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Gold Trading ERP

Bullion trades with weights, purity and settlement.

The challenge

Bullion desks reconcile trades across spreadsheets, rate sheets and bank statements. Weight, purity and currency errors tend to surface only at settlement, when they are hardest to fix.

What we built

A bullion trading platform where every sale, purchase and return is linked to its transaction record and carries gross and pure weight, purity, metal rate, currency conversion, tax and settlement details, through to printable and downloadable transaction documents.

The AI layer

  • Planned: an assistant that identifies inconsistencies across trades.
  • Planned: help for finance teams investigating settlement differences.
How it works

The workflow, step by step.

  1. 01Trade captured
  2. 02Weight and purity recorded
  3. 03Rate and currency applied
  4. 04Invoice issued
  5. 05Settled and documented
Architecture

How the pieces connect.

Inputs
  • Trade tickets
  • Weights & purity
  • Metal rates
  • Currency rates
The system
  • Trading
  • Weights & purity
  • Rates & currency
  • Tax & settlement
  • Invoicing
  • Transaction documents
Planned AI
  • An assistant that identifies inconsistencies across trades
  • Help for finance teams investigating settlement differences
People
  • Trader
  • Finance
  • Management
Outputs
  • Invoices
  • Settlement records
  • Transaction documents

Functional architecture. Integrations and hosting are tailored to each client's environment.

Modules

Everything in one system.

01Trading

Sales, purchases and returns linked to transactions.

02Weights & purity

Gross weight, pure weight and purity on every line.

03Rates & currency

Metal rates and currency conversion recorded per trade.

04Tax & settlement

Tax and settlement details captured end to end.

05Invoicing

Invoices generated from the transaction record.

06Transaction documents

Printable and downloadable documents.

Interface preview

What your team would see.

Illustrative interface · sample data
Who uses it

Built around real roles.

Trader

Books sales, purchases and returns.

Finance

Invoices, settles and reconciles.

Management

Sees positions and settlement status.

In practice · illustrative example
A trader books a purchase of 5 kg of 995 bars. Pure weight, the rate at booking and the USD to AED conversion are captured on the ticket, the invoice and tax are generated from it, and finance settles against the same record.
Build your version

Start here, extend further.

Capabilities we can build on this foundation for your version of the system.

  • Live bullion price feeds
  • Counterparty KYC and AML screening
  • Vault and consignment tracking
  • Open position and hedging reports
  • Multi-branch consolidation
Questions

What clients ask us.

Does it handle purity and pure weight?

Yes. Every line records gross weight, purity and pure weight, so values are calculated on the fine metal.

Can it catch reconciliation problems?

That is planned. An AI assistant would flag inconsistencies and help investigate settlement differences.

Can you build a version of this for our business?

Yes. Every system starts with a discovery conversation about your workflow, data and goals, and we adapt the design to fit. Most engagements produce a working, testable system within a few weeks to a couple of months, depending on scope.

Can it integrate with the systems we already use?

Integration with existing tools such as ERPs, accounting packages, databases and document stores is scoped during discovery, so the system fits around how you already work.

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