Risk management
Energy Risk's 2009 awards video
Energy Risk held its 2009 awards in June this year. The evening was also a celebration of the magazine's 15th anniversary.
Iron ore swaps grow on London Dry Bulk
London Dry Bulk's trading platform LDB-X has facilitated the trade of roughly half the iron ore swap contracts cleared through the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in November.
New Indian Commodity Exchange to go live within a week
India's fourth national commodity exchange, the Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX), is set to go live in less than a week's time, Reuters have reported
US power market exchange expands offering
Nodal Exchange and clearing house LCH.Clearnet have extended expiries on 144 peak and off-peak contracts available on the exchange to include current month plus 48 months forward.
FMX Connect announces relaunch
FMX Connect has relaunched its online commodity and energy data portal.
Energy Risk Trading & Derivatives Conference 2009
Energy experts from around the globe gathered in London in October for the Energy Risk Europe Trading & Derivatives conference to network and debate the most pertinent issues of the day. Katie Holliday delivers some highlights
Energy Risk Asia Awards Ceremony 2009
The ceremony for Energy Risk’s Asia Awards 2009 was held in Singapore in September. Full coverage of the winners was featured in the October issue of Energy Risk
Energy Risk Asia 2009 conference
The second Energy Risk Asia conference provided trading professionals a platform for networking and discussing the latest industry trends in the region. Pauline McCallion reports
Profile: Citi's Stuart Staley
As part of our 15th anniversary profile series, Stuart Staley, deputy co-head, global commodities at Citi, looks back on the development of US energy markets. By Roderick Bruce
Risk Management After Lehman
Can the constants used by quants and risk managers be trusted in the post-Lehman environment? Chris Schlegel of Southern Company looks at some of the pitfalls risk managers need to look out for when using constants and assesses why they are both vitally…
Volumes Soar at Asian Commodities Exchanges
Volumes on many Asian commodity exchanges soared last year despite the impact of the financial crisis on their US and European counterparts. With strong Asian commodity demand forecast, Katie Holliday looks at the outlook for Asian exchange trading
Interview with NCDEX's CEO Ramalingam Ramaseshan
Katie Holliday talks to Ramalingam Ramaseshan, NCDEX’s CEO, about his perception of the future of commodity trading in India and the role of regional exchanges
GDF Suez's Frank Brannvoll on CEE power markets
Frank Brannvoll speaks to Rachel Morison about market-making in Central & Eastern European (CEE) power markets and how GDF Suez is developing financial trading in the region
Feeling Secure? Energy Risk's Risk Management Survey 2009
Budget constraints have become the biggest hindrance to effective risk management, and credit is the biggest risk to energy trading, according to respondents of Energy Risk’s 2009 Risk Management Survey. Rachel Morison presents the results
Trading positions
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
United-Icap launches new technical analysis website
United-Icap, a division of Icap, has re-launched its website offering technical analysis for professional traders and individual investors.
Parity Energy introduces WhenTech valuations
Electronic trading platform Parity Energy has launched real-time option pricing through a collaboration with WhenTech Markets, a risk management and pricing software programme.
CME accepts gold as collateral for trades
The clearing house of global exchange CME Group - CME Clearing - has announced it will now accept gold as collateral for trades on the exchange.
StanChart signs $500m risk-sharing deal with Ofid
A $500 million trade-finance agreement has been signed between global bank Standard Chartered and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund for International Development (Ofid), which aims to boost world trade flows for emerging market banks.
Sponsored statement: Perilous markets demand enterprise-wide risk management
Rampant volatility, illiquidity, dramatically shifting relationships between physical products and financial instruments and the scarcity of credit are stressing energy and commodity markets like never before. Against this backdrop of uncertainty, says…
Corporate profile: VTB Capital: A new entrant in the commodities market
Sergei Timokhovitch, Global Head of Commodities, discusses VTB Capital’s ambitious plans to develop its commodity business in these risky operating environments