Markets
Businesses turn to Amphora for trading software depth, rapid and reliable delivery, and outstanding customer service. Our software solutions offer risk management as well as transactional strategies for global crude oil, refined products, LNG, coal, ore, biofuels, ags, concentrates, metals and energy derivatives including gas and power.
Crude Oil & Refined Products
It is no exaggeration to say that the pressure on operating margins within the oil and products industry have never been greater.
Environmental concerns, political instability, and increasing regulatory reporting are all having a significant impact on an already complex industry. In this environment, pressure on operating costs is driving an emphasis on efficiency throughout the supply chain – pricing, contract management, logistics, inventory management, order processing, regulatory tax reporting and settlement all need to become more streamlined.
Amphora’s Commodity Trading and Risk Management solutions were developed to help trading companies to achieve their goals and stay ahead of the competition. Our commodity trading software solutions support your organization’s demands while ensuring maximum functionality. We use state-of-the-art technology to help you organize your workflow, assess market risk, ensure regulatory compliance, improve efficiency and reduce transaction costs.
Product coverage
- Crude & Refined Products
- Storage and pipeline contracts
- Futures
- Swaps
- Exchange Traded Options
- OTC Options
Renewables and Transition Fuels
Oil and energy companies are at the forefront of legislation that will lead to a reduction in carbon intensity.
These are important financial and strategic implications for energy companies, corporates and shipping. All carbon-intensive players will need to measure their emissions with increasing accuracy.
Amphora is working with some of the leading companies in the industry today and continues to develop solutions to help trading companies achieve their goals set through legislation. The approach used by government blocks varies considerably, but all have the ultimate aim of introducing legislation with interim reductions before the long-run target of 2050.
Product Coverage (Current)
• Capturing trades e.g. ICE EUA trades (either manual or automatic entry via market connector).
• Capturing physical including blended fuels e.g. RIN’s
• Certificates of Origin, ability to enter and manage trade throughout the value chain
Product Coverage (Coming Soon)
• New trade type for Guarantees of Origin and physical Emissions (e.g. EULA Phase 4)
• Matching by trade type simplified within a new module.
• Reconciliation automation with repositories.
• Ability to track your total carbon footprint: determination engine available.
Petrochemical
New suppliers of petrochemical feedstocks and new cracking capacity are fundamentally changing traditional trade flows and business models.
More so than ever, the petrochemicals is a transnational enterprise. The interdependence on the timely delivery of speciality feedstocks creates some significant challenges.
A CTRM platform from Amphora streamlines business processes and improves operational efficiency. Amphora’s Symphony provides decision support tools with a wide range of valuation analyses – value at risk, mark to market, and credit value at risk – which readily integrates with all business units ranging from refining and marketing, to trading and supply.
Product coverage
- Crude & Refined Products
- Storage and pipeline contracts
- Futures
- Swaps
- Exchange Traded Options
- OTC Options
LNG and NGL’s
Natural gas continues to evolve into a global industry with disparate regional markets increasingly linked by liquefied natural gas transported in specialist carriers.
Although long term supply contracts dominate the LNG market, spot deals are being made. At Amphora we recognize the need to quickly build ‘what if’ scenarios that test different strategies and take advantage of global arbitrage. Such strategies include disparate price curves, the concept of mark-to-intent and a myriad of fixed and floating fees.
Product coverage
- Term Deals
- Contracts of affreightment
- Storage contracts
- Futures
- Swaps
- OTC Options
Freight
Global shipping markets are exposed to market volatility in the same manner as the very products they transport.
Both freight rates and bunker fuel prices are subject to market movements that need to be proactively managed to protect shippers and shipowners alike. The challenge with freight is complicated by a split service offering in the market today: CTRM providers tend to rely on other platform to cover freight. Not at Amphora. Our dedicated, award winning, freight platform is integrated to commodity trading. User friendly and fully integrated, our software is designed to help you increase productivity, reduce overall operating costs and streamline your workflow.
Product coverage
- Crude & Refined Product
- Bunker
- LPG
- LNG
- Coal & Ore
- Metals & Concentrates
- AGS
Coal & Ore
The coal industry is constantly faced with changing market developments. Amphora offers you state-of-the-art Commodity Trading and Risk Management solutions to assure that you have better control of your trading activities have and achieve the expected results.
By taking a more consistent approach to risk, your organization can track and analyse various issues in order to better identify and mitigate long-term risks and market opportunities.
Product coverage
- Steam and Coking Coal
- Futures
- Exchange Options
- OTC Options
- Swaps
Metals & Concentrates
Regardless of the challenges you face within the metals industry, our integrated software solutions can help you better meet your goals.
Our commodity trading software is designed to help you make better decisions about your business and is completely customizable for your various needs and processes within the metals industry.
Product coverage
- Metals & Concentrates
- Ore
- Futures
- Exchange Options
- OTC Options
- Swaps