<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>CTRM Center</title>
	<atom:link href="https://www.ctrmcenter.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com</link>
	<description>CTRM Center - For everything CTRM Software, ETRM Software and more.....</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:00:35 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	

<image>
	<url>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/android-chrome-512x512-1-150x150.png</url>
	<title>CTRM Center</title>
	<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
	<item>
		<title>U.S. Adults Would Let AI Protect Their Money Before Letting AI Spend It, FIS Research Finds</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/us-adults-would-let-ai-protect-their-money-letting-ai-spend-it/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=us-adults-would-let-ai-protect-their-money-letting-ai-spend-it&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CTRM Center Community]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CTRM Community]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/us-adults-would-let-ai-protect-their-money-letting-ai-spend-it/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[According to the 2026 FIS Consumer Pulse Survey, 57% of U.S. adults are comfortable with an AI flagging or freezing suspicious charge without asking first, while 50% want to approve every transaction an AI assistant makes Key facts: Trust depends on accountability: When asked to identify their top Read more Go to the Source &#8211; U.S. Adults Would Let AI Protect Their Money Before Letting AI Spend It, FIS Research Finds]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>From monolith to modular: Architecting equity trading platforms for 24/5 and beyond</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/on-demand-webinar-architecting-equity-trading-platforms/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=on-demand-webinar-architecting-equity-trading-platforms&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CTRM Center Community]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CTRM Community]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/on-demand-webinar-architecting-equity-trading-platforms/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The post From monolith to modular: Architecting equity trading platforms for 24/5 and beyond appeared first on Adaptive. Read more Go to the Source &#8211; From monolith to modular: Architecting equity trading platforms for 24/5 and beyond]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>AI in CTRM: Lessons From a Conversation With DycoTrade</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/ai-in-ctrm-lessons-from-a-conversation-with-dycotrade/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=ai-in-ctrm-lessons-from-a-conversation-with-dycotrade&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tredway]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ags & Softs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodity Trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vendor news & updates]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/?p=62455</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[AI was hard to avoid at Energy Trading Week Americas in Houston on 27 and 28 October. ComTech moderated two panels, and the topic surfaced across nearly every session. But the most useful conversations were not simply about what AI can do. They were about governance, cost, who should use it, and where it fits into trading operations. That was the context for our conversation with Rob Sanders and Ben van der Laan of DycoTrade. We discussed how the company is approaching AI, what it is testing with customers, and why keeping people involved remains central to the plan. One observation from our call was that the industry is approaching AI in three broad ways. Some software vendors are building AI capabilities directly into their own systems. Other companies are offering wider AI platforms that connect to operational software. And internal IT teams are starting to build tools of their own, often quickly, because products such as ChatGPT have made experimentation accessible. That third route can be useful, but it can also become hard to govern. Teams may create overlapping tools, work with different data, and develop processes that nobody has fully mapped or approved. It feels a little like<a class="moretag" target="_parent" href="https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/ai-in-ctrm-lessons-from-a-conversation-with-dycotrade/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=ai-in-ctrm-lessons-from-a-conversation-with-dycotrade&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed">... continue reading</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Zema Global and Arrow Energy Markets partner to deliver OTC energy market data to global customers</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/news/zema-global-and-arrow-energy-markets-partner-to-deliver-otc-energy-market-data-to-global-customers/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=zema-global-and-arrow-energy-markets-partner-to-deliver-otc-energy-market-data-to-global-customers&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Gary M. Vasey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity Prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodity Trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vendor News]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/?p=62459</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[November 04, 2026, Denver &#38; London — Zema Global, a leading provider of data and curve, enterprise risk, and portfolio analytics for the energy, commodities, and financial sectors, and Arrow Energy Markets (AEM), an independent energy brokerage and market data provider, today announced a new partnership that will provide mutual customers with streamlined access to AEM&#8217;s OTC energy market data through Zema Global&#8217;s Decisioning Infrastructure. AEM combines brokerage expertise, market intelligence, and technology to support participants across global energy markets, delivering data and insight designed to help customers better understand market conditions and make informed decisions. Through the partnership, Zema Global customers will be able to access AEM market data covering key global energy and freight markets, including crude oil, fuel oil, middle distillates, light ends, biofuels and forward freight agreements (FFA). Data is available as end-of-day for Singapore, London, and U.S. market closes, supporting a wide range of trading, risk management, valuation, and analytical workflows. By integrating AEM&#8217;s market data into Zema Global&#8217;s Decisioning Infrastructure, customers can automate data acquisition, improve consistency across systems, and leverage trusted market information across curve construction, portfolio valuation, exposure management, trading, procurement, and risk analysis. This enables customers to have more granular exposure<a class="moretag" target="_parent" href="https://www.ctrmcenter.com/news/zema-global-and-arrow-energy-markets-partner-to-deliver-otc-energy-market-data-to-global-customers/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=zema-global-and-arrow-energy-markets-partner-to-deliver-otc-energy-market-data-to-global-customers&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed">... continue reading</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>FIS Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition; Names Alexandra Brooks Interim CFO</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/fis-announces-chief-financial-officer-transition-names-alexandra/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=fis-announces-chief-financial-officer-transition-names-alexandra&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CTRM Center Community]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CTRM Community]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/fis-announces-chief-financial-officer-transition-names-alexandra/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Key Facts: James Kehoe to step down as Chief Financial Officer effective November 5, 2026, and to serve as a non-executive senior advisor through March 2027 to support a seamless transition. Alexandra (Alex) Brooks, FIS Chief Accounting Officer and former Chief Financial Officer of Hertz Global Read more Go to the Source &#8211; FIS Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition; Names Alexandra Brooks Interim CFO]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>capSpire Sees Strong Growth as ETRM Modernization, Acquisitions and AI Drive Opportunities</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/capspire-sees-strong-growth-as-etrm-modernization-acquisitions-and-ai-drive-opportunities/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=capspire-sees-strong-growth-as-etrm-modernization-acquisitions-and-ai-drive-opportunities&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Gary M. Vasey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Transition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vendor news & updates]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/?p=62435</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[capSpire is enjoying a strong year of growth, supported by two strategic acquisitions, expanding demand for ETRM services and a growing focus on digital transformation and artificial intelligence. In a recent conversation with ComTech&#8217;s Gary Vasey, CEO Duncan James discussed the company&#8217;s performance, evolving market conditions and his vision for the business over the next three years. A year of growth and acquisitions According to James, capSpire is experiencing double-digit growth across several key measures, including client retention, sales, revenue, margins and EBITDA. Its sales pipeline has doubled over the past 13 months, reflecting both favorable market conditions and internal investments in business development and delivery capabilities. The company also completed two acquisitions during 2026, Lucido and FinTark, strengthening its Openlink expertise and expanding its geographic reach. Each business brought approximately 30–40 employees, with operations spanning North America, Europe, India and parts of APAC. Lucido also added Allegro capabilities in North America. The impact on capSpire&#8217;s Openlink business has been particularly significant. The practice has doubled organically during the year and, including the acquisitions, is now approximately four times its 2025 size. James attributes the company&#8217;s performance to a combination of market opportunities and deliberate investment in its capabilities and<a class="moretag" target="_parent" href="https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/capspire-sees-strong-growth-as-etrm-modernization-acquisitions-and-ai-drive-opportunities/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=capspire-sees-strong-growth-as-etrm-modernization-acquisitions-and-ai-drive-opportunities&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed">... continue reading</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Full Speed Not Full Spend: Controlling AI Costs in Commodity Trading</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/full-speed-not-full-spend-controlling-ai-costs-in-commodity-trading/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=full-speed-not-full-spend-controlling-ai-costs-in-commodity-trading&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CTRM Center Community]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CTRM Community]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/full-speed-not-full-spend-controlling-ai-costs-in-commodity-trading/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Read more Full Speed Not Full Spend: Controlling AI Costs in Commodity Trading]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Where did the margin go…? </title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/where-did-the-margin-go/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=where-did-the-margin-go&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CTRM Center Community]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CTRM Community]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/where-did-the-margin-go/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In every physical commodity trade, the calculation of a deal’s margin is entirely based on the information available at that point in time: purchase and sales prices, expected logistics costs, financing, volumes, and delivery terms. However, a great deal can change between signing the contract and completing the transaction. In an earlier article, we looked at a specific example in which an unforeseen delay in a grain shipment could put significant pressure on the original deal margin. In this follow-up, we would like to explore this further, as the example illustrates a broader challenge in our industry: not only understanding how a single, often unavoidable, real-world variable can affect a margin, but also being able to explain, track, and, where possible, take corrective action as a deal’s profitability evolves throughout its entire lifecycle. Which factors explain the difference between the margin on paper and the final financial result? And how can commodity companies use this information to make better decisions? From expected margin to realised results Throughout the lifecycle of a commodity trade, different departments within a company assess its profitability at different stages. At the outset, the trader calculates the margin based on the available data relating to commercial<a class="moretag" target="_parent" href="https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/where-did-the-margin-go/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=where-did-the-margin-go&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed">... continue reading</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>EU DR Compliance Goes Beyond Country Risk – Implications for CTRM</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/eu-dr-compliance-goes-beyond-country-risk-implications-for-ctrm/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=eu-dr-compliance-goes-beyond-country-risk-implications-for-ctrm&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elvira Danci]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ags & Softs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodity Trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTRM Best Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/?p=62451</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) introduces new challenges for commodity traders, particularly around traceability and the identification of production origins. While the regulation classifies countries as low, standard or high risk, compliance ultimately requires a more detailed assessment of where commodities are actually produced. A low-risk country classification does not automatically make every production plot compliant, nor does sourcing from a high-risk country necessarily mean non-compliance. Traders must establish that relevant commodities were not produced on land subject to deforestation, or applicable forest degradation, after 31 December 2020. This is where geospatial technology comes into play. Specialist providers use satellite imagery, historical land-use data and geographical coordinates to assess individual production plots. Some use green, amber and red indicators to highlight potential risks, although these are proprietary assessments rather than official EUDR classifications. For traders dealing in cocoa, coffee, soya, palm oil, rubber, cattle and wood, this creates a significant data management challenge. Consider a cocoa trader sourcing from multiple cooperatives in Ivory Coast. The cocoa may originate from numerous farms and subsequently be aggregated or commingled. Maintaining the connection between individual production plots, suppliers, contracts and physical commodity movements is far from straightforward. Traditionally, CTRM solutions have focused on<a class="moretag" target="_parent" href="https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/eu-dr-compliance-goes-beyond-country-risk-implications-for-ctrm/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=eu-dr-compliance-goes-beyond-country-risk-implications-for-ctrm&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed">... continue reading</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Commodities in Control</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/publications/third-party-content/commodities-in-control/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=commodities-in-control&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[RadarRadar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Third Party Content]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/?p=62439</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Every day, thousands of decisions with regards to commodities are made across the world's largest organizations. Should we buy now or wait? Increase inventory? Hedge another 20%? Change suppliers? Pass higher costs on to customers? Individually, these decisions appear operational. Collectively, they determine margins, cash flow, working capital and competitive advantage. Yet they all seek to answer the same underlying question: how do we improve profitability?]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Criminal REMIT case in Denmark reopened</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/criminal-remit-case-in-denmark-reopened/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=criminal-remit-case-in-denmark-reopened&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CTRM Center Community]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CTRM Community]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/criminal-remit-case-in-denmark-reopened/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The criminal case in Denmark under REMIT Article 5, which started in Q2 2023 and was dropped a few months ago (see here) has been reopened by the Danish Prosecution Service. The announcement can be found here. The case started with the arrest of traders in Aarhus (see here) which was followed by a consultation run by the Danish Regulator on capacity hoarding (see here).]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>ComTech at ETW The Woodlands, TX 2026</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/media/podcasts/comtech-at-etw-the-woodlands-tx-2026/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=comtech-at-etw-the-woodlands-tx-2026&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Commodity Technology Advisory]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Latest Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/?p=62427</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Dr. Gary M. Vasey visits Energy Trading week by Commodities People in The Woodlands, Texas, October 2026 where he visits many of the booths and talks to some of the vendors&#8230;. Thanks to Commodities People, the interviewees and Bensound.com for the music.]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>New EU EMIR clearing thresholds to apply from 10 November</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/new-eu-clearing-thresholds-to-apply-from-10-november/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=new-eu-clearing-thresholds-to-apply-from-10-november&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CTRM Center Community]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CTRM Community]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/new-eu-clearing-thresholds-to-apply-from-10-november/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The change to the clearing threshold methodlogy as specified as part of EMIR 3.0 will finally apply from 10 November 2026, following the publication in the Official Journal of the new rules (see here). For non financial counterparties, there are several changes, including a move away from a group calculation, and a change in scope to include only uncleared positions. See here for more details.]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>FIS Announces Quarterly Dividend</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/fis-announces-quarterly-dividend-54/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=fis-announces-quarterly-dividend-54&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CTRM Center Community]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CTRM Community]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/fis-announces-quarterly-dividend-54/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[JACKSONVILLE, Fla. &#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Oct. 29, 2026&#8211; FIS ® (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial services technology, announced a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per common share. The dividend is payable December 28, 2026, to FIS shareholders of record as of close of business on December 14, 2026. Read more Go to the Source &#8211; FIS Announces Quarterly Dividend]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>REMIT II reporting documents available</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/remit-ii-reporting-documents-available/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=remit-ii-reporting-documents-available&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CTRM Center Community]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CTRM Community]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/remit-ii-reporting-documents-available/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[ACER has published the new versions of the TRUM (version 8.0) and associated documents on the REMIT Portal that will go into force on different dates in October 2027 here. These have been expected today and published on time following consultations over the summer.]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why FTRs and Virtual Trading Must Be Viewed Together</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/why-ftrs-and-virtual-trading-must-be-viewed-together/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=why-ftrs-and-virtual-trading-must-be-viewed-together&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tredway]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Trading]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/?p=62405</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I spent an hour last week with Aakash Kakkad, BroadPeak Partners, Senior Solutions Engineer, for a walkthrough of their power market surveillance build. I went in expecting a product demo but what I got was an argument, and a persuasive one: most firms cannot see the relationship between their FTR positions and their virtual trading, and that blind spot is exactly where FERC enforcement keeps finding trouble. The team walked us through the concept dashboard Aakash has been building for the past year, and the story behind it is worth telling, because it says something about where power market surveillance as a category is heading. The problem as Aakash explained is that forfeiture shows up as a line item on a settlement statement. “You have been forfeited X amount of dollars for this FTR path.” And then, as he put it, “no one can visualize or really investigate what happened.” What that means in practice is, with PJM, piecing together what led to a forfeiture means working through the MSRS report and reconstructing the activity by hand. Or the back office goes to the front line, which, as Aakash observed drily, may be reluctant to say, “yeah, that was me<a class="moretag" target="_parent" href="https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/why-ftrs-and-virtual-trading-must-be-viewed-together/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=why-ftrs-and-virtual-trading-must-be-viewed-together&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed">... continue reading</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>New study on evolution of software market for renewable energy and storage technologies</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/energy-trading/new-study-on-evolution-of-software-market-for-renewable-energy-and-storage-technologies/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=new-study-on-evolution-of-software-market-for-renewable-energy-and-storage-technologies&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Irina Reitgruber]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Batteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Transition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ettcenter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VPP Solutions]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/?p=62391</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, ComTech Advisory published its first VPP Study, analyzing the Virtual Power Plant (VPP) value chain, segmenting the companies driving its development, and examining the software solutions supporting each stage of the value chain. The study also provided estimates of the market size for VPP software. What has changed since then? The policy environment has shifted, with energy affordability and security increasingly competing with decarbonization on the political agenda. At the same time, the underlying drivers of electrification remain strong. The IEA&#8217;s Electricity 2026 report forecasts that EU electricity demand will grow by around 2% annually through 2030, adding approximately 300 TWh of consumption over five years. Globally, electricity consumption is projected to grow at least 2.5 times faster than overall energy demand, accelerating the transition towards an electricity-based economy (IEA, Electricity 2026). Much of this additional demand will need to be met by renewable generation. European countries are investing in grid capacity and flexibility, while independent power producers (IPPs) and energy intensive C&#38;I companies are adding battery energy storage systems (BESS) to their portfolios to provide the flexibility increasingly required by power systems. At the same time, ancillary services markets are evolving, creating new revenue opportunities through<a class="moretag" target="_parent" href="https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/energy-trading/new-study-on-evolution-of-software-market-for-renewable-energy-and-storage-technologies/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=new-study-on-evolution-of-software-market-for-renewable-energy-and-storage-technologies&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed">... continue reading</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Capital markets resilience and recovery with Aeron Sequencer: A property you can prove, not a story you tell</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/aeron-sequencer-resilience-recovery/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=aeron-sequencer-resilience-recovery&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CTRM Center Community]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CTRM Community]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/aeron-sequencer-resilience-recovery/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[table.RalphSwann.AeronSequencer { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; } table.RalphSwann.AeronSequencer th, table.RalphSwann.AeronSequencer td { border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; font-size: inherit; } table.RalphSwann.AeronSequencer th { background: #f5f5f5; color: #333; } This is the third in the Aeron Sequencer series that began with Capital markets infrastructure: The end of the trade-off between performance and resilience, and Trading system development with AI: cost moves from writing code to trusting it. It takes one of the four properties the opening post argued a trading system has to hold at once, resilience, and explores how the architectural design of Aeron Sequencer means you can speak about resilience and recovery using demonstrated behaviour rather than referring to error prone human processes and run books. Part 1: Handling application, host, rack and zone failures This post is for you if you run mission-critical systems in Capital Markets where every second of uptime is critical to the running of your business and the footprint of your technical estate means your resilience and recovery strategies vary across services and, in many cases, rely heavily on manual processes and runbooks. A resilience diagram tells a good story. The question is how<a class="moretag" target="_parent" href="https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/aeron-sequencer-resilience-recovery/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=aeron-sequencer-resilience-recovery&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed">... continue reading</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>FIS Research: UK Finance Leaders Back AI in Cash Management, Yet Almost a Third Cannot Measure What It Is Delivering</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/fis-research-uk-finance-leaders-back-ai-cash-management-yet/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=fis-research-uk-finance-leaders-back-ai-cash-management-yet&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CTRM Center Community]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[CTRM Community]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/fis-research-uk-finance-leaders-back-ai-cash-management-yet/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Key facts Nine in 10 (90%) UK finance leaders have a clear business case for using AI in cash and liquidity management, yet only 71% can clearly measure the business value being delivered by their AI initiatives. Two-thirds (65%) of UK finance leaders say investment decisions are sometimes made Read more Go to the Source &#8211; FIS Research: UK Finance Leaders Back AI in Cash Management, Yet Almost a Third Cannot Measure What It Is Delivering]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Quantum Computing in Commodities: Promise, Pilots and the Road to Commercial Adoption</title>
		<link>https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/quantum-computing-in-commodities-promise-pilots-and-the-road-to-commercial-adoption/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=quantum-computing-in-commodities-promise-pilots-and-the-road-to-commercial-adoption&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Gary M. Vasey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodity Trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry Voices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ctrmcenter.com/?p=62373</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Quantum computing apparently has the potential to transform commodity markets, but how close are we to seeing meaningful commercial deployment? I didn’t even know what it was until very recently and engaged in a bit of google and LLM research to find out more and particularly, what promise it may have for commodity players. While the technology continues to attract investment and interest from major energy companies, its practical application across commodity trading, risk management and physical operations it remains at a very early stage. Unlike conventional computers, quantum computers exploit principles of quantum mechanics to tackle certain complex computational problems. For commodity businesses, the potential applications are apparently compelling, particularly in areas like portfolio optimization, risk modelling, logistics, energy grid management and molecular simulation. However, there remains a significant gap between technological promise and demonstrable commercial value. Several major industry participants are reportedly exploring quantum computing. Saudi Aramco has invested in quantum infrastructure and applications involving logistics, well placement and operational optimization. BP has been investigating quantum approaches to seismic modelling, while BASF has explored applications in chemical simulation and industrial optimization. These initiatives demonstrate growing interest, but remain experimental, with limited publicly available evidence of sustained financial or<a class="moretag" target="_parent" href="https://www.ctrmcenter.com/blog/quantum-computing-in-commodities-promise-pilots-and-the-road-to-commercial-adoption/?mtm_campaign=feed_click&#038;mtm_kwd=quantum-computing-in-commodities-promise-pilots-and-the-road-to-commercial-adoption&#038;mtm_source=RSS2&#038;mtm_medium=feed">... continue reading</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- plugin=object-cache-pro client=phpredis metric#hits=6155 metric#misses=152 metric#hit-ratio=97.6 metric#bytes=6693064 metric#prefetches=283 metric#store-reads=58 metric#store-writes=9 metric#store-hits=336 metric#store-misses=8 metric#sql-queries=12 metric#ms-total=785.16 metric#ms-cache=44.45 metric#ms-cache-avg=0.6735 metric#ms-cache-ratio=5.7 sample#redis-hits=178521773 sample#redis-misses=9241005 sample#redis-hit-ratio=95.1 sample#redis-ops-per-sec=92 sample#redis-evicted-keys=0 sample#redis-used-memory=450638232 sample#redis-used-memory-rss=458338304 sample#redis-memory-fragmentation-ratio=1.0 sample#redis-connected-clients=2 sample#redis-tracking-clients=0 sample#redis-rejected-connections=0 sample#redis-keys=471519 -->
