The gas in our cars, cleaning chemicals in our cabinets, and reusable cups from which we drink our coffee or tea all have ties to the crude oil industry. As feedstock for a wide array of goods, crude oil and crude products are among the most widely traded commodities in the world. The market attracts diverse participants; however, many of the challenges faced are universal.

CommodityPoint’s latest white paper, “Global Oil Markets- Increasing Uncertainty and Risk,” highlights several of these challenges and concludes that now is the time to invest in an advanced energy trading and risk management (ETRM) software solution to combat rising volatility.

This white paper discusses how the political unrest affecting many of the world’s crude-producing regions is having a direct effect on oil supply. Tensions in the Middle East threaten to shut down the busiest port in the region, which could interrupt the delivery of 17MMbbl/day. Should this situation come to fruition, market volatility will be further exacerbated, and those companies that are not properly equipped to manage it will suffer.

While the threat of a continued reduction in crude supply looms, crude demand continues to grow each year. CommodityPoint’s paper suggests the only way to effectively navigate the market fluctuations caused by scenarios such as this is to implement a sophisticated trading solution that can not only capture, manage, and value trades and hedge positions; but that can also model the entirety of the physical operations of market positions. Read the paper now and find out why it’s imperative to have an ETRM solution such as Commodity XL™ that provides an integrated, real-time view of physical and financial exposure alongside operational, credit and regulatory risk exposure.

Download the CommodityPoint white paper

In just a few years, mobile technology has reshaped the landscape for businesses everywhere. The growing presence of smartphones and tablet devices in the workplace has forced companies to take a sharper look at the benefits mobile applications offer.

Previously, it was impossible for certain jobs to be performed away from a workstation. The mobile revolution has changed those rules. With the arrival of powerful mobile devices and sophisticated mobile applications, it is now possible for employees to perform tasks, previously restricted to their desktops, from any location at any time. And therein lies the value that mobile technology can offer: the ability to untether employees from their workspaces while increasing productivity. For this reason alone, companies are exploring ways to adopt new mobile solutions into their infrastructure in order to maintain an edge over the competition.

Software vendors across all industries are looking for ways to establish themselves in the mobile frontier. The challenge facing these vendors is to find a way to deliver solutions that make sense in a mobile world. The first temptation is to simply repackage existing desktop software and offer it on mobile platforms. This tactic fails, however, to recognize that a mobile solution cannot comfortably accommodate the same movements and actions that might be found in standard computer software. Vendors must accept that the answer lies in preserving functionality while promoting simplicity.

This fundamental concept has helped distinguish the visionaries in mobile technology from the rest of the competition. As software industries saturated with players hum with promises of new mobile initiatives, only a handful of companies actually deliver on such promises. This is especially true of the Commodity Management world. For almost two decades, Triple Point Technology has outpaced its competitors in this industry by producing unmatched Energy and Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) solutions. When it comes to mobility, Triple Point is the only Commodity Management company today that has managed to bring mobile CTRM products to market. In just under a year, Triple Point has already managed to produce four distinct mobile applications capable of transforming the way companies manage commodities by empowering staff to perform key operations anytime, anywhere.

To read more about Triple Point’s mobile commodity management solutions, click here.

Is your commodity trading and risk management system adequate for the “new normal?” New regulations in the US and Europe, extreme price volatility, capital constraints and shorter cycle times demand new risk management strategies.

Triple Point recently hosted a webinar with Accenture’s commodity trading and risk management expert, Alex Chandy, on the latest trading and risk management best practices. Triple Point’s own risk expert, Greg Leck, also discussed how Triple Point’s leading CTRM solution delivers up-to-the-minute risk intelligence to manage portfolio risk exposure, set limits, and control risk.

The webinar highlighted valuable tips on how to deal with today’s market chaos and uncertain regulatory environment. Key takeaways included:

1.     How to optimize risk and create opportunity in the face of
high frequency trading

2.     Tips on how to avoid losses and identify hidden risk with
broader scenario analysis

3.     A clear understanding of the Commodity Super Cycle and
what it means to your business

4.     Why it is NOT and Excel world anymore