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Energy hedge fund bulls still running despite MotherRock collapse
The sudden collapse of energy hedge fund MotherRock last month surprised the market. But market participants say that despite this blip, the commodities story is still proving attractive to hedge fund investors
TFS to broker oil in Dubai
TFS has become the first interdealer broker to open a desk in Dubai, where it will initially cover precious metals, but also plans to broker oil, freight and financial instruments.
DME on track for Q4 launch
The DME reveals the details of its first sour crude contract, while construction work begins on its trading floor
The end of an era?
Latin American governments are hiking taxes and forcing changes to contracts with oil and gas investors in a marked departure from the economic liberalisation of the 1990s. But reality may prompt a rethink, writes Maria Kielmas
Integrating energy data
Knowledge is power, and having the latest information on the marketplace is of paramount importance. Eric Fishhaut looks at why centralising information can have a big impact on tactical management and developing strategies
UBS, Diapason launch first biofuels index
Swiss bank UBS and Swiss commodity firm Diapason Commodities Management Investors launch the first commodity-based index for biological fuels.
Air India starts fuel hedging
Air India has become the first airline in India to hedge its jet fuel price risk, using commodity derivatives contracts at the end of February for the first time.
Nymex's death knell to floor?
The New York Mercantile Exchange's decision to introduce side-by-side electronic and open-outcry trading heralds the beginning of the end for its floor trade, many market participants believe
Coping with setbacks
Most risk managers and employees in energy companies are familiar with the concepts of market risk and credit risk, but operational risk is receiving more attention in corporate boardrooms these days, writes Sandy Fielden
Nymex’s side-by-side trading seen as deathknell to floor
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) will introduce side-by-side electronic and open-outcry trading in its physically settled energy futures contracts in the second quarter of 2006.
Credit - Energising credit
Traditional credit instruments can be used to mitigate credit risk in the energy sector, despite the unique risk management challenges, says Chris Coovrey