Market risk
'Boom cycle' for US power prices
With input costs surging and demand growth currently outpacing supply additions in the US power market, analysts are expecting the space to tighten further. David Watkins reports
Joining forces
After several false starts the Iberian electricity market, Mibel, finally launched last year, linking the power markets of Spain and Portugal. Andrew Holt looks at what changes it has brought about
Brenda Boultwood
Brenda Boultwood, Constellation Energy's chief risk officer, talks to Roderick Bruce about doing anything you set your mind to
Automating energy markets
Automation in physical energy markets - far behind that of financial markets - is now within striking distance, writes James Caffrey, VP Strategic Consulting, TradeCapture
New Record for Crude Amid Supply Disruptions
Crude Oil reached a new record of $119.93 a barrel in overnight electronic trading, up from $119.90 reached last week on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex).
UBS and Merrill Lynch lose energy traders
The latest sub prime mortgage-related write downs at investment banks UBS and Merrill Lynch, have hit their energy trading arms, and a number of traders have resigned or been made redundant in recent days.
UBS launches freight market investor index
Investment Bank UBS has launched the UBS Blue Sea Index (UBS-BSI), the first tradable investment index in the dry freight derivatives market.
Dollar low helps push crude to new record
Crude Oil reached a new record of $119.90 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) today amid ongoing supply concerns and a new record low for the US dollar against the Euro, leaving investors looking for an inflation hedge.
Crude surpasses $117 amid supply disruptions
Crude oil for May delivery hit an all time high of $117.76 per barrel in intraday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) today, closing at $117.48/bbl.
Crude tops $116 in volatile trading
Crude oil for May delivery hit an all time high of $116.10 per barrel in intraday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) today.
Barclays Capital boosts power market analysis
The investment banking division of Barclays Bank has acquired the assets of Powerlytix, a provider of fundamental market data analysis for the US electricity and natural gas markets.
New $115 high for crude
Crude oil for May delivery hit an all time high of over $115 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) today.
TFS Energy hosts first Italian weather derivatives trade and Dutch auction
Interdealer broker TFS Energy has completed the first Dutch auction of weather derivatives in Rome, Italy.
New Crude High on Supply Woes
Crude oil for May delivery hit an all time high of $113.93 in intraday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) today
Crude hits new high on inventory lows
Crude oil rose by more than $2 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) after US government data showed a drop in inventories, surprising some analysts.
Trading psychology
Psychology is a growing factor inenergy price movements requiringmore intelligent and even biologicallybased analytical systems, findsCatherine Lacoursière
Valid Assumptions Required: calculating correlations
Correlation measures are major drivers of value-at-risk. Brett Humphreys and Eric Raleigh review assumptions associated with calculating correlation.
Winning smiles
The winners of the Energy Risk/Risk Commodity Rankings attenda cocktail reception in London