The global energy transition has disrupted commodity markets—tightening their links to financial systems, amplifying geopolitical and regulatory uncertainty, and distorting the relationship between prices and fundamentals. E*Comdty Research & Advisory cuts through this complexity, equipping market participants with the intelligence to make sharper, more profitable decisions.
As buy-side analysts, traders, and risk managers, we bring deep expertise across physical operations, financial markets, and regulatory policy. More importantly, we leverage an extensive network of industry partners to provide our clients with unique insights, real-time intelligence, and strategic guidance on emerging opportunities.
Our mission is simple: deliver independent, high-impact research and advisory at a market-disruptive value—helping clients navigate uncertainty, capitalize on volatility, and seize market advantage.
It all starts with information & our unique research platform. Our Global Market Positioning System™ draws from thousands of primary and secondary sources, scrubbing public/private data sets, news/social feeds and satellite/drone imagery to improve usage and efficacy. Our proprietary research platform integrates data science, fundamental analysis, market composition, geopolitical & environmental risk. This structure serves as the statistical and intellectual framework of our findings, developing a more disciplined & empirical approach to commodity market analysis.
Our platform is technology-driven, calibrated to market conditions by a team of seasoned commodity professionals. Our team boasts a unique and diverse experiential base, with strong backgrounds in physical and financial trading, supply-chain and operational management, strategic and direct investment, as well as research and data science. This approach enables us to offer a differentiated perspective that generates both a cohesive market outlook and actionable market intelligence.
Simply put, we find what others miss.
Our unique footprint and focus allow us to provide a comprehensive and holistic approach to commodity research, to better understand market connectivity and to deliver to our clients a best-in-class service. We then go a step beyond traditional research, developing specific & strategic recommendations that help our clients perform along their unique objectives & goals. We don’t just produce research, we help clients understand, navigate and manage the potential impact our findings have on them.
Through a structured cadence of client interactions, our integrated suite of services is designed to provide you insight without clogging your in-box. Our publication service is intended to contextualize and inform, not overwhelm. Our interactive webinars succinctly present our outlook and the implications of our findings. We offer 24/7 Analyst Access, individualized Client Retainer Briefings and bespoke Advisory Services tailored to your goals & objectives.
"Raymond is a world-class commodity market expert with extensive experience in trading and analytical roles. He has made market-leading calls long before other analysts (like PIRA and Energy Aspects) saw it coming. In addition to possessing an ability to see the landscape with unique insight, Raymond’s experience has given him a long list of contacts...he is always in the loop when structural shifts in the market take place."
- Charles Arbuthnot, Senior Energy Trader
" Ray is a very unique and talented person. His robust framework for analyzing and forecasting the commodity markets works. He is also one of the most intellectually curious and intellectually honest people I know.
- Alex Thomas, Head of Commodity Trading
"Ray has been a friend, mentor, client, and employee. I have always admired his high level of personal integrity, deep industry knowledge, network, and entrepreneurship.
- Robert Johnston, Executive Director Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy
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