What real-time supplier pricing changes

A weekly price sheet is a snapshot of a market that has already moved. Buyers learn to work around that: they pad quotes, they call for a re-check before committing, and they carry the risk of the difference.

The decision changes, not just the data

Continuous pricing removes the padding. The number in front of the buyer is the number the seller is trading at, so the conversation moves from confirming the price to deciding whether to take it.

That is a real shift in how a desk works. Less time is spent verifying, and more is spent on the trade-off between price and coverage.

What it does not solve

Live prices do not tell you where the market is going. They tell you where it is. Forecasting is still judgement, informed by the same market context it always was.

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