The Eka CTRM solution is capable of handling any type of commodity - whether shipped in containers or vessel-based, exchange traded or not, packed in small bags or shipped in bulk, priced on a fixed basis or with complicated pricing rules. The solution covers the complete life cycle of both physical and financial commodity contracts, covering physical trading, derivatives, position management, mark to market and PnL, logistics, stocks, documentation, finance and reporting, and easily integrates with your other applications (accounting, ERP, live feeds, master data, etc) to create the ideal real-time solution for your company.

In other words, whatever be the commodity you deal in for e.g. nuts, spices, dried fruit, organic food, livestock, processed food, beverages etc. However it is packed and shipped, in pieces, bags, big bags, barrels, cans, parcels, rolls, jars, pallets, etc. and whatever be the quantities involved say a few grams to pounds, ounces, tones or mega tons, Eka’s highly flexible and adaptive architecture will help you manage your trading operations in an extremely effective manner.

Your entire contracts get organized and your positions tracked per customer, supplier, product or location. Operational efficiency improves by sharing of data across departments, thereby eliminating duplication of effort in data entry.  Cargo statuses and costs are tracked in real time. Documentation is greatly simplified through a comprehensive repertoire of standard documents, right from container booking, issuing instructions to suppliers, service providers and customs agents, advices to customers, warehouse instructions to release orders. Invoices are generated and payments tracked in real time.

Eka also gives you the flexibility to control your position by desk. It can be configured in such a way that senior managers can get a global perspective of the entire business across commodities and line access to information relevant for their operations.