Articles by Alexander Osipovich
PRAs under attack amid market manipulation investigations
Price reporting agencies (PRAs) are facing intense scrutiny from regulators, amid renewed allegations that their widely used price indexes are being manipulated by unscrupulous energy traders. Will the PRAs be forced to change their ways? Alexander…
CFTC's Chilton blasts exchanges on block thresholds
Commissioner says lowering futures block trade thresholds skirts the intent of Dodd-Frank
US public utilities take CFTC fight to Congress
Frustrated by inaction at the CFTC, public utilities champion new law on Dodd-Frank special entities threshold
Ferc chief Wellinghoff to step down
Chairman who presided over more aggressive stance on power market manipulation to step down, agency says
Skylar’s Perkins sees potential for volatility in US natural gas
Bill Perkins believes rising demand and reduced risk warehousing will create opportunities for natural gas traders: video
CFTC faces ‘huge challenge’ in analysing swap data, says O'Malia
CFTC commissioner warns about agency's "data dilemma" in exclusive video interview
Energy Risk USA: Official sheds light on Ferc manipulation sleuths
Ferc is now monitoring markets in near real time for evidence of manipulation, warns enforcement official
Energy Risk USA: O'Malia urges CFTC tech overhaul
CFTC must revamp its technological infrastructure to cope with a flood of swap trade data, says commissioner
Energy Risk USA: New CFTC position limits due in June, O'Malia says
CFTC will soon unveil revised rule on commodity position limits after a court rejected its previous effort, says O'Malia
Exchanges plan futures in response to RIN price surge
Exchanges plan futures in response to RIN price surge
Energy firms give mixed response to Dodd-Frank swap reporting delay
Dodd-Frank delay gets mixed response from energy firms
Renewable PPAs find favour among corporates
A good climate for renewable PPAs
Volatility set to return to US natural gas market, warn analysts
The calm before the storm?
Energy firms struggle to meet Dodd-Frank reporting deadline
With Dodd-Frank reporting and record-keeping rules set to come into effect on April 10, energy companies worry they won’t be ready in time
Hunter ruling may slow Ferc’s anti-manipulation push
A court decides the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission overstepped its authority in trying to prosecute manipulation in natural gas futures - a ruling with implications for other cases
Turning Points: Bill Perkins, Skylar Capital Management
Bill Perkins, founder of Skylar Capital Management, sees opportunities in US natural gas markets, even as depressed prices and low volatility prompt other traders to pull back. Alexander Osipovich reports
TNK-BP saga raises questions about BP's handling of political risk
Russian roulette
NGL hedging takes off amid shale gas boom
No molecule left behind
Platts and Shell seek support for competing Brent crude reforms
Oil major Shell and price reporting agency Platts offer rival plans to fix market distortions in Brent crude oil
Turning points: Jill Sommers, CFTC
As she prepares to leave the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Jill Sommers speaks to Alexander Osipovich about the battles over Dodd-Frank and the investigation into MF Global
Energy firms scramble to avoid swap dealer label
Switching to futures and rewriting corporate websites could help reluctant energy companies avoid having to register as swap dealers under Dodd-Frank, reports Alexander Osipovich
Futurisation worries end-users of OTC energy derivatives
The right tools for the job?
Sommers blasts CFTC's approach to Dodd-Frank
Compliance timetable for new swap rules was too aggressive, says outgoing CFTC commissioner
Commodity correlation returning to pre-2008 levels, say analysts
The tight link between commodities and equities is easing as firms become less worried about macro shocks, say analysts