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The right charge
Savvy firms now accept risk is inevitable. Those that use their risk capitalefficiently outperform those that don’t. Brett Humphreys looks at alternativeinvestments to find out what the right risk-adjusted return on capital chargesmight be
A fertile future
The CME is hoping its introduction of fertiliser futures will protect the industryfrom fluctuations in the price of natural gas – a vital ingredient in mostnitrogen fertilisers. But is it a case of too little too late? By Paul Lyon
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Exchanges
Koch markets first volatility swap
Koch Supply & Trading, a division of energy conglomerate Koch, has marketed the first energy volatility swap in a deal with hedge fund Centaurus, a move the Wichita, Kansas-based oil trader hopes will increase its share in options markets and attract…
CFTC to sue AEP over false gas trades
Ohio-based utility American Electric Power (AEP) has been charged with reporting 2,800 false natural gas trades to energy price index companies, such as Platts, and attempting to manipulate natural gas prices. The charges, levied by the US Commodity…
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Exchange-traded funds
Nybot Plans for 'Triangular' Continuity
NEW YORK — The New York Board of Trade (Nybot) will apply a "triangular" approach to business continuity—a weaving together of primary, on-site and remote disaster recovery data centers—as part of its relocation to Lower Manhattan, officials said last…
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Deutsche launches commodity indexes
Deutsche Bank has launched two new indexes that track the performance of a small set of liquid commodities.
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The Risk 2003 commodity and energy derivatives rankings
2003 Commodity & Energy Rankings
CFTC announces authorisation of NFA responsibilities
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight yesterday authorised the National Futures Association (NFA) to conduct reviews of annual financial reports filed with the Commission by commodity pool…