically as weights, assays and quotational periods finalise.
- Track concentrate and refined metal from mine or smelter through warehouse to delivery.
- Cut reliance on risky spreadsheets and disconnected apps across the trade lifecycle.
- Run a Total Cost of Operation less than one-fifth of traditional systems like SAP.
Purpose-built for exchange-traded commodities
opsPhlo combines flexible CTRM functionality with full-featured ERP and digital connectivity to every supply chain partner, configured for the way metals and minerals desks actually trade.
Exchange-linked pricing
Float against LME and other benchmark prices, with premiums, discounts and quotational period averaging built into the contract.
Hedging and risk
Manage futures, options and FX hedges against the physical book, with M2M, position and exposure reporting in real time.
Assay and weight settlement
Handle payable metals, treatment and refining charges, provisional invoicing and final settlement on confirmed weights and assays.
Inventory and warehousing
Track concentrate and refined metal by lot, grade and location, with full warehouse management across multiple sites.
Logistics and supply chain
Connect with ocean liner companies, manage transport and warehouses, and keep shipment visibility end to end.
Finance and accounting
Integrated treasury, multi-entity accounting and settlement, so the physical and financial books always reconcile.
One platform from contract to final settlement
Contract and pricing capture
Configure purchase and sales contracts with exchange-linked pricing, payable percentages, premiums and quotational periods captured up front.
Position and hedge management
See net exposure across priced and unpriced lots, then place and track hedges so the book stays aligned as prices move.
Logistics and inventory control
Move concentrate and refined metal through warehouses and shipments, with grade, lot and location visibility throughout.
Provisional and final settlement
Raise provisional invoices, then settle automatically when final weights, assays and quotational periods are confirmed.
A better fit than legacy CTRM and ERP
At any time, with a glance, I am able to track stock transferred from the various warehouses. I know which lot 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.
Metals questions, answered
Does opsPhlo support LME and other exchange-linked pricing?
Yes. Contracts can float against LME and other benchmark prices, with premiums, discounts and quotational period averaging captured at the point of trade and carried through to settlement.
Can it handle provisional and final settlement on assay and weight?
opsPhlo supports payable metals, treatment and refining charges and provisional invoicing, then settles on confirmed final weights, assays and quotational periods, so revisions flow through automatically.
How does opsPhlo manage hedging for a metals book?
Futures, options and FX hedges sit in the same system as the physical book, with real-time M2M, position and exposure reporting so hedges stay aligned to priced and unpriced positions.
How quickly can we go live if we are moving off spreadsheets or a legacy CTRM?
opsPhlo is built for rapid, modular deployment. Most clients start with a quick go-live covering their highest-priority workflows, then add functionality over time in line with business priorities.
See opsPhlo configured for your metals desk
Bring exchange pricing, hedging, logistics and finance into one platform, in low-cost, easy-to-implement steps.