Nano Trading and Consulting – what we do for you. Oil trading is a highly and increasingly competitive environment. Whilst the rewards can be incredibly high, mistakes are invariably expensive. And whilst everyone can of course learn from their mistakes, it is far less expensive to avoid them in the first place. There are several key factors to understand before becoming successful in oil trading. What exactly are you trying to achieve? – It is not enough to simply say ‘make money’. Where do you fit in to the trading world? What instruments should you be trading? How do you control costs? Do you have a competitive edge? Do you understand the laws and regulations? Do you have the right people and if not - how do you find them? How do you get introduced to the right people to start or grow your business? And then there is risk. Risk takes a multitude of formats but not all consider the breadth of these risks you encounter in trading. There are many that a business faces on a day to day basis. Regulatory, performance, counterparty, credit, country, pollution, war, basis and manifest risk. Corporate fraud, individual fraud, mis-accounting and human error. These are the main but not all the risks you may encounter in oil trading. And all of this before you have even factored in the risk of buying and selling for profit. How to hedge, deal with price volatility and how to handle things when they do go wrong – and they do. These are all factors that have to not just be considered but controlled in order to run a successful trading business. The key to a successful trading operation is a combination of factors. A robust back and middle office with first class reporting. Strict trading desk controls and procedures. Understanding risk – and understanding your own capacity and appetite for risk. A sound trading strategy. The right people. Nano Trading and Consulting can lead you to the right solutions for your trading business.