Trader ( Exporter/Importer) business issues
Position Management	Physical Position Management •  Sales Coverage Report •  Inventory and open purchases available to sell report
	Risk management •  Differential risk report •  Outright risk report •  Future / Options – Net market exposure
	Futures/options position management • Order tracking – GTC’s, Switches, and more • Track specific trading and hedging strategies • What contracts are still unfixed? • What futures am I holding for customers or suppliers? • Is my brokerage statement accurate?
Traffic Management	Importing Process • What shipments demand my immediate attention? • How can I expedite the customs entry process? • It’s 8 AM. Do I know where my containers are? • How much do I owe the insurance company for this month’s shipments?
	Inventory Management •  Where is my inventory? Is it committed or available? •  What is the value of my inventory in each warehouse?
	Customer Deliveries •  What deliveries are still to be made this month?
Financial Management	Valuation • What are my physical and futures realized and unrealized profit? • How does it break down by supplier/customer? Time period? Product type?
Invoice Management	• Which of these invoices piled on my desk should I approve? • How can I be sure I invoiced every delivery?
Sample Management	Manage/track all samples sent or received, including: • Pre-shipment samples • Offer Samples • Arrival Samples Exception reports for missing approvals Exception reports for missing pre-shipment samples