The CTRM Blog

Every company that trades commodities is using some type of system capture their trades, manage their positions, and account for the value of the trades. That’s not to say that all the systems being used are created equal —they are most certainly not, after all a paper ledger book can be considered a system. Fortunately, ledger books have gone the way of buggy whips, and now when the term “system” is used, it implies that some form of computer software. “Software”, though, is a pretty broad term and can, and does, mean everything from Excel spreadsheets to a highly sophisticated commercially produced software packages that can cost up to tens of millions of dollars.

In /February 2010, CommodityPoint will publish the definitive guide to CTRM software complete with comprehensive information about more than 28 products. The Sourcebook, which will be distributed free of charge, will be the definitive resource for prospective buyers of CTRM software. It will include;

– Vendor and product pages including;
– Full contact details,
– Vendor and Product descriptions,
– Graphic representation of product capability at a readily consumable level of granularity
– CommodityPoint research highlights for each vendor
– Product client distribution charts by geography and type of company
– Example client lists.
– The CommodityPoint Product/segment matrix allowing prospective buyers to rapidly zero in on their likely long list of suppliers.
– CommodityPoint CTRM market analysis and procurement guide.