About Agiboo   Agiboo has developed an intuitive and cost-effective Commodities Trade and Risk Management system called Agiblocks. It uses the most up-to-date Microsoft .NET technology to provide a flexible web-based system with a pleasing user interface. This is an…

Prices of a key Australian thermal coal grade went on a rollercoaster ride in 2018 following unexpected friction during yearly contract talks with a major export market, Japan. This hiccup in trade was shortlived and gave way to sustained high…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) by Jessica Jaganathan – Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) slipped this week amid thin trade, though monthly deliveries into Northeast Asia climbed to a record in December as colder-than-normal temperatures are expected this week. Spot…

Oil producers are invariably in it for the long haul. Investing billions of dollars to find and develop new resources entails an almost clairvoyant understanding of future demand cycles. However, volatile prices and uncertainty over global growth may see more…

In early December, President Donald Trump tweeted: “…I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It will always…

SAN JOSE DE BARLOVENTO, Venezuela (Reuters) by Luc Cohen – Venezuela cocoa trader Freddy Galindo has battled highway robberies, kidnappings of family members and declining quality in his 19 years exporting the nation’s legendary beans. This year’s harvest brought a…

Credit definitions amendments expected in Q1 to stamp out manipulated triggers Source: Risk feed

But research finds weaker implied sovereign support reduces impact on non-Sifi competitors Source: Risk feed

Proposals follow criticism that current regime favours top provider TriOptima Source: Risk feed

Source: Financial Times, 25th December 2018 Volatility and politics clashed in a year that roiled almost every market Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now – Power and Energy – Trades of 2018: the good, the bad and…

There were 56 episodes of Platts’ Capitol Crude podcast this year, covering nearly everything US oil policy touched from Boulder, Colorado to Beijing, China. Here are 10 of our favorite episodes from 2018: February 20 – Free at last! Just…

Study says alt premia approaches do not compensate for exposure to rough markets Source: Risk feed

The importance of industry focused features and functions in Commodity Trade and Risk Management software (CTRM) was once more confirmed in 2018. Agiblocks CTRM software supports the agricultural and soft-commodity industries. In 2018 a large number of Cocoa, Coffee and…

Source: Financial Times, 21st December 2018 Nasdaq in bear market territory; Brent oil briefly dips below $53 a barrel Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now – Power and Energy – US stocks suffer fresh losses as mood…

Source: Financial Times, 21st December 2018 Brent crude slides 40% since October with dip under $53 a barrel Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now – Power and Energy – Oil price falls to 15-month lows amid global…

One clearing member says it is giving notice to quit bourse, citing concerns over the concentration of risk on the venue Source: Risk feed

Committed quotes “the most viable methodology”, but some insist rate creates new risks Source: Risk feed

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Total oil production in the United States will be nearly equal to that of Russia and Saudi Arabia combined by 2025, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. Fatih Birol made the comment…

Profile Software, an international financial solutions provider, announced today that Arrow Capital, an investment firm with operations in the UAE and Mauritius, has selected Axia to comprehensively accommodate their full wealth management requirements, through the platform’s advanced… Profile Software Source:…

As 2018 draws to a close, it is worth briefly reflecting where we stand in the world of regulation, as applied to energy and commodity trading: We opened the year with this post, very shortly before MiFID II came into…