Industries · Commodity trading
Commodity trading compliance software, at desk speed.
Commodity trading compliance software has to keep up with counterparties the desk did not choose: the charterer behind a fixture, the intermediary behind a cargo, the SPV behind a supplier. KYCK is built for that reality: counterparty due diligence for commodity trading, vessel screening and audit trails, live in a day and priced for a desk rather than a bank.
LAST UPDATED AUG 2026
The desk problem, plainly
The desk problem is a mismatch of speed, exposure and evidence: deals move in hours while enterprise onboarding programmes move in quarters, sanctions exposure enters through vessels, owners and intermediaries rather than just the contract counterparty, financing banks demand audit evidence spreadsheets no longer pass, and one compliance officer carries all of it without an IT department.
KYC for commodity traders, end to end
KYC for commodity traders is corporate due diligence first: the entity, its registration, its ownership and its people, plus the vessels and cargo behind each fixture. KYCK runs all of it as one pipeline, from portal onboarding through screening and UBO checks to disclosure packages your financing banks can consume directly.
Built into your workflow, not beside it
KYCK is built into the trading workflow rather than beside it: approved counterparties can flow into your back office over the API, including ERP integrations such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, so the desk sees one counterparty record from first screen to settled trade. Details are on the developers page.
Why desks pick KYCK over enterprise CLM
Desks pick KYCK over enterprise CLM because enterprise lifecycle platforms are built for banks, priced for banks and implemented like banks, while a desk needs the counterparty part done well this quarter at an order of magnitude less first-year cost. The honest comparison sits on the Fenergo alternative page.
Frequently asked questions
What does compliance software for commodity trading need to cover?
Four things at minimum: counterparty due diligence on the companies you trade with, vessel and cargo screening for anything that moves by sea, UBO verification through trading structures, and an audit trail your financing banks accept. Generic KYC tools cover the first at best; KYCK is built around all four.
How fast can a trading desk go live?
The same day. There is no implementation programme: invite a counterparty, the portal collects the file, screening runs, and the case file builds itself. Desks typically run their first real fixture check within hours of getting access.
Do financing banks accept KYCK's evidence?
The disclosure package is designed for that audience: timestamped screening results, UBO chains, reviewer decisions and supporting documents in one export. Banks care that diligence is real and reproducible, and that is what the trail demonstrates.
What does counterparty due diligence look like for a trading desk?
It is faster and wider than bank KYC: the counterparty due diligence commodity trading desks rely on covers the entity, its owners and, where cargo moves by sea, the vessels, at fixture speed. KYCK packages that as one flow: screen, decide with evidence attached, and export the trail your bank accepts.
Bring a live fixture to the demo.
We screen the counterparty and the vessel in front of you, and you keep the evidence.