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Fendahl Sees North America as a Key Market for Growth

Michael Snayd has been in the energy and commodities trading business for a couple of decades or so already and has worked with quite a few systems in North... continue reading

Amphora EMag Presentation Fuels Demand

Amphora has been busy recently producing an EMag about its Symphony software. It even asked me to participate in the project as an industry analyst. The result can be... continue reading

Enuits’ Vision of the Future

The people at Enuit reckon they are observing some fundamental shifts in the CTRM software market. “We have been listening carefully to the market and seeing some trends in... continue reading

OpenDataDSL Readies its New Data Management Platform Targeting Energy and Commodities

OpenDataDSL is a startup vendor in the energy and commodities data management space led by Colin Hartley.  Its solution is SaaS in the Azure cloud and Colin describes it... continue reading

Thoughts on the Quor and ClearDox Partnering Announcement

Quor recently announced a partnership with ClearDox “to help organizations close the ‘automation gaps’ across the trading lifecycle.” According to the announcement, “the ClearDox intelligent applications leverage the latest... continue reading

Fendahl Sees A Strong 2024 In Sight

I spoke recently with Fendahls’ Henry Thornalley who told me that it was a busy market right now for CTRM and related software. “We have seen a significant uptick... continue reading

Brady’s PowerDesk Edge Gives Traders Python Power

Brady’s PowerDesk solution is designed as a comprehensive trader’s cockpit for trading in intraday and day ahead power markets providing a holistic view of positions and market activity, according... continue reading

Phlo Systems Sees Increased Interest in Traceability Driving Opportunity

Talking with many vendors in the CTRM and related software space, one area that is causing prospective buyers to scan the market for solutions is the drive for extra... continue reading

Who Does the Market See as the Leader in CTRM?

Let’s get you opinion on that and other market leadership and buying criteria questions in our ongoing 2024 Vendor Perception Study. Non-vendor end user and consultants opinions are used... continue reading

Previse Systems’ Eyes New Markets on Back of European Success

Previse Systems were a strong showing in our last Vendor Perception Study of two-years ago (give us your vendor views for the next by completing the survey here). Since... continue reading

Beacon Targets Complexities in Energy & Commodities

It had been quite some time since I had spoken with Mark Ayzenberg of Beacon and although I had tried to connect at E-World, the Beacon stand – like... continue reading

Vakt Sees Trade Volumes Grow Significantly – Expects More Growth in 2024

Vakt has seen on platform crude and refined products trade volumes grow exponentially in recent years. The massive growth in trade volumes is down to more customers integrating with... continue reading

Unlocking the Potential of the FIS Energy Portfolio Manager

Not everyone may be aware that FIS Energy offers two solutions supporting end-to-end energy transactions. While the FIS Trading Risk and Logistics Platform is widely recognized as the flagship... continue reading

Energy One Emphasizes Customer Support Ahead of Customer Day

At the heart of each customers’ journey at Energy One is a team of experts who understand each clients’ business and needs at every stage. This, according to Chief... continue reading

Phlo Systems Cyber Security Services Help Address SaaS CTRM Cyber Security Questions.

In the world of SaaS software, security rightly remains a key concern for users and prospective users who want to be certain that their data and systems are secure... continue reading

STG Acquires Eka – Merges with Quor

An official announcement today confirmed the accuracy of rumours around the market regarding STG and Quor Group acquiring Eka. For STG and Quor Group, this is a significant step... continue reading

Hitachi Energy Driving Towards a Comprehensive Energy Solution Set

Recently, I had a briefing from Hitachi Energy regarding its energy portfolio management unit. Michael Hinton heads up that business unit and it was he that briefed me starting... continue reading

SquareFour’s Nova looks usable

I caught up with SquareFour again earlier this week for a short demonstration of Nova. Nova was one of a very small number of CTRM solutions that I had... continue reading

Quor Group Talks Concentrates

I had an interesting conversation with Saeed Patel and Harry Knot of Quor Group last week where we got into risk management and the tools available in the industry.... continue reading

FIS ENERGY is Looking Back To a Successful 2023

I recently had a conversation with Harshad Kolpyakwar, the head of Energy Business at FIS®, and he was proud to share its 2023 successes in supporting our Energy sector... continue reading

Square Four Steps Out

Last week I spoke, for the first time, to Square Four SA, a Geneva-based vendor (it markets the Nova Trading System) that has long been on our radar screen.... continue reading