
Stella Farrington
Senior writer
Stella Farrington is a London-based senior writer on the commodities desk of Risk.net, covering risk management, trading and regulation in regard to companies in the energy and commodity derivatives markets. She has more than 15 years’ experience of reporting on the physical and financial energy markets. During that time, Stella has followed the development and evolution of the markets as they responded to the different influences of the time, from the 2001 collapse of Enron to the Gulf War in 2003 and the 2008 financial crisis, which spawned the current draft of derivatives regulation.
Previously, Stella was the editor of Energy Risk for eight years, starting in 2005. Before that she was a reporter on the energy desk at Dow Jones Newswires for five years.
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Podcast: the difficulties of decarbonisation
What are energy firms doing to measure and mitigate transition risk?
Podcast: Investing, climate risk and energy firms
How are investors enabling the move to the low-carbon economy?
Podcast: mental health and the role of the CRO
Energy company CRO discusses how her firm is dealing with workplace stress as lockdowns ease
Derivatives house of the year: Macquarie Group
Energy Risk Awards 2020: Firm’s wide commodities presence, physical and financial risk expertise and financing capabilities result in standout deals
A positive response to negative oil prices
Overhauling pricing models could reap rewards even if prices don’t cross zero again
Bachelier – a strange new world for oil options
Model tuned to negative prices has implications for pricing, margining and delta hedging
Podcast: Kaminski and Ronn on negative oil and options pricing
The market is gravitating to the Bachelier model as an alternative to Black 76
Shale firms pump hedge books for liquidity lifeline
Lucrative hedge portfolios offer promise of cash but unlocking residual value won’t be simple
How Onyx came from nowhere to conquer oil swaps
In just four years, market-maker has become the largest provider of liquidity in energy derivatives
People moves: CRO Landy takes helm at Brevan, SocGen names new Asia chief, Murray out at Bridgewater, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Energy25: Energy firms turn to next-generation analytics
FIS, Enverus and Eka take to the podium in the inaugural Energy25 technology rankings
Some see Esma reining in position limits after review
The scope of position limits could shrink to cover just the major benchmarks, one executive argues
CFTC's Berkovitz puts his weight behind position limits
New rule on speculative commodity trades will be proposed within weeks
Analytics become top priority at energy firms, poll finds
Middle office still grappling with use of blockchain and artificial intelligence
Q&A: Blockchain in commodities – a solution in search of a problem?
Competitors must work together if technology is to harness its potential, say three industry leaders
Energy Risk Software Rankings: Powering up
This year’s Software Rankings reflect the increasing number of firms offering commodities software outside the core CTRM space
Fuel spikes expected from sulphur cap on shipping
Energy Risk Asia: IMO 2020 will save lives, but also impact entire energy complex
Commodity finance house of the year: Societe Generale
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: standout financing deals reflect growing appetite for renewables and new approach to risk
Energy Risk Asia Awards 2018: The winners
BNP Paribas takes Derivatives house, BP wins Oil & products and BOCI and Engie scoop two awards each
Best newcomer, Asia: CubeLogic
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: Enterprise risk management software firm brings new tools to Asia market, particularly around credit
Climate risk disclosure gains momentum but work needed: TCFD
Few firms disclose financial impact of climate risk, review finds