2016 CTRM Vendor Perceptions Study
In terms of commodities traded by our respondents , physical energy , followed by financial energy , were the most widely traded of all commodity groups ( as would be expected as a result of the larger group of respondents representing energy industry segments ). Ags & Softs , Metals and Freight rates were all traded by around 5-10 % of the respondents , and all commodities are reasonably represented ( Figure 3 ). When comparing the primary commodities traded by our respondent group to the relative share of commodity classes noted in Commodity Technology Advisory ’ s 2015 CTRM Market Sizing Report , they correlate well . .
Allegro was again the most commonly cited system currently in use with our respondent group , with around 20 % reporting its use ( 2014 – 19 %). Brady users accounted for 14 % with a majority of those in Europe but still having a reasonable number in North America as well . Triple Point and OATI were the next largest installed bases among the respondents with around 10 % each , with all of OATI ’ s installed base located in North America . OpenLink was utilized by approximately 8 % of the respondents , with FIS / SunGard next at around 5 % ( of which the majority were in Europe ). Contigo ’ s exclusively European installed base represented about 4 % of respondents . EKA , SAP , Murex , Aspect and OpenLink ’ s IRM all had several installs while the remaining listed vendors all had one install each ( Figure 4 ).
By comparison to 2014 , there were more Brady , OATI , Triple Point and Contigo users represented in this survey . Also notable , there were significantly fewer respondents who used in-house or no CTRM solution .
The regional or geographic orientation of several of the vendors is apparent in the distribution , including Contigo in Europe and OATI in North America , for example . Finally , the sheer number of solutions installed is also worthy of note pointing to the still relatively immature nature of CTRM software .
The global reach of the larger vendors such as Allegro , OpenLink , Brady and Triple Point is evident , with those vendors being represented in almost all geographies . As compared to previous years , several vendors including Brady , OATI and Aspect have seen an increase in mentions in this sample .
When asked how satisfied they were with their current solution ( s ), almost 90 % of the respondents ( same as in 2014 ) indicated they were at least somewhat satisfied with those systems ; with 27 % saying they were very satisfied , 50 % satisfied and 10 % somewhat satisfied . Only 10 % indicated they
Physical Energy Financial Energy Physical Metals Physical Ags and Softs Physical Freight Rates
Financial Metals Financial ags and Softs Financial Freight Rates
Allegro Brady
Triple Point
OATI OpenLink SunGard Contigo EKA SAP Murex Aspect
IRM ( OpenLink ) Versify Ventyx
Rockall Tech Reval Powel Pioneer PCR PCI
Optima Nova
Mercator IT2
Indra Hivedome Graintrack GasX Excel
Energy Options Amphora
Figure 3 - Commodities Traded
0 10 20 30 40
Figure 4 - Installed System
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 AsiaPac Europe Middle East North America
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