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OpenLink's announced acquisition of SolArc: Views from the top
London 3 November 2011
The announcement last week that OpenLink Financial (OLF), one of the world's largest CTRM solutions providers, had entered into an agreement to acquire their sometime rival (depending on the industry segment) SolArc has created quite a stir in the market. Though we've seen a couple of CTRM vendors change hands at the investor level in the last couple of months, including Hellman and Friedman buying into OLF, this new announcement reflects the largest acquisition of one vendor by another in this space for many years, and is a combining of two of the top five CTRM solution providers.
Read more: OpenLink's announced acquisition of SolArc: Views from the top
The race for market share in CTRM software
Beno, Czech Republic, 13 September 2011
As an analyst who has watched and participated in the E/ CTRM Software space for 19-years, I am fascinated by the changes in the vendor landscape as the software category matures. Our published sizing of the Commodity Trading & Risk Management (CTRM) software market recently helped us to establish estimated revenues attributable to CTRM software sales and associated services for all vendors in the broader CTRM space.
New Guide focuses on CTRM ancillary software
Brno, Czech Republic, August 2011
CommodityPoint, a leading provider of world-class research, analysis and consulting for global commodity markets, announced the release of The CommodityPoint Sourcebook— CTRM Ancillary Products Version 2. The guide provides detailed listings of over 30 Ancillary CTRM products and vendors.
The Big Six—The Changing E/CTRM Software Landscape
Brno, Czech Republic, August 2011
The acquisition of VIZ Risk Management at the tail end of 2010 by UK-based Brady PLC almost certainly catapulted the company into the top six in E/ CTRM software on a global revenue basis creating around about a $30 million annual revenue company operating across almost all commodities.
Read more: The Big Six—The Changing E/CTRM Software Landscape
High-frequency trade fires up commodities
London, 20 June 2011
When natural gas prices dropped by 8% in a matter of seconds in the early hours of Asian trade earlier this month, one New York-based hedge fund manager said he didn't have to think twice. "The moment I heard, I ran, literally ran, to my computer and started buying," he said. "It was clear it was an HFT algo gone bad and I could profit on the rebound off the lows."
CTRM Software SourceBook: V 3.0
Houston, Brno, 23 May 2011
CommodityPoint, a leading provider of world-class research, analysis and consulting around global commodity markets and underlying technologies, today announced the release of version 3.0 of the popular CTRM Software SourceBook.
CTRM software spend to top $2bn
Houston, Brno, 18 May 2011
Leading analyst firm for the CTRM industry, CommodityPoint, has announced the release of its 2011 E/CTRM Software License Market Sizing Study report. The Study estimates total global expenditures for CTRM software in 2011 to reach $452 million.
Commissioner Jill E. Sommers on Dodd-Frank
7 April, 2011
Remarks before OpenLink’s 2011 Worldwide User Conference: Good morning and thank you Kevin [Hesselbirg] for inviting me here today to discuss the new regulatory landscape for swaps transactions under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank or Act).
Contigo Gains Ground
London, 7 April 2011
UK-based Contigo is a relatively new Energy Trading & Risk Management (ETRM) vendor that has began to carve out a niche for itself in northwest Europe. Founded by three industry veterans who had previously worked at Powergen (E.ON UK) in the systems area for trading & risk and other parts of the business, Contigo set out to “do it better.”
Offshore fleet upgrade forces moves on older units
New Orleans, 1 April, 2011: Reuters
Growing demand for new offshore oil rigs, partly driven by the Gulf of Mexico spill last year, has led to a spurt of building in shipyards and raised tough questions about what to do with the old rigs.
Read more: Offshore fleet upgrade forces moves on older units
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