Trade OS — the operating system for commodity trading and logistics.
Commodity trading and export businesses run purchase, milling, warehousing, and international delivery on spreadsheets, WhatsApp threads, and paper ledgers. Trade OS replaces all of it with one system of record — refined inside a live trading operation and now available to license.
Trading operations outgrow spreadsheets fast.
Purchase orders, broker commissions, warehouse stock, vessel shipments, and multi-currency receivables have no single source of truth when they live across disconnected spreadsheets, WhatsApp threads, and paper ledgers. Reconciling a disputed claim or a broker balance takes days of manual cross-checking — and every handoff is a chance for the numbers to drift apart.
Generic accounting software does not model a trade lifecycle — contracts, lots, milling yields, vessel tracking, and broker ledgers — so trading businesses end up stitching together tools never designed to talk to each other.
One system of record, built for the trade lifecycle.
Trade OS models the entire trade lifecycle natively — contracts, purchase orders, lot and milling traceability, warehouse and bag stock, vessel-tracked delivery orders, broker and trader ledgers, and multi-currency accounts receivable/payable — as one connected data model instead of a patchwork of spreadsheets.
Every ledger-affecting action writes to a cryptographically hash-chained, append-only audit log enforced at the database level, so the business can produce a tamper-evident record on demand — not reconstruct one under pressure during an audit or a dispute.
Everything a trading and logistics operation needs, in one platform.
Trading & Contracts
- ✓Back-to-back trade deals with dual broker support (buyer-side + seller-side) and automatic commission calculation
- ✓Contract clause library with a standard template editor and letterhead PDF generation
- ✓Purchase orders linked directly to lot traceability
- ✓Live commodity price board with per-commodity default specs, insurance, and document requirements
Warehousing & Stock
- ✓Multi-warehouse, multi-shed stock ledger with real-time occupancy tracking
- ✓Bag stock management split by brand and material, with full vendor and supplier reconciliation
- ✓Milling yield reports for raw commodity processing with automated yield-check validation
- ✓Truck arrival intake across three weight types (gross, tare, billing) with arrival-vs-invoice reconciliation
Logistics & Delivery
- ✓Vessel and shipment tracking from booking through arrival
- ✓Delivery order fulfilment with a real-time sellable-stock picker
- ✓Container tracking with quality inspection segmentation (SGS, Baltic, Intertek)
- ✓Draft and final Bill of Lading number tracking through the shipment lifecycle
Finance & Ledgers
- ✓Multi-currency accounts receivable/payable (PKR, USD, AED) with automatic currency-mismatch guards
- ✓Bank and cash account reconciliation with full client statements of account
- ✓Broker and trader commission ledgers with running-balance calculation
- ✓Automated invoice generation linked to trades, lots, and claims
Compliance & Audit
- ✓Cryptographically hash-chained, append-only audit log enforced at the database level via row-level security
- ✓Export compliance workflows: Form-E generation and export proceeds realisation tracking
- ✓Per-lot document vault with checklist-driven completeness tracking
- ✓Claims management with auto-calculated debit notes across multiple claim types
Reporting & Operations
- ✓File-level costing and P&L engine with industry-standard export formats
- ✓Bulk PDF/Excel exports on company letterhead across every operational module
- ✓Sales tax register with date-range bulk invoice generation
- ✓Kanban and list views with click-to-sort, column visibility, and a task/alert centre
Why we architected it this way.
Cryptographically Chained Audit Trail
Every ledger-affecting action — trade postings, broker commissions, claims, payments — writes to a sequential, hash-chained audit entry. Records cannot be edited or deleted, even by an administrator; the chain is enforced with append-only row-level security at the database level, not just in application code.
Currency-Safe Multi-Currency Ledgers
PKR, USD, and AED transactions flow through the same platform without risk of silent conversion errors. Every account carries an explicit currency, and every posting is guarded against being summed into a mismatched running balance.
Multi-Entity Architecture
Four separate trading entities operate within one platform, each with its own contracts, lots, and ledgers, while sharing common infrastructure — proof the architecture scales to multi-company or multi-subsidiary trading groups without a rebuild.
Real-Time Stock Reconciliation
Every truck arrival, milling report, and delivery order nets automatically into warehouse and shed occupancy, so stock positions reflect the floor in real time rather than an end-of-day batch reconciliation.