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CTRM for Ags & Softs
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Interface to accounting systems through a general ledger interface Interface to ERP systems / clients Latest market data Management of market rates, allowing creation of option premium indications Margining positions Operational control Planning long-term strategies
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Real-time information Risk measurement Seamless straight though processing Storage and shifting of forward price curves Supply Chain Management Support for a broad range of commodities Third party application interfaces Weighting scenarios“ What If” reporting, scenarios and stress testing
Brady’ s integrated solutions for Softs and Agricultural Products
Brady CTRM( Fintrade) is a powerful platform that provides simple and effective management of a physical trade lifecycle, for all bulk commodity classes. The workflow models the lifecycle of a deal closely, starting from the contractual phase, moving to the execution phase and finally linking the data to the accounting and financial reporting. In addition to the physical functionality, derivatives trades can also be effectively managed within the same platform. Each department of the trading organisation has the required software components to facilitate its process, thereby increasing efficiencies.
Brady Commodity Trading and Risk( CTR) provides traders with a fully automated real time picture of their position, P & L and risk, freeing up their time for trading. It provides up-to-date information on which to base their trading decisions, which is particularly beneficial where time is critical. CTR also provides the framework for organisations to integrate market data and valuation functions into their own applications, reducing internal development costs and ensuring consistency across these areas. The product integrates with Trinity, Brady’ s flagship derivatives solution, which provides middle and back office functions including a General Ledger Interface and also Brady Fintrade, which provides comprehensive physical trading and logistics functionality. CTR is also able to integrate with other client systems, both internal and external, to provide all of the core components for commodity trading and risk management from a single vendor.
Brady Hedge Manager is a new, compact solution for commodity processors who need to manage their price risk and hedging activity. Physical positions are uploaded into the Brady Hedge Manager, and hedging transactions can then be captured and managed inside the application with the ability to link physical positons to hedging transactions. It provides industry standard mark-to-market valuations as well as the underlying market formulas used to calculate these. A standard set of risk reports and enquiries allows users to get a reliable, high-level view of their positions and risk at the touch of a button and also drill-down to individual transactions to provide all of the information needed to support the business. It is easy to use and ready for out-of-the-box delivery via the Brady dedicated cloud environment. By removing the need for IT infrastructure and associated support costs, our Cloud services can significantly reduce the total cost of ownership and provide advanced security over your data.
Brady CTRM for U. S. Cotton is the first and only comprehensive commodity trading and risk management solution for cotton, with unique additional functionality specifically created to address the nuances of the U. S. cotton industry. It is the first system in the market that handles physical and future contract administration, risk management, physical trading, profit and loss analytics, inventory management, trade finance, and document management, combined with many U. S. Cotton-specific functionalities to manage trading and logistics activities down to the bale level.
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