Happy New Year 2023, Gong Xi Fa Cai! The Chinese New Year festival is observed by many civilizations worldwide, not simply those of Chinese descent. Families join together for this celebration to give and receive presents, clean their houses, and welcome spring. The team at ComFin Software wish you and your family a happy, peaceful, and [...]
As with all types of trading, commodity trading comes with inherent and unavoidable risks. Despite the intrinsic nature of these risks, you can take steps to manage and mitigate them – with the right tools. It may be tempting for you to turn to enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to help you trade commodities; [...]
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is a valuable resource. With the high demand and a turbulent global economy in recent years, there's much to dissect within the LNG market. To learn more about the rise and current state of LNG in 2022, continue reading below. What Is LNG? Liquefied Natural Gas, or LNG for short, [...]
Meet ComFin Software at the Rio Oil & Gas 2022, taking place from 26 to 29 September! This year's show is a great opportunity to introduce our most advanced data and financial risk management solutions to the Brazilian market. Firms engaged in refining, purchasing, or selling of petrochemical products or gas are looking to take [...]
Return of Coal Trading and its Risks Coal is one of the oldest and most prominent sources of energy on the earth’s surface. Coal trading can be traced back as early as the Roman and Aztec Empire. With the industrial revolution and invention of the steam engine, coal became widely used for electricity due to [...]
Commodity Trading: An Evolution Commodity trading has come a long way since its earliest origins. The trading of goods has been around for centuries, but it wasn't until the advent of modern transportation and communication that commodity trading as we know it today emerged. Commodity trading is crucial for everyone as it affects our daily [...]
Copper Trading and the Economic Outlook Copper is one of the most widely used metals in the world since the discovery of electricity by Benjamin Franklin in 1752. The metal, also known as Dr. Copper, has widespread applications in various industries such as electrical products, building industry, transportation, and many more. Many market analysts regard [...]
The Oil Industry has come under tremendous pressure in recent years due to various global crises such as the Pandemic and Russia-Ukraine War. Both of these events had a contrasting impact on the Oil Trade. Moving further, we will explore the impact of war and pandemic on oil prices and trading. You can also download [...]
ComFin Software will be attending the Andalusian Commodity Exchange conference on 21 of April 2022. Contact us in advance to schedule a meeting!
How to Tackle Price Risk in the Grain Market Introduction The grain market is susceptible to numerous variables that can cause significant fluctuations in grain prices, such as weather conditions, supply and demand, trade policies, and geopolitical events. These unpredictable factors pose a significant risk to producers, traders, and processors. To protect their profitability, effective [...]
