Just about the most popular report that we produce is the CTRM Sourcebook. Last updated in 2017, we are now in the process of revisiting and updating it and... continue reading
InstaNext, based in Bentonville Arkansas, may not be a widely-known brand in CTRM/CM, but they have notched a number of impressive wins in the last couple of years and... continue reading
Every two years, ComTech issues its vendor perception report. This is based on user and influencer opinions of the vendors in the space and with two decades of history... continue reading
EU ETS Carbon prices are around 20 Eur as of today, slightly off from their recent high of around 25 Eur in August. After several years in which the... continue reading
We were a bit quite on here last week. That is because we were both in London. The primary purpose of the trip was a presentation to a group... continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, we had a briefing from Kiodex. Now part of the FIS family of products, Kiodex is a Software as a Service solution for commodity... continue reading
Last week, we had the opportunity to visit with Mr. Manav Garg, CEO & Founder of Eka, to discuss the company’s recent results, announcements and new developments. Referencing recent... continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, Singular Point launched its MARiS software product for commercial shipping and chartering at an event in Geneva. We were invited but unfortunately, we could... continue reading
Every two years, ComTech issues its’ highly anticipated Vendor Perception Study report. We have been putting this out for over a decade and a half now providing a really... continue reading
Automated trading in European intraday power and gas markets is just the tip of the iceberg. According to a CFTC report published last year, there have been substantial increases... continue reading
Metals and metals concentrates are notoriously difficult to handle in a CTRM solution and the choice of CTRM software for concentrates has been relatively limited in this market for... continue reading
Periodically, we learn of new entrants into the E/CTRM fold of providers. In the last couple of weeks, we have come across two new ones. The first was announced... continue reading
Traders on Nordpool, and who are part of the Nasdaq clearing house, this last week faced a c.$133 million hole in a contingency fund as a trader defaulted as... continue reading
I have written a number of times about the impact of GDPR on marketing in the CTRM space. However, it has become very clear to me that ingenuity knows... continue reading
The explosion of data combined with the application of proper data management, AI and ML and visualization tools is opening up previously unheard of opportunities in commodity trading –... continue reading
The Senior Managers Regime (SMR) is a part of UK financial regulations aimed at increasing the personal accountability of senior people in the financial services industry. It came into effect in... continue reading