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Manage physical energy positions

Connect contracts and trades to nominations, transport, inventory, deliveries, and the location-specific exposure left behind.

Decision
What do we own or owe, where is it, when does it move, and which operational exception changes the commercial position?
Handoffs
4
Linked systems
7
Reviewed
Sep 4, 2026

Operating sequence

Inputs become a decision through controlled handoffs.

  1. Capture the commercial obligation

    Owner: Trading / origination
    Inputs
    ContractQuantityLocationFormulaDelivery period

    Output: A controlled physical or financial transaction

  2. Schedule the movement

    Owner: Operations / scheduling
    Inputs
    NominationsTransport rightsCapacityInventoryQuality

    Output: A feasible movement and delivery plan

  3. Actualize execution

    Owner: Operations / measurement
    Inputs
    TicketsMetersStatementsLossesAdjustments

    Output: Actual volumes, dates, costs, and exceptions

  4. Reconcile position and margin

    Owner: Risk / finance
    Inputs
    ActualsMarket pricesInvoicesAccruals

    Output: Current position, exposure, inventory value, and margin

Required market layer

Series the workflow must govern

Physical spot and basis pricesExchange settlementsTransport and storage costsProduct and location reference data

Failure modes to test

  1. The trade is correct but the location, unit, or delivery calendar is wrong.
  2. Scheduled and actual quantities diverge without an owned exception workflow.
  3. Inventory and transport costs arrive after commercial P&L is reported.
  4. The financial hedge and physical exposure use incompatible curve mappings.

Connected systems

Products mapped to this workflow

Source checked

ION RightAngle

ION Commodities · ETRM & CTRM software

Front-to-back CTRM for liquid hydrocarbons with deep scheduling, logistics, inventory, accounting, and tax workflows.

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ION Openlink CTRM

ION Commodities · ETRM & CTRM software

Highly configurable, front-to-back CTRM for global, multi-commodity portfolios and complex risk and logistics.

Enterprise platformPowerNatural gas
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ION Aspect CTRM

ION Commodities · ETRM & CTRM software

Multi-tenant SaaS CTRM for physical and financial trading in liquid hydrocarbons, petrochemicals, metals, and carbon.

Multi-tenant SaaSCrude oilRefined products
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ION Allegro ETRM

ION Commodities · ETRM & CTRM software

Energy-focused ETRM for power, natural gas, liquid hydrocarbons, renewables, and environmental products.

Enterprise platformPowerNatural gas
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Molecule ETRM

Molecule Software · ETRM & CTRM software

Cloud-native ETRM for physical and financial commodity portfolios, automated valuation, P&L, risk, and reporting.

Cloud-native SaaSPowerNatural gas
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Amphora Symphony CTRM

Amphora · ETRM & CTRM software

Configurable CTRM for complex physical and financial commodity trades from capture through logistics, risk, claims, invoicing, and settlement.

Enterprise platform; hosting model requires confirmationCrude oilRefined products
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CoreTRM

CoreTRM · ETRM & CTRM software

Modern CTRM covering trade capture, logistics, inventory, real-time risk, forward curves, P&L attribution, reporting, and governance.

Cloud-native multi-tenant platformMulti-commodity; exact proposed coverage requires confirmation