ION Commodities: addressing the market’s recent pain points
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Following ION Commodities’ impressive performance in the 2023 Energy Risk Software Rankings, the firm’s chief product officer, Sunil Biswas, talks to Energy Risk about how new pain points for commodities market participants are translating into technology demands.
The interview covers:
- Technology requirements arising from current commodities market challenges, such as increased price volatility and geopolitical risk
- How ION Commodities differentiates itself in today’s highly competitive marketplace
- ION Commodities’ latest innovations
- What’s next for the CTRM software business at ION Commodities
The full Energy Risk Software Rankings tables are available to view here
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