The market for CTRM software is not homogenous and consists of a number of overlapping markets identified by commodity group, geography and industry niche. For example, a generator in Florida will likely have a different set of needs than a rubber producer in Asia. In the past, we...
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The US and EUR gas and power markets are bad enough that traders are going to make bonuses of less than $500,000 for 2015! Yeah, I know, its hard to get worked up about the average trader “only” making a $450k bonus, but in a market where that...
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The US and EUR gas and power markets are bad enough that traders are going to make bonuses of less than $500,000 for 2015! Yeah, I know, its hard to get worked up about the average trader “only” making a $450k bonus, but in a market where that...
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The US and EUR gas and power markets are bad enough that traders are going to make bonuses of less than $500,000 for 2015! Yeah, I know, its hard to get worked up about the average trader “only” making a $450k bonus, but in a market where that...
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Commodity Management has gained acceptance in the market, the term is increasingly used to describe the entire breadth of processes involved in handling commodities including trading and risk management to the point where CTRM software is essentially becoming a subcategory of Commodity Management. This evolving terminology is causing...
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Its that time again! We are seeking end users and consultants/SI’s to give us their opinions on the E/CTRM vendors and their thoughts on buying trends. The survey can be found here. The results, when available, will be published in a report that will be available freely as...
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Towards the end of last year, ComTech made an announcement regarding the CTRMCenter Directory. We adopted the diliger platform as it had many more features and tools that we felt we could provide independently. Over the holiday period, we were hard at work building out the basic details...
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Towards the end of last year, ComTech made an announcement regarding the CTRMCenter Directory. We adopted the diliger platform as it had many more features and tools that we felt we could provide independently. Over the holiday period, we were hard at work building out the basic details...
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After seeing their stock get hit pretty hard after a revision to their full year 2015 guidance in late November/early December, Brady appears to have rebounded rather nicely according to an updated “Trading Statement” they issued this morning. Gavin Lavelle, Brady’s CEO, notes that within the last month,...
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As you’ve heard, and as we’ve talked here many times, the commodities markets are…ah…”difficult” right now. With the Bloomberg Commodities Index scraping new record lows on a daily basis, commodity producers – from ags to metals to oil & gas – are certainly suffering. Traders too, having been...
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