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Practical insights on commodity trading, risk, operations and AI.

50 posts in Data. Clear filter

AI

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

22 Jul 2026 Read article →
AI

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

13 May 2026 Read article →
AI

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

20 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 →
Data

Commodity trading’s data challenge isn’t what you might expect

18 Nov 2025 Read article →
Commodity Trading

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

25 Sept 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 →
CTRM

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

5 Feb 2024 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

Commodity traceability – what you need to know

25 Oct 2023 Read article →
Biofuels

Energy Trading Week 2023 – What we learned

13 Oct 2023 Read article →
CTRM

The future of CTRM is collaborative

26 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 →
Agriculture & Softs

Cotton inventory management in CommOS

29 Jun 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

Listen Now: Data Driven Sustainability

2 Jun 2023 Read article →
Agriculture & Softs

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

10 May 2023 Read article →
Carbon

Whitepaper | Carbon Markets for Commodities

11 Apr 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

Managing documents in commodity trading

9 Aug 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Corresponding Adjustments in Carbon Markets – How do You Track Them?

27 Jun 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Commodity Management technology remains as vital as ever

7 Apr 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Carbon credit trading – get your data in order

22 Feb 2022 Read article →
Carbon

Which carbon offset problems can you mitigate?

15 Feb 2022 Read article →
CTRM

Is data management helping or hindering your commodity trading?

20 Jan 2022 Read article →
CTRM

UK gas prices hold lessons for all commodities

20 Sept 2021 Read article →
CTRM

M&A – get systems integration right

1 Feb 2021 Read article →
CTRM

7 ways CTRM systems need to adapt in 2021

6 Jan 2021 Read article →
Commodity Trading

Disruption and digital transformation in 2021

16 Dec 2020 Read article →
Biofuels

ETOT shows digitalisation is going beyond trading teams

22 Oct 2020 Read article →
CTRM

Architecture: what all CTRM buyers should know

1 Sept 2020 Read article →
Data

ETW Online: In periods of disruption, data leads the way

1 Jul 2020 Read article →
CTRM

Big data – Start by breaking down the CTRM monolith

30 Mar 2020 Read article →
CTRM

Replacing an E/CTRM? How “One App at a Time” can provide a better implementation journey

5 Aug 2019 Read article →