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Participants seek robust CTRM solution
London, 23 May 2012
OpenLink Financial LLC, a leading provider of commodity/energy trading and risk management (C/ETRM) software solutions, released findings from a recent webinar which surveyed senior energy and commodities industry professionals focused on renewable energy sources. The survey revealed industry participants’ priorities and greatest challenges in the producer services segment of the energy and commodities industry.
Rising Derivatives Volumes Put Pressure on Financial Firms to Automate
London, 2 May 2012
The expanding role of listed derivatives in institutional investor trading strategies has placed significant pressure on financial institutions to automate their post-trade processes. These rising volumes and processing complexity are forcing firms to address inefficiencies in their existing manual processes. According to new TABB Group research published today, “Processing Complexity: Back Office Challenges of Listed Derivatives,” written by Andy Nybo, a principal and head of derivatives research, increasing use of derivatives in trading strategies will create greater complexity across front- and back-office processes.
Read more: Rising Derivatives Volumes Put Pressure on Financial Firms to Automate
The Wonderland of HFT: Myths & Realities
Commodities Now, April 2012
With high frequency trading (HFT) techniques becoming more popular in different asset classes (including commodities) they are also being increasingly scrutinized by regulators.
CTRM: On Prisoners & Projects
London, April 2012
Aligning Interests in a Complex Relationship: The contract between the E/ CTRM service provider and the client spells out the obligations of each party. As such, it is the primary tool for aligning or misaligning interests. Innovative firms have introduced a number of strategies to address the shortcomings of the ‘fixed price’ and ‘time and materials’ models in looking for a Goldilocks Allocation ... where it’s just right.
Who do you think of when somebody says CTRM?
London, 22 March 2012
CommodityPoint has wrapped up our 2011-2012 CTRM Vendor Perception Study and will be releasing the report associated with the effort in the next week or two. This research, which has been repeated approximately every two to three years, polls users and industry professionals regarding their views of CTRM technology vendors and their products.
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."
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