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Painful mistakes

The use of spreadsheets remains widespread in the energy trading sector, but the risks are high. Pauline McCallion looks at how these traps can be avoided

Rewriting the rules

The proposed re-regulation of financial markets in the US could have far-reaching consequences for OTC commodity derivatives trading. Peter Malyshev, of counsel at law firm Winston & Strawn, analyses the proposals and identifies possible winners and…

Movers & shakers

As part of our 15th Anniversary, Energy Risk rounds up 15 of the most influential and innovative companies currently active in the traded energy markets and profiles their achievements

Sparking innovation

In the second of two articles tracing the beginnings of energy derivatives trading, Roderick Bruce looks at the development of the natural gas and electricity markets in the US and Europe

Power plant Greeks

The computation of the price sensitivities - otherwise known as the Greeks - of a power plant is essential for proper hedging and risk management. However, due to the complexity and difficulty involved in the modelling of generation characteristics and…

Where to next?

Energy trading is experiencing rapid change and it can be difficult for ETRM software to keep pace. Rachel Morison finds out which issues software vendors are tackling and what they expect next-generation software to achieve

EBRD to support Ukraine gas reforms

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to provide a sovereign-guaranteed loan to Ukraine's state-owned energy firm Naftogaz. The loan will aid a government plan to reform Ukraine's struggling energy market and secure the transit…

BHP Billiton offers 30% of iron ore contracts for sale

Global mining company BHP Billion has announced that 30% of its total iron ore volumes will be sold on a mix of quarterly negotiated pricing, market clearing price (spot market) and index-based pricing. The move has boosted confidence in the development…

E.ON Energy Trading joins CEGH

EON Energy Trading has joined the Central European Gas Hub (CEGH) at Baumgarten. The move is part the company's plans to expand its gas trading activities in Central and Eastern Europe in an effort to improve market access and develop a more integrated,…

Financial crisis hits European Energy Exchange

Trading volumes at the European Energy Exchange (EEX) have slumped in the first half of 2009 after years of continuous growth. An EEX report highlights a particular decline in power derivatives volumes traded by financial institutions, despite a boost in…

Regulator re-opens speculation debate

At the first of three hearings on possible methods to control oil price speculation today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman called for serious consideration of the need for position limits in energy trading.

Amerex launches consulting service

Amerex Brokers, an over-the-counter energy broker and wholly-owned subsidiary of GFI Group, has formed a fee-based energy risk management and execution consulting division called Amerex Energy Consulting Services (AECS).

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