Category: Commodities

FCMs and brokers that take a narrow view of automation and advanced analytics often estimate value creation on the basis of individual use cases. These may be targeted at expanding the product offering, reducing operating costs to boost return on invested capital, or sharpening the

This year looks to be uncertain as the last and regulatory changes, ESG scores and the blockchain are set to play pivotal roles in determining success or failure for some. The pandemic brought us unprecedented levels of uncertainty for commodities trading resulting in the steepest one-month decline

Our CEO Matt Dolton reveals how discussing post-trade processes with several leading FCMs has revealed an interesting phenomenon... You’ll probably be familiar with the enterprise technology term ‘technical debt’, relating to the cost deficit or disadvantages that result over time from not addressing technology shortcomings.

The post-trade industry is currently going through a momentous shake up. Listed derivatives reconciliations are being placed under the microscope to unlock their potential and free up resources. What are the key features to look out for? Reconciliations have for years been seen as a

The FOW International awards returned in-person in 2021, celebrating the best and brightest innovations and achievements in the derivatives industry. The awards took place on Thursday the 2nd of December 2021 at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. The awards were arranged into

94% of sell-side firms say a lack of data standardisation is a major challenge and causes huge complexity across the entire post-trade process. A lack of data standardisation has been ever-present in the listed derivatives and post-trade industry, and it causes the industry a real

Derivative instruments are notoriously difficult to reconcile – but difficult or not, the imperative to remain compliant and trade without risk remains a constant challenge for broker control teams. In its simplest form, the aim of a derivatives “Street Side” reconciliation is to create a golden

Existing reconciliations solutions are buckling under the twin challenges of higher volumes and additional counterparty types, but how easy is it to change? Trade values in the futures and options industry recently hit an all-time record and do not look to be slowing down soon

Complex instruments can't be treated like bank accounts We are all familiar with the standard type of reconciliation used by banks, or accounting software. It essentially compares two sets of data, or data files, and looks for differences. These ‘exceptions’ are then flagged so that

If you want to stay ahead of the pace of change give people the opportunity, time and resources The old quote ‘innovate or die’ has disputed origins, but what is definitely undisputed is the idea that if you aren’t coming up with new ideas, particularly