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What Happened to the Professional Press Announcement?

Back around 18-years ago, I ran a firm called VasMark Group Inc. It offered both PR and analyst/research services to software vendors and related firms in the energy space. It was eventually acquired by UtiliPoint, Inc. and became the TRM division of t......
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Independence Day ?

Trying to blog on the theme of Independence Day isn’t easy when it comes to CTRM software however, over the last 15-years or so of being and analyst watching the ETRM and CTRM software space, the one thing that has always struck me as odd was how difficult...
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Three Reasons To Attend The 2016 CTRMConference

October is not so far away as it may seem and the 2016 CTRMConference is looming large on the horizon. With a theme around CTRM in a low price environment, the agenda is solidifying nicely and in a couple of weeks or so, it will be published in...
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What Is CTRM in the Cloud?

The hot trend for 2016 seems to be CTRM deployed in the cloud as ComTech predicted earlier this year. Almost every vendor in the space now has a cloud strategy of one sort or another and a very small number have begun to offer standard versions for a...
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Risk Edge Innovating With Predictive analytical Tools

I recently had a call with Nitin Gupta with Risk Edge as he is currently in London working with a client. Risk Edge is an Indian vendor that specializes in developing web-enabled risk analytical tools in areas like credit risk, market risk and pricing. More recently, it has...
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CTRM Conference Video

The 2016 CTRM Conference - for those looking for answers to today's critical questions in CTRM Technology. What solutions should I need? Are my systems capable of addressing the risks and regulations in today's rapidly changing commodities markets? Wha......
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BREXIT – What Next?

Like many I awoke to the news this morning that Britain has vote narrowly to leave the EU. Already markets are in turmoil and commodities have been impacted by that turmoil with a rush to Gold and falling Oil prices. I have thought about doing a BREXIT blog...
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CTRM for Ags is a Competitive Space

To my utter amazement I was able to come up with twenty-five different CTRM solutions for Ags and I will be honest, its not inconceivable that I missed a few! If you pop over to the CTRMCenter directory you can check out my assertion by looking at all...
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European Regulatory Study Gets Started

ETR Advisory and ComTech Advisory are now busy researching and preparing the initial report for our European Regulatory study. The study looks at EMIR and REMIT primarily, examining the regulations in terms of what has been defined and what has yet to be defined by the regulators and...
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CTRMCenter: A New Web Portal for Everything CTRM Launched

Commodity Technology Advisory launches a new site will cover the nexus of Commodity Trading & Risk Management and Technology. Houston, TX and Prague, CZ. June 5. Commodity Technology Advisory (ComTech Advisory) is pleased to announce that it has launched a new web portal for all things related to...
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