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So how bad are the nat gas and power markets? Ask a trader after they get their bonus.

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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So how bad are the nat gas and power markets? Ask a trader after they get their bonus

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 and CTRM

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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Give Us Your Opinion?

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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CTRM Directory Makes for Interesting Reading

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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CTRM Directory Makes for Interesting Reading

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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Brady Issues Market Update

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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Even in a Unsettled Market, Some CTRM Players are Thriving

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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Consolidating Risk

A consolidated view of risk position across a global, multi-commodity trading business is something like the Holy Grail for many that rely on a patchwork quilt of different CTRM systems – commercial and internal, and even spreadsheets, in some parts of the business. As trading companies, merchants and...
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Trayport Contigo Relaunches as Contigo

Trayport Contigo has changed its name back to simply ‘Contigo’ according to an anouncement released today, going full circle to capture the brand strength of  its original name that apparently means ‘with you‘ and echoes the partnering philosophy held by the company. In addition, Contigo has moved to larger...
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