Why SoftSmiths Trading & Risk Management?
SoftSmiths offers an end-to-end solution for managing both physical and financial trading, with advanced tools for real-time position tracking, mark-to-market valuation, and integrated risk management. Our platform allows traders to see their net positions, manage market risk, and take advantage of hedging strategies across multiple markets. With robust credit exposure monitoring, SoftSmiths helps you mitigate risk and make informed trading decisions.
Key Benefits
Real-Time Position Tracking
Instant visibility into your trading positions with up-to-date insights across multiple markets.
Mark-to-Market Valuation
Accurate financial reporting with real-time market valuations of open positions.
Risk & Credit Management
Integrated risk management tools with customizable credit exposure reports and hedging strategies.
Streamline Physical and Financial Trading
Whether you're trading physical commodities or financial instruments, SoftSmiths provides the tools you need to execute trades seamlessly. Our platform supports multiple energy markets, giving traders a centralized view of their transactions across different regions, ISOs, and asset types. With built-in analytics, SoftSmiths helps you optimize your trading strategies and achieve better profitability.
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Execute trades for physical power, natural gas, and financial derivatives.
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Support for bilateral trades and ISO-specific market participation.
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Analyze market trends with built-in trading analytics and reporting.
Track Your Positions in Real-Time
SoftSmiths provides full visibility into your net positions with real-time updates across day-ahead and real-time markets. The platform consolidates data from multiple markets and assets, giving you an instant snapshot of your overall exposure, helping you adjust your trading strategies on the fly.
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View positions in real-time, including long/short balances.
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Monitor daily purchases, sales, and open positions across markets.
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Adjust trading strategies based on up-to-the-minute data.
Ensure Financial Accuracy with Mark-to-Market Valuation
Our platform offers mark-to-market valuation, providing real-time financial assessment of your open positions. This feature ensures that you always have accurate data for your profit and loss reporting, helping you make well-informed decisions and comply with accounting standards.
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Accurate and real-time mark-to-market valuation for open positions.
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Reduce the risk of accounting discrepancies and ensure compliance.
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Automated P&L tracking to simplify financial reporting.
Manage Risk and Optimize Hedging Strategies
SoftSmiths’ integrated risk management tools help you identify and mitigate market risks. With support for hedging strategies, you can protect your portfolio against price fluctuations and volatility. Whether you’re managing physical power or financial instruments, SoftSmiths helps you stay on top of risk exposure and optimize your hedging activities.
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Real-time risk reporting to identify exposure across commodities and markets.
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Support for hedging strategies using both physical and financial trades.
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Advanced risk modeling to anticipate and mitigate price volatility.
Monitor & Manage Credit Exposure
SoftSmiths' credit exposure monitoring tools allow you to track counterparty risk and monitor your overall credit limits in real-time. Our customizable dashboards enable you to generate credit exposure reports and ensure you stay within safe trading limits, reducing the risk of financial loss due to counterparties.
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Real-time tracking of credit exposure across counterparties.
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Generate customizable credit risk reports.
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Integrated alerts when approaching credit limits.
CASE STUDY
How SoftSmiths Helped a Major Energy Company Optimize Trading and Manage Risk Exposure
A leading power generator and energy market participant significantly improved its trading efficiency and reduced financial risk by using SoftSmiths’ real-time position tracking and risk management tools. By integrating mark-to-market valuation and credit exposure monitoring, the company minimized potential losses and optimized trading strategies, allowing them to better handle market volatility and make well-informed trading decisions.
"Since using SoftSmiths, we have full visibility into our positions and can react to market changes quickly, minimizing risk and enhancing our overall strategy."
– Risk Manager, Power Generation Company