National employs a corporate philosophy focusing on a tightly restricted policy of managing liability and risk, enabling more efficient control of margins while increasing yield enhancement. In today’s volatile market environment, it is necessary to design and implement hedge strategies to protect pricing and control exposure by utilizing physical, futures and over the counter market strategies. National maintains a close working relationship with Intermarket Management LLC, an energy firm specializing in the design of hedging models and logistical planning for a select clientele. Intermarket services customers globally, including major and large independent oil companies refining and distribution operations, natural gas producers/ end-users and state owned petroleum companies.

Intermarket also provides energy project finance for infra- structure development, trade finance, and 24 hour brokerage services to assist in managing positions. This provides a platform for improved liquidity with regard to international physical and derivative markets. The professional relationship with Intermarket allows National to rapidly assess market conditions, risk and relevant data, increasing flexibility for design and implementation of trading strategies for petroleum, freight, delivery and storage.