Foundations
The core themes behind Agenda 2030.
Foundations
The core themes behind Agenda 2030.
Setting the scene for Agenda 2030 and why it matters for commodity traders.
The underlying forces reshaping oil and gas markets.
Five practical steps trading firms can take to protect revenue over the long term.
Why hydrocarbons remain central to the energy mix, at least for now.
Market history: the Covid-era outlook (2020–2021)
A snapshot of how the industry was thinking during a defining period for global energy markets. Kept here as a record of that moment, not as current market commentary.
Market history: the Covid-era outlook (2020–2021)
A snapshot of how the industry was thinking during a defining period for global energy markets. Kept here as a record of that moment, not as current market commentary.
Latest insights
The newest thinking from the Amphora team — updated as we publish, so this is always the most current view.
Latest insights
The newest thinking from the Amphora team — updated as we publish, so this is always the most current view.
Buying & evaluating a CTRM
12 articles
ETRM and CTRM are often used as if they mean the same thing. The distinction that actually holds up: ETRM is the energy-focused end of the broader CTRM category, not a separate discipline.
Why the long-term stability of your CTRM partner matters as much as the software itself.
When a growing trading start-up should invest in a CTRM, and how to scale it sensibly.
A simple analogy: why a rolling CTRM agreement beats a rigid long-term lock-in.
The real reasons some trading firms still run on spreadsheets — and the risks involved.
Understanding the payback period on a CTRM investment and the levers that shorten it.
The most common fears firms have about replacing a CTRM, and how to address them.
A candid look at the marketing techniques used across the CTRM software market.
A plain-English glossary of the buzzwords that fill the CTRM and ETRM market.
A practical checklist for evaluating CTRM software and the vendor behind it.
Twenty avoidable mistakes firms make when buying and implementing their first CTRM.
The core business case for moving from spreadsheets to a dedicated CTRM.
Running & maintaining a CTRM
7 articles
How to plan and run effective user acceptance testing for a CTRM implementation.
Telling change requests from genuine bugs — and why the distinction shapes your project.
How CTRM integrations work, where they add value, and where complexity hides.
Why structured ETRM training accelerates adoption and protects your investment.
Getting reference data right — the quiet foundation of a reliable ETRM.
What good ETRM support and maintenance looks like beyond go-live.
Amphora’s 90-day track from kick-off to a successful CTRM go-live.
Meet the team
5 articles
Choosing a CTRM means choosing a team. Meet the business analysts, project managers, support engineers and developers who work with Amphora clients for years, not months.
Inside the project-management discipline that delivers Amphora implementations end to end.
How our business analysts translate trading complexity into configured CTRM workflows.
How Amphora’s support team keeps client trading operations running smoothly.
Meet the developers behind Amphora’s single-branch CTRM architecture.