UtiliPoint International is conducting research to examine the impacts of the recent and ongoing market shifts on companies participating in evolving commodity markets, particularly as they apply to the physical players in the market. Additionally, we’re looking at the impacts to the ETRM/CTRM software used to manage transactions in this volatile environment.
Based upon […]

Allegro just announced a new enhancement to their product offering, one that moves them ahead of the competition in terms of fully integrating the major electronic exchanges (22 exchanges in total) directly into their system. As they say in their press release…
“This latest enhancement of the ExchangeConnect component provides two-way exchange connectivity (view and […]

UtiliPoint IssueAlertPatrick Reames
Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) software providers have been enjoying considerable success over the last several years. With a market buoyed by higher commodity prices, high levels of volatility, new regulation and reporting requirements, and new market entrants, software vendors have been making some serious hay. These companies have been […]

Ospraie Management this morning announced that it was shutting down its commodity fund and liquidating after taking a beating in the energy and commodities markets the last couple of months. Their holding lost almost 27% in August and more than 38% since the first of the year. Right now, the fund plans on […]

I spoke with Perry Young of Palmtree Business Solutions (http://www.palmtreebreeze.com) this morning.Palmtree were founded in 2000, and after spending some time on developing their product it sounds as though they are gaining some solid market penetration.Palmtree’s Breeze product is a multi commodity ETRM software solution for producer marketers.  It is sold as an ASP (Application […]