Commodities
Launched in 1994, Energy Risk is an online publication and in-person events company dedicated to the energy risk management and risk transfer business.
Please visit energyrisk.com for more insight and commentary.
Same underlying names dominate CDS trading in December, says GFI
Credit default swaps (CDS) offering protection against debt issued by US auto companies, European telecoms and Asian financial services institutions were again the most actively traded credit derivatives in December.
Four positions you may find interesting...
traders' corner
To market to market...
closed-ended funds
LMEminis: an instrument explained
instruments
A positive correction
Country profile
Gas storage parking lot full
More US natural gas storage is needed if price spikes are to be alleviated in the coming months experts believe, but construction interest is limited, finds David Watkins
The regulation debate
Following a series of price spikes, consumer groups in the US are rallying against the deregulation of electricity marketswith some success. David Watkins investigates
Less is more
With Phase II of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme set to be rolled out, Miles Austin investigates whether it will deliver greater emission reductions than Phase I
An uncertain future
European natural gas demand is expected to rise in the next three decades. But, as Anouk Honore finds, the overall picture is not easy to predict, and depends on what happens in individual countries – particularly Italy and Spain
Depending on Russia
Europe's increasing dependence on Russia for gas supplies throws up new risks that must be assessed. Understanding political risk is key, but the biggest risk to supply could be the lack of investment in the sector, finds Roderick Bruce