Market risk
SuperDerivatives partners with Athena
Derivatives technology provider SuperDerivatives has partnered with Canadian natural gas company Athena Energy Marketing (AEM) in an effort to increase market transparency.
CME launches petroleum swaps and minute-marker energy contracts
CME Group today announced the launch of six financially settled petroleum swap futures contracts and six new minute-marker energy contracts, which will be available from mid-June.
OTC Global Holdings pushes into agricultural products
Interdealer broker OTC Global Holdings (OTCGH) has announced the acquisition of two Chicago-based firms, Futures International and T&J Shuff Enterprises, specialising in agricultural futures and options contracts in corn, wheat, soybeans, soybean meal…
Pockets of growth for weather derivatives sector
While activity in the general weather risk market declined in 2008/2009, Asian and European markets showed growth, according to the Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA).
CFTC discusses detail of derivatives plan
Gary Gensler, the newly appointed chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), today explained how the Government's plan to regulate OTC derivatives should be implemented.
Companies increase commodities hedging
Companies around the world are now hedging 55% of their commodity exposure as a result of increased volatility and the global financial crisis, according to a survey by Connecticut-based research consultancy Greenwich Associates.
Steel industry looks to iron ore swaps
Steel producers remain sceptical of the benefits of hedging with futures contracts. Now interest in iron-ore derivatives could offer another way for steel players to hedge risk, finds Katie Holliday
Majors' contango play set to fade
Oil companies that profited from storing oil amid falling prices are unlikely to to see similar returns as the longer-term economic picture begins to brighten. Pauline McCallion reports