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Risking it in Russia
When attempting to assess energy risk in Russia today, traditional methods of risk analysis are no longer sufficient; they mustbe accompanied by detailed political risk analysis, writes Robert Amsterdam
Catching the wind
After a 20-year hiatus, the US wind power industry has grown rapidly in the past two years. Its future, however, depends on Congress drawing up clear, long-term legislation, finds Neil O'Hara
Hedge fund technologies
Energy markets continue to attract hedge funds - but, as recent high profile losses have shown, operating in them is challenging. Having the right trading and risk management IT is essential. Stewart Eisenhart reports
Do energy hedge funds need cutting down to size?
Energy hedge funds have made public over $10 billion worth of losses in recent months, once again calling into question their impact on energy markets and raising concerns of systemic risk. Catherine Lacoursiere investigates
Bankruptcy Code confusion
Amendments to the US Bankruptcy Code concerning forwards, swaps and commodity contracts have far-reaching implications for energy company bankruptcies, but uncertainties remain, write Kenneth Irvin and Nathan Coco
Risk management for LDCs
US Gas Distribution Companies, long experienced in managing volumetric risk, now face market risk, high commodity prices and credit risk. Matthew Frye looks at strategies to model these risks in aggregate
Carbon funds - Here come the funds
While government-run procurement funds were the first to establish themselves in the carbon market, more and more private sector funds are now bringing investment capital into the sector. Oliver Holtaway reports
Delta hedging the load-serving deal
In this article Andrew Klingler takes a closer look at the residual risk when a load-serving contract is hedged with forwards. The residual risk components are described quantitatively and a formula for the minimum variance hedge is outlined
Bright forecast for weather derivatives
To attract more corporate end-users, purveyors of weather derivatives are creating new products in search of the perfect hedge, as Catherine Lacoursiere finds