Operational risk
Commodity broker of the year: Griffin Markets
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Interdealer broker gained biggest market share of Europe’s most liquid gas hub in 2017
Consultancy of the year: d-fine
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Quantitative and technological know-how combine to improve performance for clients of German consultancy
Hedging advisory firm of the year: Aegis Energy Risk
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Digital innovation pays off for US hedging advisory firm
CTRM software house of the year: Openlink
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Vendor facilitates first largescale CTRM public cloud deployment
Data house of the year: Thomson Reuters
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Thomson Reuters delivers data and analysis tailored to clients’ specific needs through its investment in data infrastructure and strategic partnerships
Technology advisory house of the year: Accenture
Energy Risk Awards 2018: In-depth commodities knowledge and wide experience across asset classes enables global advisory to boost client numbers and implement largest oil ETRM system in 2017
Innovation of the year: BNP Paribas
Energy Risk Awards 2018: French bank’s single-dealer platform brings new transparency to oil markets
Newcomer of the year: N-Ergy Power Solutions
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Flexibility has helped energy consultancy thrive in a rapidly changing regulatory environment
CFTC puts new spin on spoofing cases
Charges may be brought under regulation 166.3 in cases where intent is hard to prove
The changing face of European power trading
Large pools of data, an abundance of cheap and powerful computing capacity, the rise of renewables, and the development of the smart grid are having a significant impact on European power and gas trading. New and interesting developments continue to…
Iron ore: China forges ahead with internationalisation
Opening up the commodities markets reinforces Beijing’s internationalisation drive
Sponsored video: Bethanie Castelnuovo, SCB
Bethanie Castelnuovo, chief financial officer at SCB, gives her reaction to SCB’s wins at the Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2018 and her thoughts on the organisation's business outlook.
ETFs may shift oil price but not stockpiles
Inelastic oil market moved easily by speculation, finds macroeconomist
Don’t wait for freight: suppliers look to boost demand
Growing interest in shipping derivatives means FFA market needs to change
Watch out for commodity vol products
Commodity traders shouldn't ignore the recent meltdown in CBOE’s Vix derivatives, writes energy consultant
Energy Risk Software Rankings 2018
Our survey of the top ETRM vendors, implementation specialists, data vendors and data managers
Vattenfall’s new trading head, new COO for Aegis, and more
Vattenfall confirms Frank van Doorn as head of trading, Nerc names its new president, and more
Power traders slam Spain’s mooted plant closure rules
Tougher closure criteria would distort power prices and harm functioning of the market, say traders
Advancing on all fronts
Sompo Global Weather continues to expand its offering with timely, tailored weather risk solutions designed to service a growing global audience and diversification into new sectors supplying responsive solutions
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2018: A surge of energy
Top dealers continued technology push as hedgers fine-tuned risk management strategies in 2017
Shale, pipelines and hubs: turmoil ahead for US gas hedging
Recent changes in US natural gas markets are shifting long-standing correlations and impacting the functionality of hedging instruments, say analysts
DRW calls for physical settlement of bitcoin futures
Prop shop’s head of market structure says underlying spot exchanges are not transparent enough
Dollar cost averaging won't work for energy hedging
Long periods of losses make strategy impractical, says energy consultant