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From Volatility to Control

Enhancing Oil Trading Performance Through Smarter Architecture
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P&L is the main performance indicator in oil trading, but understanding what really drives it remains complex.
Why the P&L Challenge in Oil Trading?
Information is fragmented across trading, risk, logistics and finance systems. Front-office views are often misaligned with accounting figures, and attribution between strategy, execution and operations is unclear. As markets become more volatile and decisions move intraday, delayed or aggregated P&L reduces the ability to react, optimize positions and control risk.
Key benefits
The real shift is about connecting what already exists.

Bringing data together. Moving from batch to real-time. Allowing traders and risk teams to see the same numbers, at the same time.

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Unified data visibility

A single and consistent view of positions, exposure and P&L across all functions, reducing discrepancies and improving alignment.

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Faster decision-making

Near real-time access to critical data enables quicker reactions to market movements and operational changes.

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Improved data quality

Integrated systems and automation reduce reconciliation gaps and enhance reliability of trading and risk data.

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Scalable architecture

A flexible setup that evolves over time without requiring replacement of core trading systems.

How NTT DATA helps

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Data layer

A single source of truth that consolidates and standardizes data across trading, risk, market, and operations, eliminating reconciliation.

Built on an event-driven, API-based architecture, it enables real-time updates, faster decision-making, and scalable integration of best-of-breed and bespoke solutions.

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Analytical platforms

Deploy analytics to enhance decision-making across trading and risk teams.
These tools support intraday P&L monitoring, exposure tracking and automated alerts.

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ETRM platforms

Maintain core trading systems as the backbone of operations.
They manage trade lifecycle, risk and back-office processes while integrating external data layers. It is the cornerstone that provides visibility on position and costs. The improvement sits on opportunity management and the matching of deals into strategies in the most efficient way.

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Automation and workflows

Automate key processes such as reconciliation, reporting and exception management using Agents is on Production state. No further PoC’s.
This reduces manual effort and improves operational efficiency, also fixing the knowledge of the company and reducing lack of qualified staff.

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Proven impact
The answer is not to replace everything. Most companies already have strong ETRM platforms. The real shift is about connecting what already exists.
Operational Benefits
Results that matter
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Reduction in time-to-decision

Up to 20–30% reduction in time-to-decision, enabled by real-time access to positions, exposure and P&L.

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Reduction in reconciliation effort

15–25% reduction in reconciliation effort, driven by improved data consistency and automation across systems.

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Improved market movements reaction

Faster and more consistent reaction to market movements, improving intraday trading discipline.

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Increased operational scalability

Allowing teams to handle higher trading volumes without adding complexity.

This is not a technology discussion anymore. It’s a performance discussion.
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