Weather derivatives
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Special report - Weather risk
This month's special report looks explores the state of play in the innovative weather derivatives market
Weather risk: gauging the exposure
There is now an array of instruments available to hedge weather exposure, but evaluating that exposure is far harder than quantifying standard exposures such as commodity price risk. Garth Renne and Shaun Hatch discuss approaches to analysing wind and…
What lies ahead for weather risk management?
Brighter skies ahead?
Energy Risk Weather House of the Year: RenRe Energy Advisors Ltd
Weather House of the Year: RenRe Energy Advisors Ltd
As US hurricane activity falls, Asian weather risk rises
US weather conditions are purported to become more neutral this year, but forecasters are already looking to Asia as a potential risk management growth area. Pauline McCallion reports
Exclusive video interview: Lynda Clemmons
The former Enron derivatives pioneer believes forcing trades on exchanges will benefit niche players and smaller companies
A new direction for weather derivatives
Specialised quanto products are now driving demand in the weather derivatives markets. Alex Davis looks at why this is the case, and how improvements in data provision are making this possible
Lynda Clemmons: weather derivatives will benefit from regulation changes
The former Enron derivatives pioneer believes forcing trades on exchanges will benefit niche players and smaller companies
Commodity rankings 2010: Energy
The 2010 Risk/Energy Risk commodity rankings reveal which companies have been able to prosper despite the difficult conditions of 2009. Lianna Brinded analyses the results and talks to key market participants about their views
Commodity Rankings: Reclaiming the top spot
The 2010 Risk/Energy Risk Commodity Rankings reveal which companies have been able to prosper despite the difficult conditions of 2009. Lianna Brinded analyses the results and talks to key market participants about their views
Willis creates product to cut hurricane hedging costs
NRG Energy, a US-based utility, has closed an innovative index-based hedge with global insurance broker Willis designed to cut the cost of hedging against hurricane risk.
Umbrella coverage
Pauline McCallion investigates the budding opportunities for managing weather risk in the renewable energy sector.
Ready for any weather
Roderick Bruce looks back at the highlights of the Weather Risk e-symposium, a live online conference hosted by Energy Risk in late November
CME to launch Japanese weather derivatives contracts
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will launch Tokyo and Osaka weather derivatives contracts on July 26, the first of such contracts to serve an Asian market.
Weather option pricing with transaction costs
The weather derivatives market is becoming more liquid, and dynamic hedging of weather options with weather swaps is now possible, though limited by transaction costs. Here Stephen Jewson investigates the effect of such hedging on option pricing
