For the last couple of days, Patrick and I were in Essen for E-World. As usual, the trade show was huge (bigger even?) and attendance seemed very good – it seemed to me to be more crowded even than previous years. Of course, all the flamboyant booths were...
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It’s just over a year or so ago since Birmingham-based ETRM vendor Contigo was acquired by Trayport to become Trayport Contigo. As that anniversary approached, I ask Mr. Tim Rogers, head of Trayport Contigo‘s sales and business development functions, how it had gone so far……… Earlier this year, you...
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I recently spoke with the founders of a newly launched recruitment firm in the form of Commoditas Partners – Carl Vellenoweth, Manager Director and Chris Scott, Director. Commoditas Partners was recently created to ‘revolutionize’ the CTRM recruitment market and they are based in 2 locations in London, the...
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Its been a tough winter. No, the weather hasn’t been particularly bad; in fact in Houston, its been downright balmy most of the time compared to winters past. This winter has been particularly difficult is because the CTRM markets have gone a bit sideways, having been driven there...
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Paris-based Logaviv has been in business over 20-years and got its start developing software for commodity brokerage management for a physical broker client. In 1994, when the exchange opened in Paris, the company also began to develop market data and risk management services and also built a software...
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On the 21st January a surprise announcement entered my email. It was from Dycotrade’s Managing Director, Mr. Ouko Reitsema regarding a merger with TKF Mercator. I was surprised on two levels by this announcement as (1) I will be honest and say that despite tracking the CTRM space...
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As you may know, at ComTech we track more than 80 vendors of ETRM / CTRM technology around the globe. While many are well-known names in the industry, those serving the top global commodity traders, there are a number that have established themselves in a niche and have,...
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Last week, I caught up with Austrian ETRM software vendor – ComFin – and I spoke with Mr. Gerald Neher (CEO) and Mr. Daniel Gallar (Bus. Dev.). The most interesting piece of news was ComFin’s recent win and addition of a new global client on TheBulldog platform. The...
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Though the LNG markets are in a current state of flux, with a slowing global economy reducing overall energy consumption and low crude prices putting downward pressure on liquefied gas prices, there is little question that in the long run, LNG trading will be a vital and growing...
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Last week I also spoke to Slovak ETRM vendor MicroStep HDO who are in fact, right on my doorstep! Microstep HDO employ around 60 staff but it is a part of the larger (250+ MicroStep company. MicroStep HDO, based in Bratislava, has three branches of which one deals...
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