The ideal platform for naphtha traders

Sparta for Naphtha is tailor-made for the bespoke needs of naphtha traders. Our purpose-built platform delivers insights into global market impacts and trends, including industry-leading, forward-looking arbitrage and clean freight models.

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Global insights on demand

No matter where you’re located or your organisation size, Sparta gives you instant access to global market intelligence for naphtha trading. Get actionable naphtha market insights on demand via web or iOS app without placing traders in every trading location.

Speed to market

Identifying and seizing trading opportunities at speed gives you serious advantage over other naphtha traders. Sparta sources, processes and analyses market data for you, eliminating time-consuming data management and empowering you to capture market opportunities as soon as they arise.

Data you can trust

Sparta sources and cleans high-quality naphtha data from world-leading brokerages and data houses for you, so you always have reliable distillate insights you can trust.

Purpose-built for the unique needs of naphtha traders

Trade the naphtha market with clarity and conviction

Seizing time-sensitive opportunities is crucial for success. Naphtha traders must quickly capitalise on fluctuations caused by geopolitical events, seasonal demand changes, and market regulatory shifts. However, traders face challenges such as sifting through irrelevant data, the need for tools tailored to the specific products they trade, and a trend to be over-dependent on historical data. These issues result in slow-to-market response times and missed opportunities.

Unparalleled, real-time intelligence for the naphtha market

Sparta’s physical naphtha market information and industry-leading forward-looking arbitrage and clean freight models deliver traders insights into global market impacts and trends. Spanning from petrochemical to blending, across various grades from light to heavy, Sparta enables you to place or source barrels and trade paper spreads with greater accuracy and conviction.

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Your complete view of the market

Sparta’s Custom Charts provide up to 9 fully customisable charts on one page. Each chart can be tailored by selecting from live, forwards, and seasonal chart types. Custom charts enable traders to visualise Sparta’s ground-breaking Live Curves, futures, swaps, physical, and freight pricing, all integrated into one powerful custom page, delivering an unparalleled view of the energy markets.

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Tools to transform how you trade naphtha

The Sparta naphtha platform is tailor-made to help you access actionable market intelligence, benefit from expert analytics, and stress-test your trading ideas. Our features and tools enable you to trade with greater conviction, anytime, anywhere.

Real-time access to global pricing

Live Curves gives you real-time global pricing information from anywhere in the world, including futures, swaps, physical and freight. Access real-time prices for the futures market, while access to historical forward prices allows you to compare, contrast and analyse historical seasonal pricing trends to identify new patterns and opportunities when trading naphtha. Accessible from anywhere in the world via a web browser, Sparta’s mobile iOS application, or Excel.

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Up-to-date and reliable freight rates

Sparta’s Freight Calculator delivers instant access to reliable prompt and forward freight rates for over 2,000 global routes across vessel classes. By using spot market assessments in combination with historical data and extrapolation, we provide immediate access to current market-assessed prices while also providing insight into what the forward market may look like. Sparta is the only provider to offer 12 months’ insight into the forward market, helping you to negotiate better freight rates by aligning shipping costs with market trends.

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Live arbitrage calculations

Sparta Global ARBs cover the MED, NWE, USGC, WAF, AG and RED SEA regions, giving you insights into global arbitrage routes for naphtha so you can anticipate global demand and trade flows. Easily filter by quality, OSN, light, heavy and C5+ naphtha for flexibility. With real-time market insights you can confidently anticipate market trends, and identify and seize trading opportunities faster and with greater conviction.

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Sparta for Excel: Sparta's forward pricing live in Excel

Gain real-time access to all global pricing information for swaps, futures, physical premiums, and freight directly in Excel. Our Excel add-in enables you to export portfolios and products directly to Excel from Sparta’s Live Curves with just a few clicks, empowering you to perform in-depth analyses, create dynamic charts, and implement bespoke trading models effortlessly. The Sparta for Excel add-in is directly available from the Microsoft Store, ensuring a secure and seamless installation.

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Speak with our naphtha expert

Jorge Molinero

Commodity Owner

jorge.molinero@spartacommodities.com

Jorge Molinero is a Commodity Owner at Sparta. Starting his career as a financial analyst with BBVA, Jorge quickly transitioned to market intelligence within the energy sector, spending 4 years as a naphtha analyst with Repsol before joining Sparta in early 2023.

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