We put the client first — before a single feature is built.
Octane Energy Systems is a startup on a mission to bring modern, transparent trading software to the energy markets — built together with the desks that will use it.
A free, customizable development application for our first few clients. Then a simple AMC.
The logic is simple: for our first few clients we don't charge to build the platform. Once it's delivered and live, an annual maintenance contract begins.
Free Customizable Development Application
For our first few clients, we build the platform at no development cost — we invest in it and co-build it around your desk. You help shape the roadmap from day one.
- No development cost
- Co-built around your real workflows
- Influence over the roadmap
Then a simple AMC
Once the platform is delivered and live, a transparent annual maintenance contract keeps everything running — support with SLAs, hosting, upgrades and ongoing enhancements.
- Support & SLAs
- Hosting, monitoring & security patches
- Upgrades & new features
$0
Development cost
First few
Clients, free build
AMC
After launch
0
Lock-in tricks
AMC is tailored to your scope and quoted transparently up front.
Principles we build by.
Listen first
Every engagement starts with discovery — shadowing the desk and mapping the real workflow before we write a line of code.
Co-build, don't sell
Early clients influence the roadmap. The product is shaped by the people who trade on it.
Radical transparency
Open progress, honest timelines, and no surprises or lock-in tricks.
Ship in small loops
Short iterations mean you see value early and steer continuously.
Earn trust with data
Security, auditability and your ownership of your data are non-negotiable.
Aligned incentives
We earn through the AMC after launch — so we only win when the platform keeps delivering.
From discovery to a platform you own the roadmap of.
- 01
Discover
We learn your desk — instruments, workflows, pain points and reporting needs.
- 02
Co-build
Iterative development with you in the loop — at no development cost to early clients.
- 03
Launch
Go live on a platform built around the way you actually trade.
- 04
Support & evolve
Once live, an annual maintenance contract covers upgrades, support, SLAs and continued enhancement.
Energy domain expertise meets modern software craft.
We pair people who understand trading desks with engineers who build fast, reliable, beautiful software. We're small, focused, and obsessed with our early clients' success.
Become an Early ClientEnergy
Domain experts
Product
Client-led design
Engineering
Cloud-native build
Risk
Quant & controls
Common questions
What buyers ask before the first demo.
What is a CTRM system?
A CTRM (commodity trading and risk management) system is the platform a trading business runs its book on. It captures physical and paper trades, values positions against market curves, tracks credit and market exposure, schedules and tracks cargoes, and settles the money — replacing the spreadsheet estate most desks accumulate. Octane covers that whole lifecycle in one audited platform.
How is Octane different from a spreadsheet-based trading operation?
A spreadsheet cannot tell you who changed a price, when, or on whose approval. Octane records every change as an immutable audit event, routes governed changes through maker-checker approval, and emits domain events so downstream modules react automatically. Position, risk and settlement all read from the same records, so the desk, the risk team and finance stop reconciling three versions of the truth.
Which commodities does Octane support?
Crude oil, refined products, natural gas and LNG, coal, and carbon credits — physical and paper, spot, term and master-contract structures. Units, quality specifications, conversion factors and pricing conventions are configured per commodity rather than hard-coded.
How is Octane licensed and priced?
Octane is licensed by package: Trade, Operate, Settle and Control, plus Advanced Analytics. Start with the one that matches how your desk works today and turn on another as the operation grows — the platform is one system, so adding a package unlocks modules rather than starting a migration. Advanced Analytics is charged separately because it carries its own data infrastructure. Founding clients get a free, customizable development application and a 30-day full-feature trial.
Can Octane run on our own infrastructure?
Yes. Octane runs as a browser application, as a mirrored desktop client for Windows, macOS and Linux, and can be deployed into your own cloud tenancy or data centre. It is a Java and PostgreSQL stack with no proprietary runtime dependency.
How long does implementation take?
Because reference data, permissions, approval workflows and even interface wording are configured rather than coded, a single-desk deployment is measured in weeks rather than the multi-year programmes this category is known for. Founding clients are onboarded alongside the team that builds the product.