specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: A-Mark Precious Metals
providerId: a-mark-precious-metals
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Precious Metals
  - Trading
  - Finance
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: A-Mark integrations are settled inside a wholesale-trading agreement; there is no metered
  API invoice. FinOps mapping is structural only.
notes: No public developer pricing — placeholder only. Costs flow through metals trading P&L, not a metered
  API line item.
sources:
  - https://www.amark.com/services
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.
serviceCategory: Financial Services / Commodities
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Contract
  billingFrequency: Per-Invoice
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: A-Mark Precious Metals
  ServiceCategory: Financial Services / Commodities
  ProviderName: A-Mark Precious Metals
  PublisherName: A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: dealer_contract
    description: Wholesale dealer relationship — not a metered unit.
    unit: contract
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - dealer
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track integration cost as part of trading-desk operations and metals procurement spend;
      A-Mark does not provide a metered usage feed.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate integration cost to the trading or treasury function that owns the wholesale
      relationship.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimize quote/order flows by batching where the contract allows and aligning trading
      activity with desk hours.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Trading operations leadership owns the relationship; IT owns integration runtime. Review
      transaction volume during quarterly business reviews with A-Mark.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com