What in fact is risk management? Is it only about tracking risk KPIs and enforcing limits? Certainly not. Effective risk management hinges on a deep understanding of portfolio drivers: how your positions will react to shifts in different markets, variations in transport route utilization, your own trading activity, and...
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I recently spoke with Ken Twomey who leads capSpire’s European advisory practice. This has grown to around two dozen people with plans to double in size over the next few years, he told me. “In Europe, our advisory services are primarily used by energy trading companies for our...
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ComTech Advisory is excited to announce the launch of new market research focused on battery analytics and trading solutions. This new study follows our last year research on Virtual Power Plant (VPP) technologies (available for download here: VPP Market Study – ETT Center | ETT Center) and recently...
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Recently, we had an update and demonstration from Quantifi. Quantifi has a strong FinTech, and capital markets background – being founded in 2002 and currently having over 200 clients across 40 countries for its solutions – including global commodity trading firms. It got its start in credit risk...
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A couple of weeks back, I went to Amsterdam to attend DycoTrade’s user event – Customer Connect. I was on the agenda talking about the impact of the various commodity trends on CTRM software and overviewing our recent AI in Energy & Commodities study. The event took place...
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Now that VAKT can bring unstructured data into its platform using AI, it is looking to expand the use of the platform, especially in Asia, VAKT’s Sandip Kanago told me recently. “We think it’s a great value proposition,” he told me. “Using AI, we can bring in unstructured...
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Last week I spoke with Andrea Remyn Stone, CEO at Zema Global. I had heard quite a lot about her and what Zema Global was about under her leadership from various colleagues across the industry and so I was keen to learn more. Zema Global had just acquired...
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Energy markets are evolving rapidly. New players, such as independent power producers (IPPs) and renewable project developers, are gaining market access and increasingly seeking to maximize profitability through a variety of instruments. As a result, they require more sophisticated tools to manage their portfolios, monitor positions, and handle...
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I recently attended the FIS Energy North American user conference in Houston. This was a two-day event, well attended by customers, partners and supported by senior FIS Energy leadership. The event was sponsored by ETRM Services, NatGasHub and the Vessel Group and included partners Project Advisory Team and...
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I recently interviewed Energy One CEO – Shaun Ankers for the CTRMRadio podcast. I had asked to speak to him on the back of its very good financial results for its H1 2025 financial period – essentially the latter part of 2024. However, it’s worth looking at the...
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