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Trade surveillance: Why data quality determines success

Trade surveillance programs succeed or fail based on data quality, not surveillance logic or alert...
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Why AI projects fail in energy and commodity trading

Most energy and commodity trading firms are testing AI right now but not getting results...

BroadPeak’s Trade Surveillance solution gaining traction

Q&A exploring why BroadPeak’s Trade Surveillance solution is gaining traction across energy and commodity firms...

How to put ETL to work in energy and commodity trading

Between 2016 and 2018, 90% of global data was created. Trading firms run on data....
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Hybrid position limit monitoring for energy and commodity trading

Should position limit monitoring use exchange data or end-of-day data for complete, reconciled records? The...
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Trade surveillance: Balancing technology with human expertise

AI can process billions of records and detect patterns at scale, but can it explain...
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Trade surveillance is not a box-ticking exercise

Compliance sets the boundaries for trading activity. Rules and limits are not there to restrict...
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Data orchestration: SaaS vs legacy systems

Modern trading demands real-time clarity, data orchestration eliminates delays, duplication, and costly operational blind spots....
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Tackling compliance, data integration, and IT overload in global operations

How can trading firms stay in control when facing fragmented data, false positives, and outdated...
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Getting the most from Snowflake: A data integration perspective

You need processes to extract data from source systems, transform it appropriately, and load it...
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Position limits start with data, not rules

One of the most overlooked risks in position limits compliance is the accuracy and timeliness...
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The realities of data chaos in commodity trading

Data silos slow down decision-making, and disconnected systems make risk analysis a challenge...
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