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I’m Charlotte Forsythe, a 21-year-old recent graduate from Nottingham Trent University. I’ve just begun my first week of work experience at Cititec, and if I’m being honest, I walked in...

Ever heard of the stupidity index? The cost of raw materials for a nuclear power plant, namely steel and concrete, is small compared to the astronomical price of building one...

AI is no longer a future ambition for commodities and energy traders. Many firms have already begun implementing it with a vision to sharpen market insights, make faster and better-informed...

Energy storage is more important than ever. While electric vehicles may be the most visible example, high-performance batteries are essential across many sectors. Data centres are a fast-growing case in...

Everyone’s talking about AI-generated code. With generative AI entering the software lifecycle, code can now be produced, refactored and deployed in seconds. Various models and agents contribute to different layers...

There’s a popular story in commodities trading, and one that we’ve reported on quite a bit: that data is more democratised than ever. On the one hand, it definitely feels...

Commodities trading has long been underserved when it comes to technology and technical talent.  Kulwant Bhatia, a tech leader with over 15 years of experience in commodities, has worked across...

There’s a difference between building trading systems and using them, and few understand that better than Kulwant Bhatia. He began his career as a software engineer before pivoting to writing algorithms,...

There’s a new kind of unicorn in quant hiring: the 2-in-1 quant. Someone equipped with a PhD, who has deep modelling expertise, and the ability to write and maintain robust...