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We have had this thought was well. It's tough to go into a vertical with software because you end up with tools that make it easier to get an edge, and then why
by KyleManuel 2y ago
We have had this thought was well. It's tough to go into a vertical with software because you end up with tools that make it easier to get an edge, and then why not just trade yourself?
Generally, we just enjoy building software and it suits our personalities better. But we do believe that it is a good benchmark for our product to think, "could we use our tools to have a better edge in the market if we were a trade house."
Great question!
- danielmarkbruce 2y agoRight, fair enough. It does seem like some of the very big trading houses (glencore, trafi etc) could be built from scratch with a modern stack.
- KyleManuel 2y agoYes, this is true, they often do invest internally to create their own tools. We believe however that we offer better tools at a cheaper price and can get it into their hands now!
- Svdc 2y agofor what i have seen in the demo it looks very very good. And I agree with a teak here and there this sw can be adopted by a range of trading houses of any kind of commodity, including the big ones with refineries. The difficulty in building systems like these, even if AI driven, is the myriad of business rules and the different specifics of each commodity trading.
- bradj 2y agoI really doubt that, trade capital and relationships are what define those houses, not their tech stack. Some of them are already pretty advanced from an in-house development perspective and could compete with the best of commercial-ready in the market trading platforms and data sources.
- danielmarkbruce 2y agoYup, I should have worded that a bit more carefully. It would appear to me that they could be rebuilt, but still need the key ingredients of a trading house.