Energy trading
Energy trading technology moves gradually into the cloud
Energy trading and risk management (ETRM) software is gradually starting to make use of cloud computing – a move that could improve the efficiency and capabilities of ETRM systems while also reducing costs, say consultants and market participants
Impact of Mifid II on commodities sparks heated debate
Industry representatives and regulators clashed while discussing tightened rules on commodity dealers under Mifid II at Energy Risk Summit Europe
Live coverage: Energy Risk Summit Europe 2015 - Day 2
Follow real-time highlights from Energy Risk's annual gathering of energy traders and risk managers in London
Ask questions and avoid sure bets, energy traders told
David Port, CRO of E.on Global Commodities, called for traders to adopt a more disciplined approach at Energy Risk Summit Europe
OTCGH’s Loya sees value in unorthodox business model
Javier Loya, the head of OTC Global Holdings, speaks about his firm’s unorthodox business model, the virtues of competition and the “go-go days” of energy trading
Video: FCStone calls for balance in capital and margin rules
The CFTC must balance the needs of stability and market liquidity in its US Dodd-Frank Act capital and margin rules, says INTL FCStone's global head of risk in a video interview at Energy Risk Summit USA
New market opportunities through increased short-term trading
Short-term trading has been on the rise in deregulated power markets in Europe
Video: E.on North America compliance head praises CFTC shift
The head of legal and compliance for E.on Global Commodities North America says the CFTC is being more receptive of end-user concerns in a video interview at Energy Risk Summit USA
Video: Prices and regulation posing challenges, says NRG's Mackey
Glenn Mackey, CRO of NRG Energy, says low commodity prices and new rules are major concerns in a video interview at Energy Risk Summit USA in Houston
Video: CTRM vendors weigh in on changing demand from energy firms
Vendors cite the impact of lower oil prices, M&A activity and financial regulation
Technology advisory house of the year: Structure
The Houston-based consultancy combines energy understanding, business acumen and CTRM knowledge, say clients
CTRM software house of the year: OpenLink
OpenLink has changed its approach in the past 18 months and extended its appeal among smaller commodity trading firms
Analytics provider of the year: Lacima
Lacima’s laser-like focus on energy and commodity analytics has won it several new clients in the past 18 months
Innovation of the year: Thomson Reuters
Vendor's Brazilian electricity and agricultural weather data shine help shine a light on the commodities market
Data provider of the year: StatWeather
StatWeather has impressed energy trading firms with the accuracy of its long-range forecasts, including during the North American polar vortex in late 2013 and early 2014
Weather house of the year: Munich Re Trading
The weather derivatives specialist has won praise for its consistent, high-quality service
Barclays ruling bolsters Ferc anti-manipulation drive
Ferc has won a key motion in a $470 million manipulation case against Barclays, which strengthens the regulator's hand in other enforcement actions
Applied risk management series: Counterparty risk exposure metrics
The use of static counterparty exposure metrics, which provide an incomplete view of the risk of individual deals and portfolios, may lead risk managers to take decisions with unintended consequences. Carlos Blanco outlines a better approach using…
Former enforcement chief takes top job at Ferc
BAML promotes Ahmad to co-head; Coolidge leaves Velite; Black joins Wells Fargo; StanChart loses sales head; Freepoint adds oil traders
Bulgaria power market faces challenges, conference told
Bulgaria's electricity market is being hampered by poor transparency, export fees and market structure, heard delegates at Energy Risk Balkans
EU capital requirements worry commodity trading firms
The finalisation of Mifid II in Europe has rekindled a debate over whether commodity trading firms should be subject to capital requirements. Firms are lobbying strongly against the idea, but regulators and the European Commission will have the final say
US shale boom poses challenge to Henry Hub benchmark
Henry Hub, the US natural gas benchmark, is being called a "broken proxy" as the shale revolution boosts production in the northeast US. But potential alternatives, such as Pennsylvania's Dominion South, will find it difficult to seize Henry's crown
Dealing with stressed contracts in the energy sector
The recent collapse of crude oil prices is inevitably putting many contracts in the energy sector under strain. Ashley Wright and Richard Steenhof of Norton Rose Fulbright explore the legal options available to energy companies that need to manage the…
Rolling back the frontiers
Dr Igor Koprivnikar, member of energy trading and supply group Gen-i’s management board responsible for trading, talks exclusively to Energy Risk