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The price isn’t right
Shifting European power marketstructures and fundamentalsmake price risk management formajor consumers a real challenge.Noreen Guy and Damien Coxexamine the most effectiveprocurement strategies
Energy Risk’s Asia Awards 2008
The emerging and often illiquid nature of some of Asia’s energy markets has made them a challenging environment in which to work during the credit crunch. Despite this, there are some impressive success stories. Our Asia Awards honour seven companies…
Trading strategies - Walking a fine line
A worrying trend is emerging in the UK corporate world, with many companies adopting extremely risky strategies in a bid to reduce their exposure to energy price volatility, says Utilyx chief executive Chris Bowden
A time to trade?
The launch of CERs futures on Indian exchanges is breathing new life into CDM projects in India. Speculators have entered the market and are creating liquidity in CERs and, as a result, more carbon-financing options, finds Catherine Lacoursiere
Profile: Constellation NewEnergy
Constellation NewEnergy has earned a reputation for effectively manoeuvring its clients through the highly volatile US electricity markets. Jayne Jung reports on the company's i2i online risk management programme
Profile: Dow Chemical - Chemical reaction
Dow Chemical, the largest commercial consumer of energy in the US, is trying to formulate a response to soaring annual energy costs of $32 billion, while meeting environmental targets. Roderick Bruce examines the company's energy strategies
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
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…
Singapore announces commodities exchange
Trading technology company Financial Technologies Group is to launch a Singapore-based commodities exchange, it has announced.
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
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
ETRM software directory
ETRM software directory Energy Risk’s annual directory ofenergy trading and risk management software providers
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
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
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
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
Valid Assumptions Required: Monte Carlo VaR
Brett Humphreys discusses the many decisions associated with the calculation of a Monte Carlo value-at-risk.
A meeting of minds
Now in its 12th year, the Energy Risk USA conference in Houston once again brought together key figures in the energy industry to debate the hottest topics. The Energy Risk team reports
Between software and a hard place
The influx of new financial entrants to the energy markets is fuelling demand for less expensive web-hosted ETRM solutions and changing attitudes across the industry. How realistic such solutions currently are, however, is under debate, writes Will Rhode
Power in numbers
Amid the ongoing M&A wave in the exchange and interdealer broker space, six smaller independent brokers have joined forces in a bid to stay afloat in ever-deepening liquidity pools. 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
And the winner is...
The annual Energy Risk Awards honour the outstanding talent at the heart of the energy risk management industry. Find out the who’s won and why...