As we’ve mentioned before on this blog, Value Creed, a Dallas-headquartered firm, began as a hosting/managed services provider for Allegro users several years ago, augmenting their revenues with some project consulting.  I recently caught up with Priyankar Datta, Value Creed’s…

BEIJING (Reuters) – Benchmark iron ore futures in China fell nearly 6% on Wednesday, after the country urged the steel industry to produce less crude steel next year amid the government’s carbon neutrality scheme. The Ministry of Industry and Information…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) by Emily Chow – A China-led economic recovery should boost demand for these commodities in 2021 after COVID-19 roiled global markets in 2020. COPPER Iron ore and steel outperformed in 2020 thanks to booming Chinese construction and manufacturing…

Proposal bans use of replacement rate in new products, which some fear could hamper hedging and novations Source: Risk feed

The rubber futures are of compulsory delivery logic contracts. December 28, 2020 India Infoline News Service Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX), India’s largest Exchange in the commodity derivatives segment, has launched futures trading in natural rubber. At present, four contracts of…

Fed left buffers on hold after latest stress test, but can change them until March 31, 2021 Source: Risk feed

ESMA has recently issued two further documents of interest to the energy and commodities markets. These are: Consultation paper on Algorithmic trading under MIFID II (here) – The relevant part of MIIFD II applies to any firm that carries out…

Our most-read blog posts from 2020 are: Thought Leadership: Accelerating trading system development with Aeron, Hydra Platform and Adaptive >> Read it here. Render Performance Optimization With React >> Read it here. Showcasing the new OpenFin Platform API with Reactive…

ESMA has issued this report on the new reporting standards to be used for EMIR reporting under a new set of Regulatory Technical Standards(RTS). The changes are significant and are the second set of major changes, following the initial reporting…

Discussions with CFTC over bankruptcy protections for US clients are ongoing Source: Risk feed

As I began to reflect the market trends of 2020, as well as what to expect in the New Year, I couldn’t help but laugh at my naivete in my call for more market volatility as renewables gain market share…

London – UK, 22 Dec 2020 Igloo Trading Solutions a leading provider of smarter ETRM solutions for the European energy market, announced today that goto.energy have gone live with its cloud ETRM platform, enabling detailed management of its complex UK…

Access to key FX rates due to be decided six months before potential cut-off Source: Risk feed

ACER has issued several updated documents relating to REMIT: An updated open letter on the application of Brexit with respect to the upcoming transition, which can be found here. The letter talks about the requirement for those who will continue…

Updating hundreds of thousands of type curves with new production data is no small feat. At Enverus, we use a proprietary type curve algorithm to draw and update type curves automatically in Enverus CORE based on our cleaned production data,…

Dealers say CME, Cboe settlement time shift for S&P 500-linked options causes risk management headache Source: Risk feed

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday that Russia hoped the incoming U.S. administration of President-elect Joe Biden would not have an impact on joint action aimed at improving oil markets. He said Moscow had noted…

TAS Group, a leading provider of digital payments, liquidity management and financial messaging software solutions, today announced that it has received global acceptance by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) to support SWIFT’s Cross-Border Payments and… TAS Group…

Agiblocks, our flagship CTRM software, is a cloud-based solution that allows you to access your data anytime, anywhere. While most companies who talk about the cloud merely imply that their systems are in the cloud and not on on-location servers,…

(Reuters) by Laura Sanicola – Oil hit a nine-month high on Friday and was headed for a seventh straight weekly gain as investors focused on the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and looked past rising coronavirus cases across the world. Pfizer…