ComTech is currently finalizing our 2017 CTRM Market Trends and Outlook Report, our annual review of market developments, including a detailed look at the size of the global CTRM markets. While the final report should be available within the next two weeks, we thought we would provide an...
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It can’t be much fun to be Saudi right now. Everyday, talking up the idea that OPEC can and will put the oil market ‘in balance’ (thats price fixer talk for under our control) and then reading how your fellow OPEC members are cheating on their quotas and...
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ComTechAdvisory: Tell us a little about PXE – its history and objectives
David Kučera: PXE was established as a daughter company of Prague Stock Exchange. The idea came from the largest power market participants who were looking for an independent and transparent venue that would show electricity market prices...
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It’s been quite meager times for commodity traders over the last couple of years. Profitable trades are getting harder and harder to find as arbitrage and basis disappear. Market initiatives like European power market coupling actually erode basis by creating a broader pricing zone and, in power, the...
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At the end of last November, I wrote about my skepticism around OPEC’s ability to control oil prices. I was commenting that I didn’t understand what the speculators could possibly be thinking as the cost of extracting American oil was coming down and fast as US stocks continued...
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The last couple of years have not been exactly stellar when it comes to the fortunes of CTRM software vendors. In fact, I think it is probably accurate to say, they have been difficult. Commodity prices collapsed, buyers cut budgets, and were meanwhile inundated with sweeping regulatory demands...
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I was in Dallas recently to meet with Allegro’s senior management team for a briefing on the company’s recent activities, their 2016 results and the outlook for the 2017. Reflecting on their 2016 results, Michael Hinton, Allegro’s chief customer officer & senior vice president of products and solutions,...
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Commodity Technology Advisory visits with Dr. Markus Seiser, COO of FIS‘ Energy Solutions to get his insights on the recently completed study examining the impact of low energy prices on the use, utility and value of ETRM solutions....
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ComTech is seeking your participation in a new survey and research effort – this new project looks at the impacts and implications of low-priced energy commodities as they relate to ETRM system use and value. Though oil prices have recently begun to rise off their 13 year low...
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