The only predictive signals platform for trading desks

Pricing, news, and data-driven insight — plus live arbitrage signals and blend margins, in one place, for your whole desk. The full trading solution.

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Be the first to move

See the trade before the market does, with live arbs, freight shifts, and blend margins that signal dislocations in real time.

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Spot opportunities

Your signal feed for the market’s next move, from over/undervaluation scores to freight and arb dislocations, all live and structured for instant action.

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Align and control your view

Work from the same live models, curves, and assumptions, tailored your way. Adjust inputs and see the impact on refining margins, blends, and arbs, updated instantly across your desk.

Your complete, forward-looking, trading co-pilot

Live, structured forecasts for arbs, freight, and blend margins — so you see the trade before the market does. Test scenarios in seconds. Get AI-powered trading signals and forward-looking market insights.

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What desks like yours say

“That cargo deal? Without Sparta, I’d have missed it. It paid for itself multiple times over — instantly.”

Distillates Trader at oil major
“It’s like having a radar. You still fly the plane, but you see the storm before it hits.”

Distillates Trader at oil major

“Sparta paid for itself within the first 24 hours.”

Cross-barrel Physical Trader at mid-sized energy company

“I haven’t seen any other platform that does what Sparta does, at this level of detail and simplicity. If there’s a competitor, I haven’t found it.”

Distillates Trader at oil major

“Please don’t share Sparta with anyone else.”

Freight Analyst at integrated energy company

The full trading co-pilot, for your whole desk

From live market views to forward-looking signals, everything your team needs to see the trade first, in one place. Live, structured, and built for action.

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Live arb tracking into pricing centres

Instantly see where the arb is open or closed, with live, structured data feeding into your key pricing hubs.

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Real-time blend margin models (prompt and forward)

Spot profitable blends before the market does — with forward and prompt models updating as the market moves.

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Daily and weekly bullish/bearish calls

Clear directional calls across the barrel so you can see momentum shifts and market turns early.

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Crude and freight over/undervaluation scores

Live view of which grades and routes are overpriced or underpriced — and by how much.

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Freight cost tracking and CPP sentiment heatmap for demand shifts

Track route costs alongside a live CPP sentiment heatmap to spot demand shifts early — and anticipate impacts on flows, arbs, and margins.

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Scenario testing in seconds

Run blends, arbs, and what-if scenarios instantly — so you can stress test your strategy in real time.

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Your expert, on call

Direct access to Sparta’s commodity specialists for market context, assumption checks, and trading validation.

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Full workflow integration

Excel integration, mobile app and API connectivity — your signals, live and aligned, wherever your desk works.

Why desks choose Sparta Intelligence

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Unlock hidden P&L — trade opportunities that others miss, worth millions per desk

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Predictive, not reactive — trade before the move happens

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No one else delivers live, structured forecasts for arbs, freight, and blend margins

Here’s the difference Sparta Intelligence makes

Without Sparta Intelligence

  • Reacting after the market has already moved
  • Gut feel or delayed commentary drives decisions
  • Hours or days to test scenarios
  • Signals scattered across chats, spreadsheets, and inboxes
  • Traders, analysts, and risk working on different models and assumptions
  • Missed opportunities from unspotted dislocations

With Sparta Intelligence

  • Trading ahead with live, predictive arb, freight, and blend margin signals
  • Forward-looking signals backed by verified broker data
  • Scenario testing, curve stress, and what-ifs in seconds
  • One platform — structured, aligned, and visible to your whole desk
  • Shared logic, shared data, shared foresight — full alignment
  • Capturing moves early with a proven track record of accurate calls

One platform. Three levels of trading confidence.

Features Sparta Curves Sparta Curves Sparta Knowledge Sparta Knowledge Sparta Intelligence Sparta Intelligence
Prices — spot and historical forward curves (physical, futures, swaps, freight) true true true
Custom and derived curves true true true
Curve and portfolio sharing true true true
Forward-looking freight rate calculator true true true
Excel integration/Mobile App true true true
Curated commodity news feed true true
Daily/Weekly expert market commentary true true
Access to Sparta’s experts and analysts true true
PRA Assessments true true
Forward-looking arbitrage and trade flows true
Gasoline and FO Blenders true
Signal dashboards true
Forward refined margins true
API access — your data (portfolios, custom curves) true true true
Data feed — Sparta Data Marketplace Additional fees Additional fees Additional fees

Tools that fit your market. And how you trade it.

Every Sparta product is built from the ground up for its specific market. Tailored logic. Focused views. No noise. Just what matters to your trade, live and customisable.
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Gasoline

Sparta’s physical gasoline market information, combined with industry-leading live blending and clean freight models, delivers live, forward-looking insight into global trade flows and trends for the gasoline market.

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Distillate

Sparta’s physical distillate market information, industry-leading forward-looking arbitrage, and streamlined freight models deliver insights into global trade flows and trends for the distillate market.

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Jet

From NWE jet differentials to Singapore regrades, Sparta for Jet enables traders to place or source barrels and trade paper spreads with clarity and conviction.

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Naphtha

Sparta’s physical naphtha market information, including industry-leading, forward-looking arbitrage and clean freight models, deliver insights into global market impacts and trends.

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Crude

Instantly determine the best crude for each refinery type and anticipate global trade flows by comparing the GPWs of different grades across regions in real time.

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LNG

Coming soon: our LNG-dedicated product offering Sparta Curves, Global ARBs and Freight Calculator specific to the LNG market.

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Fuel Oil

Leverage Sparta’s proprietary live Fuel Oil Optimiser for clear, actionable insights into global fuel oil blending economics and how to place or source physical barrels and trade spreads, cracks, EW, Hi5, and visco with unmatched accuracy and conviction.

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LPG

Register your interest in our upcoming LPG product, providing LPG traders with dedicated Live Curves, Global ARBs and Freight Calculator.

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Freight

Sparta’s physical market information, combined with industry-leading forward-looking arbitrage models, enables freight market participants to anticipate global trade flows, position vessels, and trade paper with unmatched accuracy and conviction.

Specialised dashboards

Crude Signals Dashboard

Crude Signals gives you real-time visibility across 80+ crude grades and DPP freight routes in one view. Instantly see if a grade or TD route is over, under, or fairly valued, with 12 months of historical context powering faster, smarter physical trades, paper spreads, and freight moves.

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Freight Dashboard

Sparta’s CPP freight dashboard offers real-time insights on whether each CPP freight region is bullish or bearish and the best fixture option for your vessel.

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More ways to trade smarter.

Explore Sparta’s other products and find the fit that gives your desk the advantage.

Sparta Curves

The most complete market view for your whole desk.

All your market pricing — futures, swaps, physical and freight — live from all the brokers you trust, tailored to your market view, and shared across your team in one aligned platform.

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Sparta Knowledge

The single source for live prices, market-moving news, and expert calls

Live pricing meets curated headlines, expert insight, PRA data and real-time trader calls — so your desk gets the “why” behind the move and the facts to act on it, in one place.

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Sparta Data Marketplace

The sharpest signals in oil trading, plugged straight into your stack.

Choose from thousands of proprietary and third party datasets, adjust packages to your needs, and plug everything into your systems instantly.

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Spot opportunities. Trade with conviction.

Stop relying only on rearview data. With Sparta Intelligence, your desk gets forward-looking signals, forecasts, and structured insights you can trust.

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