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The state of freight
With freight derivatives volumes at record highs, investor products are now being developed in the shipping derivatives market. Ryan Davidson looks at whether the market has matured sufficiently to attract investor interest
Mark Quartermain
The president of Shell Energy NorthAmerica and head of Shell EnergyTrading explains to Roderick Bruce whyhe has known since childhood that hewanted to work in oil
Technology Special Report
Welcome to Energy Risk’s 2008 Technology Special Report, which includes an informativeSystem Frontrunner section and the 2008 software Directory. This is a comprehensivelisting of companies that provide energy trading and risk management (ETRM)software…
Return of the Jodi?
The Joint Oil Data Initiative (Jodi) to improve oil market data has failed toimpress. But after receiving a tougher mandate at June’s Jeddah EnergyMeeting, that could be about to change, writes Eithne Treanor
Explaining bias in mean-reversion speed estimates
Current estimates of mean-reversion speeds for energy commodities may be strongly biased toward zero. Cliff Parsons explains the bias
Application of MFMC to spread option valuation
John Breslin, Les Clewlow, Calvin Kwok, Chris Strickland and Matthias Pfau continue their discussion of the multi-factor multi-commodity modelling framework
Uncharted territory
As crude oil prices soar, the coming hurricane season looks set to add yet more complexity to US airlines’ dynamic hedging programmes. Catherine Lacoursière reports
Volatility in dry bulk freight rates
Volatility in dry bulk freight rates has hit record levels in recent weeks.Peter Norfolk at SSY Consultancy & Research discusses the trend
Making the choice
Choosing the most appropriate front- and middle-office software canbe a perplexing task. Getting the most out of your software selectionrequires a structured approach, writes Ryan Rogers of Enite
And the winners are...
The 2008 Energy Risk Awards ceremony was held in Houston onJune 10. Comedy writer Alan Zweibel presented the awards withEnergy Risk editor Stella Farrington
ETRM software directory
ETRM software directory Energy Risk’s annual directory ofenergy trading and risk management software providers
Texas power spikes set tone for summer
Recent surges in US wholesale power prices are driving debate as to whether current spark spreads are large enough to encourage new build. David Watkins reports
Carbon traders connect
Over 1,000 delegates signed up to the Environmental Risk carbon trading e-symposium, a live online conference hosted by Energy Risk on May 28. Roderick Bruce looks at some of the highlights