London, July 2010

To keep up with today’s energy market trends for growth and sophistication, traders and managers need to focus on both operational practices and technological capabilities to achieve better performance. For example, firms that lack the capacity for straight-through-processing for managing energy derivatives are exposed to operational risks resulting from inadequate automation and controls. Using new technology to automate key aspects of the trade life-cycle of commodities is therefore imperative.

By Guy Isherwood; WorldPower