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Keeping you up-to-date with the latest at Lacima.

01 August 2025

Lacima Trader: Agile Analytics for Front Office Energy & Commodity Teams

When speed and flexibility are critical, Lacima Trader delivers. Our front office solution, built as intuitive Excel extensions, empowers trading and structuring teams to: Price and evaluate energy and commodity deals with confidence Simulate and calibrate market scenarios to support decision-making Build forward curves and analyse specialised products like gas storage and swing contracts Whether […]

28 July 2025

Navigating Japan Power Options – Part 1: Building a Forward Curve

Japan’s power market has seen extraordinary growth. Trading volumes in 2024 were four times higher than 2023, and March 2025 set a new monthly volume record with 13.6 TWh traded. In response to this growing market maturity and liquidity, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) launched the new Japan Power Monthly Option – opening new opportunities […]

28 July 2025

Discover Lacima Analytics: Energy Portfolio Risk & Valuation Tools

Managing energy portfolios comes with complexity, from tracking valuation to managing risk across financial and physical assets. That’s where Lacima Analytics comes in. Our flagship solution is designed for middle office, risk, and treasury teams who need reliable tools to analyse, optimise, and control portfolios of any scale or complexity. In this short video, you’ll […]

17 July 2025

Discover Lacima: Powering Confident Decisions in Energy & Commodities

We’re excited to share a new short video that brings Lacima to life – who we are, what we do, and how we help the world’s leading energy and commodity participants navigate today’s complex markets. With over 20 years of experience and the backing of the European Energy Exchange, Lacima provides proven analytics solutions for […]

05 June 2025

Happy 25th Birthday, EEX!

Lacima is part of EEX Group which laid its foundation 25 years ago with the launch of a power spot market at a Leipzig-based exchange (today’s EEX). Since then, this exchange has grown into a global network of companies providing trading and clearing services for international energy and commodity markets. We’re proud to be part […]

30 April 2025

OMV select Lacima as their new Market Risk solution

We are delighted to announce that OMV, an international company on a journey to becoming an integrated sustainable chemicals, fuels, and energy company, has selected Lacima as their new market risk solution. Designed to address the challenges of today’s energy markets and the ongoing energy transition, Lacima will equip OMV with cutting-edge risk management functionality, […]

31 March 2025

Lacima sets new benchmark in the 2025 Energy Risk Software Rankings

  Lacima continues its winning streak as a leader in energy and commodities analytics with our 13th consecutive year of ranking #1 in the prestigious Energy Risk Software Rankings. 2025 saw another strong performance with Lacima ranking #1 in an impressive eight categories and improving our standing in 13 others, ranking in 23 categories in […]

21 November 2024

November 2024 Newsletter – LNG markets are evolving. Don’t get left behind.

LNG market dynamics are driving a move to more flexible contracts. This month’s newsletter is dedicated to making sure you stay ahead of the trend. In this month’s issue: Uncovering value and risk in LNG deals Visualise and interact with the data for better insights. Watch as one of Lacima’s LNG experts, Martin Ogden, demonstrates […]

20 November 2024

Lacima v.10.4 now available

Lacima v10.4 has been released and includes a range of new features including enhancements to the LNG functionality, battery storage and FX models and an expanded suite of REST-based APIs. The continued development of the Lacima platform reflect our strong customer-focus and ongoing commitment to providing best-in-class valuation and risk management solutions.   Contact us […]

18 November 2024

6 Steps to Assess the Impact of Flex Components in LNG Deals

In more stable markets, focusing solely on intrinsic deal value was enough. However, today’s unpredictable environment has upended the reliability of past approaches, and companies who overlook the importance of extrinsic value are at risk of missed opportunities, or worse. Why Traditional Valuation Approaches No Longer Suffice Consider LNG markets before COVID-19: they were comparatively […]