Risk management
Dollar cost averaging won't work for energy hedging
Long periods of losses make strategy impractical, says energy consultant
BAML hires new US head, Ice names model risk head, and more
Ice hires new director of model risk management, EEX appoints senior manager of agricultural commodities, new chairman of Baltic Exchange Advisory Council, and more
How energy players are reaching the limits of hedging
Commodities firms face lasting changes in 2018
Vote now in the Energy Risk software rankings 2018
You are invited to participate in the annual Energy Risk ETRM software survey and rankings
Trade surveillance shouldn’t deter traders
Monitoring costs are forcing commodity players from market participation. It doesn’t have to be that way, say consultants
Bitcoin futures pricing kindles manipulation fears
CME and CBOE insist pricing methodology is robust; critics say contracts are ripe for manipulation
Achieving business agility through CTRM systems
Today’s narrow margins mean utilities and energy traders need to cut costs and improve efficiencies, and a firm’s choice of commodity trading and risk management system will be crucial in the battle to become as agile as possible
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2017: The winners
Societe Generale takes finance house and research gongs; Citi picks up derivatives award
Exchange of the year, Asia: SGX
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2017: Scale and diversity add to exchange’s offering
Commodity broker of the year, Asia: BNP Paribas
Energy Risk Asia Awards, 2017: Long-term focus helps bank capitalise amid turbulent regional climate
Derivatives house of the year, Asia: Citi
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2017: Citi’s breadth and depth of service drives cross-commodity growth
ETRM/CTRM software house of the year, Asia: Openlink
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2017: Market maturity drives demand for risk management software
Data provider of the year, Asia: Thomson Reuters
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2017: Vast energy coverage and breadth of accessibility put Thomson Reuters ahead of the competition
Top 10 energy risks and challenges
Regulation and changing market dynamics among threats to energy in year ahead
CFTC’s Quintenz: dealer threshold could exclude cleared swaps
Commissioner suggests risks should be better considered in de minimis reappraisal
Are failure indexes fair play?
Regulators must clarify stance on trading off big-data forecasts of outages, writes energy consultant
Cyber risk a top threat for energy firms
Cyber crime cited among top three external risks; scarce data makes modelling difficult
Monitoring failure: limited progress for commodities firms
Majority of market participants unprepared for position limits regime
Onus to check swap data should be on counterparties – SDRs
CME, Ice and DTCC oppose duty to reach out to non-reporting party for data verification
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2017 open for entries
Awards set out to recognise achievements across Asian energy and commodity markets
Falling margins force energy firms to expand data use
Verification and model challenges arise as volatility and margins dry up
Commodity swap data goes from bad to worse
Lack of regulatory guidance, collaboration and market confusion continue to plague SDR reports
Finding alpha in uncertain energy markets
An overview of how energy traders can tap into market data and risk analytics to avoid blind spots in Uncertain Energy Markets.