Fendhal’s Henry Thornalley says that while it is still a very busy market for CTRM software, most inquiries at Fendahl are now originating from within Europe. He expects to... continue reading
A few years ago, in one of my routine searches for new CTRM solutions, I came across a solution called Graintrack, a cloud-based solution targeting grains from a company... continue reading
From all of us at CTRMCenter.com and Commodity Technology Advisory LLC, Happy Holidays!... continue reading
2022 turned out to be quite the year for commodities. Volatilities and prices surged in many commodities and trading firms made good profits by and large as the hedge... continue reading
With a big sigh of relief on my part and after literally hours and hours of spreadsheet analysis and graph making, the 2022 VPS report is drafted and gone... continue reading
Energy One Europe is continuing with its restructuring projects around Contigo, EGSSIS and eZ-nergy Simon Wheeler, CEO, told me recently. It is consolidating support into one area and recruiting... continue reading
Imagine being a salesperson for a CTRM vendor right now. The holidays are coming and so is year end (calendar and for many – financial). There are two things... continue reading
Brady Technology’s Ian Tobin sees an active market for credit solutions with a lot of interest in Brady’s CRisk solution. Market volatility is driving a great deal of scrutiny... continue reading
According to a Bloomberg story, hedge funds in commodities are back and making money. My interest in hedge funds commenced back around 19-years ago when Peter Fusaro and I... continue reading
And therefore time to roll out my annual thoughts on the banality of awards when it comes to CTRM software…. For those who do not know, some awards are... continue reading
As I reflect on what appears to have been a record year for many CTRM vendors in terms of activity levels and new deals and customers, one thing has... continue reading
Amphora’s year continues to go well as it has signed new clients in Dubai and China in the last month bringing its record year closings to a total of... continue reading
A conversation with Chris Regan of Brady Technologies is always interesting and full of detail and enthusiasm. Brady Technologies is focused on energy markets in Europe these days via... continue reading
With the energy transition, batteries have become an important asset on the grid to supply some capability to store excess power to use when needed. Needless to say, software... continue reading
The history of CTRM is replete with brand names that came and went. In fact, I could likely name at least 30 right now off the top of my... continue reading
I’m not sure how popular audio podcasts are in the commodities industry to be honest. Ours though is likely one of the oldest to have emerged and be launched... continue reading
The US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates again by 0.75% this week saying it was “”very premature” to think about pausing and that the peak for rates would likely... continue reading
Every two years we conduct the Vendor Perception Study and this year we have had a record response. I am about half way through totting up all of the... continue reading
There is no doubt that the market for CTRM and related software is hot this year. Almost all vendors report significant activity and signings in almost all geographies and... continue reading
As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, Russia has retaliated against the European governments that have supported Ukraine with arms shipments by throttling natural gas supplies or entirely... continue reading
I checked in recently with Simon Piercy, CEO of CTRMCubed and the man behind the development of the “modern cloud E/CTRM designed for the future. Lightning fast, reliable and... continue reading