Risk management
Energy Risk Awards 2013
The annual Energy Risk Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in commodity and energy markets. We present this year's winners
BNP hires former Deutsche commodities head
Noble Group names new CRO; US commodities reshuffle at Société Générale; CFTC names director of international affairs; Citi sees changes in metals and LNG; Deutsche Bank makes senior hires
The rise of iron ore derivatives
A shift in the way iron ore cargoes are priced has helped give rise to a burgeoning market for iron ore derivatives. Interest in trading the product has come from a wide range of participants, including producers, consumers and investors – making it one…
Cutting edge: Minimising risk when hedging crude oil options
In this paper, Christian-Oliver Ewald, Roy Nawar and Tak Kuen Siu study the performance of locally risk-minimising hedging strategies in the context of futures and options written on crude oil. In contradiction to prior research, the authors show it is…
Energy Risk USA: Energy market participants struggle with reporting
Dodd-Frank rules on swap data reporting creating a headache for energy market participants
Energy Risk USA: New CFTC position limits due in June, O'Malia says
CFTC will soon unveil revised rule on commodity position limits after a court rejected its previous effort, says O'Malia
Exchanges plan futures in response to RIN price surge
CME Group and Ice plan to roll out futures based on biofuel Renewable Identification Numbers
Applied risk management series: Venturing beyond VAR
In this article, Carlos Blanco and José Ramón Aragonés review the historical simulation methodology used to estimate value-at-risk and expected tail loss, while including adjustments to traditional assumptions that can help improve risk forecasts for…
Evolution Markets opens Singapore coal desk
Hiemstra to lead new Asian office; EDF Trading hires power traders; Barclays loses head of commodity research; Vitol enters ag commodities; Davies leaves Trayport
Physical portfolio optimisation – improving margins in a tight market
In this corporate statement, Rashed Haq, vice president, Sapient Global Markets, explains how an analytical market-based approach can improve decision-making and reduce risk for commodity firms.