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28 November 2023

Navigating aftershocks of war and extreme volatility: the critical need for deep value-at-risk insights

Today’s markets face unparalleled uncertainty from factors such as war, inflation, supply chain disruptions, Covid’s after-effects, climate change, bank defaults, and protectionist policies. These conditions heighten volatility and the potential for black-swan events. Trading companies must understand their portfolio’s value, driving forces, and risk-reward profile, assessing their resilience to shocks. These factors often dictate the […]

27 November 2023

Rolling intrinsic now available in Lacima Analytics>LNG

Lacima has recently enhanced its LNG offering by incorporating ‘rolling intrinsic hedging’ functionality Rolling intrinsic is an advanced strategy which involves regular hedging of an LNG deal intrinsic value, typically on a daily or monthly basis. This approach captures the extrinsic value during shifts in an option’s status within the LNG contract—from being ‘out of […]

30 September 2023

September 2023 Newsletter

The Lacima Group newsletter for September 2023 is now available! Are you taking advantage of the rapid transformation of the LNG markets? In this newsletter we focus on LNG. We also showcase the latest release of Lacima Analytics. Unveiling the value: Why cargo options surpass ADP options – In our latest hot topic analysis, Lacima shares […]

02 March 2023

Lacima ranks #1 eleven years in a row!

  Still the global leader for energy and commodities analytics. The 2023 Energy Risk Software Rankings have been announced and Lacima is honoured to be celebrating multiple #1 rankings for 11 years in a row. “It is a testament to the belief in our products shared by our staff, our clients, and our shareholders that […]

27 February 2023

Launch of Lacima Analytics>Margin

Lacima Analytics>Margin is a new easy to use solution to undertake “what if” estimation for margins Recent high volatility has brought opportunities but also challenges. In particular, collateral requirements pose a major liquidity risk for market participants. With the launch of Lacima Analytics>Margin, estimating margin requirements for current and potential portfolios provides greater confidence to […]

11 November 2022

Webinar series – Deal valuation & portfolio risk management

The below webinars have already been held – for upcoming webinars please see our events page. With recent unprecedented volatility in European and Asian energy markets, the ability to price structured power and gas trades to take advantage of the volatility, and the ability to manage the risk for portfolios of energy trades is front-and-centre […]

06 May 2022

Lacima wins Innovation of the year for new LNG offering

  Lacima, has won the Innovation of the year award at the Energy Risk Awards 2022 for the tools it has developed that address two significant analytical problems in LNG: firstly, how to value and understand the individual components of structured trades that have flexibility terms and embedded optionality; and secondly, how to optimise shipping […]

14 April 2022

Lacima top 10 and category winner in RiskTech Energy50 2022

                  The Chartis RiskTech Energy50 2022 rankings has named Lacima in the overall top 10 of energy risk technology companies and as a market leader with two categories wins for Complex Contracts Risk Management and Market Risk: Cross-Market. ‘As energy markets face another uncertain year, flexibility in […]

14 April 2022

Celebrating 10 years with #1 Energy Risk Software rankings

The Energy Risk Software Rankings for 2022 have been announced and Lacima is incredibly proud that it has once again achieved multiple wins with eight #1 rankings and overall ranked in the top five for 28 categories. Still the global leader for energy and commodities analytics. “We are delighted to celebrate #1 rankings for ten […]

31 March 2022

Chartis Research named Lacima as a category leader in the latest Energy Risk quadrant report.

  Chartis Research, the leading provider of research and analysis on the global market for risk technology, has recognised Lacima as a category leader for Pricing and Analytics in a recently published quadrant report.   Energy Risk: Pricing and Data Management 2021 uses Chartis’ RiskTech Quadrant© to explain the structure of the market. The RiskTech Quadrant© […]