Positioning intelligence for market transparency
flow intelligence on global derivatives.
flow intelligence on global derivatives.
How systematic flows' correlated trend-following behavior creates temporary price dislocations and what it means for your portfolio risk.
READ MORE →Using Inception’s Pure Macro Factor Lens, we identify embedded macro exposures, isolate market-specific risk, and show which independent drivers explain commodity portfolio performance.
WATCH NOW →A negative macro factor contribution can push prices lower, trigger trend-following de-risking, and create a second wave of non-fundamental selling pressure
READ MORE →Our clients include commodity trading houses, energy majors, banks, and institutional investors who embrace a quantitative approach to cross-asset derivative risk and investment decision-making.
Our SolutionHelping physical and derivative portfolio managers navigate systematic flow risk across agricultural, energy, and metals markets.
Cross-asset risk decomposition for trading desks managing complex derivative books across oil, gas, power, and carbon.
Quantitative tools for institutional sales, structuring, and research teams advising commodity-exposed clients.
Factor-based risk analytics for managed futures, macro, and multi-asset strategies seeking systematic edge.
Inception provides access to sophisticated tools and data to help power strategic analysis and decision-making.
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Inception simplifies complex workflows. See how we can help streamline scenario analysis, forecasting, risk and more.
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Inception's analytics platform is used by banks, brokers, commodity companies, and institutional investors. We apply our expertise in research, data science, and technology to modernize the analytics experience for global investors, helping them embrace a quantitative approach to cross-asset derivative portfolio risk and investment decision-making.
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Inception is a Paris-based research lab of 15+ scientists and technologists solving the hardest problems in cross-asset derivative risk. Our Positioning Indices are independently benchmarked as the most performant on the market. But we look beyond the traditional — developing creative solutions to make that intelligence actionable, embedded directly into the workflows when you need it most.
When money flows drive the market,
accuracy is everything.
setting the standard in positioning intelligence turning positioning into foresight real-time flow monitoring intelligent multi-channel deliveryMarket, Industry, and Analytical Insights
Understanding how systematic trend-following flows create temporary dislocations in derivative markets and what it means for portfolio risk.
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How orthogonal factor decomposition reveals hidden macro exposures in commodity portfolios and enables better risk management.
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Identifying periods when CTA accumulation or liquidation becomes the dominant price driver across global derivatives.
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