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Commodity Trading

Same Problem, New Room: Gen10 Heads to the Inaugural Energy Trading Week Middle East

12 Aug 2026 Read article →
AI

Chat-driven CTRM is here: Gen10 launches NaNi and Conductor.AI

3 Aug 2026 Read article →
CTRM

Why Choose a Cloud CTRM?

28 Jul 2026 Read article →
AI

Richard Williamson on the AI Test Every Trading Firm Should Be Running

22 Jul 2026 Read article →
CTRM

Commodity Management: From the trade desk to the supply chain

24 Jun 2026 Read article →
AI

98% See AI Value. Only 15% Feel Ahead. What's Going On?

8 Jun 2026 Read article →
CTRM

Automation in Commodity Trading: A Practical Guide to Unlocking its Benefits

27 May 2026 Read article →
AI

Why the Best AI Conversations at CTW Americas Won't Be on the Stage

18 May 2026 Read article →
AI

CTW Europe Insights: are only 15% ahead in AI?

13 May 2026 Read article →
Commodity Trading

When Sustainability Reporting Solves Operational Risk

29 Apr 2026 Read article →
AI

Get More from CTW Europe: Pre-Book a CommOS Demo

20 Apr 2026 Read article →
CTRM

Industry Report's Hidden Message: Fix Your Operational Risk Before the Next Market Shock

14 Apr 2026 Read article →
AI

What's on the Agenda at CTW Europe for Metals Traders?

9 Apr 2026 Read article →
AI

AI Guardrails: Helping Commodity Traders Drive Value

1 Apr 2026 Read article →
AI

CTW Europe 2026: AI Takes Centre Stage in Commodity Trading

23 Mar 2026 Read article →
AI

The Art of AI in Commodity Trading: Key Takeaways from Commodity Trading Week APAC

16 Mar 2026 Read article →
CTRM

Complex business, simple software?

12 Feb 2026 Read article →
CTRM

Peppol Connectivity Without the Complexity

4 Feb 2026 Read article →
CTRM

CTRM for Metals – What is it and why is it needed?

21 Jan 2026 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Join us at Commodity Trading Week APAC

14 Jan 2026 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Returning to the Commodity Trading Hub: From Students to Practitioners

5 Jan 2026 Read article →
Commodity Trading

AI and intelligence for commodity trading desks

9 Dec 2025 Read article →
Commodity Trading

An autumn of events – taking the pulse of commodities digitalisation

31 Oct 2025 Read article →
CTRM

Join Gen10 at Digitalisation in Commodities Online 2025

14 Oct 2025 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Coffee merchants: does your supply chain leave you exposed?

8 Oct 2025 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Beyond the Spreadsheet: Real-Time Risk Management for Commodity Traders

25 Sept 2025 Read article →
CTRM

Integrate your supply chain to mitigate tariff risks

17 Sept 2025 Read article →
CTRM

A multi-commodity CTRM – why does it matter?

3 Sept 2025 Read article →
CTRM

Building Geopolitical Risk Resilience with CommOS

8 Aug 2025 Read article →
CTRM

How a Good CTRM Enhances Trading Decisions and Drives Profitability

28 Jul 2025 Read article →
CTRM

Gen10 at Commodity Trading Week APAC: Advancing Commodity Trading Through Technology and Innovation

13 Feb 2025 Read article →
CTRM

Sustainability & Compliance in Commodity Trading: How to Prepare for the Future

6 Feb 2025 Read article →
CTRM

How AI and Modern CTRM Systems are Transforming Commodity Risk Management

6 Feb 2025 Read article →
CTRM

What Does Commodity Risk Management Mean Today: Breaking Silos, Embracing Technology & Managing Black Swan Events

6 Feb 2025 Read article →
CTRM

The Importance of Effective Physical Contract Management in Commodity Trading

3 Oct 2024 Read article →
CTRM

Standardising Flexibility: Gen10 is Truly Multi-Commodity

26 Jun 2024 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Whitepaper | Simplifying Complexity In Commodity Trading

6 Jun 2024 Read article →
CTRM

How businesses can simplify complexity in commodity trading

22 May 2024 Read article →
CTRM

The role of data and workflow management in streamlining commodity trading operations

22 May 2024 Read article →
CTRM

How CommOS can bridge data gaps in commodity trading

22 May 2024 Read article →
CTRM

CTRMCenter’s Demo Report of Gen10’s CommOS capabilities

7 May 2024 Read article →
CTRM

CommOS – managing operational risk in commodities

6 Mar 2024 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Risk and Commodity Management in grain trading

4 Mar 2024 Read article →
CTRM

CommOS – powering metals supply chain management

23 Feb 2024 Read article →
CTRM

Shipping Disruption – Is it time to incorporate vessel tracking into your CTRM? – Part 2

5 Feb 2024 Read article →
CTRM

Shipping Disruption – Is it time to incorporate vessel tracking into your CTRM? – Part 1

30 Jan 2024 Read article →
CTRM

Metals and CTRM trends in 2024

15 Jan 2024 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

COP28 – the impact on Commodities

14 Dec 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Embracing Digital Solutions in Commodity Trading

27 Nov 2023 Read article →
CTRM

Metals traders – close the information gap on assay management

20 Nov 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Managing cotton documents in CommOS

16 Nov 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Commodity traceability – what you need to know

25 Oct 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

What’s changing in commodities traceability legislation?

17 Oct 2023 Read article →
Biofuels

Energy Trading Week 2023 – What we learned

13 Oct 2023 Read article →
CTRM

Flexibility and standardisation – partners, not opposites

6 Oct 2023 Read article →
CTRM

The future of CTRM is collaborative

26 Sept 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

What’s next for biofuels in commodity shipping?

12 Sept 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Locked into a black-box CTRM?

31 Aug 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Gen10 return to Energy Trading Week London

23 Aug 2023 Read article →
CTRM

Maximising commodity traceability, minimising operational risk

15 Aug 2023 Read article →
CTRM

Metals traceability can reduce fraud risk

7 Aug 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

The benefits of commodity traceability beyond ESG

27 Jul 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Cocoa traders – prepare for the EU Deforestation Regulation now

5 Jul 2023 Read article →
CTRM

Supporting Sustainable Metals with Commodity Management

22 Jun 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Commodity management right down to the bale

14 Jun 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

The complexity of international cotton logistics

8 Jun 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Listen Now: Data Driven Sustainability

2 Jun 2023 Read article →
Carbon

Unpicking the acronyms in voluntary carbon markets

25 May 2023 Read article →
Carbon

Commodities and ESG are becoming inseparable (Part Two)

18 May 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

CTW London – commodities and ESG are becoming inseparable (Part One)

10 May 2023 Read article →
Carbon

Join Gen10 at Environmental Markets Week

3 May 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

ESG in metals trading – don’t forget the Governance

18 Apr 2023 Read article →
Carbon

Whitepaper | Carbon Markets for Commodities

11 Apr 2023 Read article →
Carbon

Gen10 shortlisted for two awards at Commodity Trading Week

4 Apr 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Are commodity traders ready for new sustainability standards?

9 Mar 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Petrochemical innovations provide benefits for all CommOS users

27 Feb 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Gen10 get 2023 off to a flying start

20 Feb 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Join us at a week of energy and petrochemicals events this February

14 Feb 2023 Read article →
CTRM

How many experts does it take to set up a carbon desk?

6 Feb 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Commodity traceability – start with a data audit: Part 3

24 Jan 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Commodity traceability – start with a data audit: Part 2

19 Jan 2023 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Commodity traceability – start with a data audit

13 Jan 2023 Read article →
CTRM

Catch up on the commodity events of 2022

12 Dec 2022 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Managing large data sets in cotton trading

7 Dec 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Carbon offsetting isn’t a procurement challenge – it’s risk management

29 Nov 2022 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Complexity in cocoa trading systems

23 Nov 2022 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Improving cocoa traceability with commodity management

18 Nov 2022 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Commodity traceability can help protect against greenwashing risks

10 Nov 2022 Read article →
Commodity Trading

What we learned from Oil Trading Online: part two

12 Oct 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Carbon emissions: the supply chain challenge

6 Sept 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Is your CTRM provider innovating on your behalf?

1 Sept 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Energy Trading Week: Net Zero is on the agenda

22 Aug 2022 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Commodities traceability – what’s driving it?

16 Aug 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Managing documents in commodity trading

9 Aug 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Interoperability: have we finally learned from the past?

28 Jul 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Getting serious about carbon markets

13 Jun 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Credit risk – an operational approach

31 May 2022 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

The Net Zero Transition – two discussions to watch now

20 May 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Commodity Trading Week – not too late to sign up

19 Apr 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Commodity Management technology remains as vital as ever

7 Apr 2022 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Counting down to Commodity Trading Week

21 Mar 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Carbon markets – why you need to be ready now

15 Mar 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Carbon credit trading – get your data in order

22 Feb 2022 Read article →
Carbon

New webinar series for energy industry launched

3 Feb 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Is data management helping or hindering your commodity trading?

20 Jan 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Does admin get in the way of your commodity trading?

10 Jan 2022 Read article →
Carbon

How will carbon markets affect commodity shipping?

14 Dec 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Long-term strategic technology partnerships

8 Dec 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Carbon border taxes – one year to prepare

2 Dec 2021 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Ags and softs CTRM needs to be grounded in operations

26 Nov 2021 Read article →
Carbon

Green steel could lead to unexpected collaboration

18 Nov 2021 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Gen10 launches NetZero OS – a new digital solution for environmental markets

5 Nov 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Discussing the future of ETRM with Richard Williamson

1 Nov 2021 Read article →
Commodity Trading

LME Week: Sustainability and data matter for metals

29 Oct 2021 Read article →
Biofuels

ETRM and Commodity Management – what is it?

11 Oct 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Volatility and collaboration in metals trading

27 Sept 2021 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Energy Trading Week – What’s on?

13 Sept 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Why logistics management should be part of your CTRM

6 Sept 2021 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Creating simplicity in a complex petrochemical environment

25 Aug 2021 Read article →
CTRM

Could metals traceability signal the end of the CTRM?

17 Aug 2021 Read article →