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Mercuria deal was driven by economics, says JP Morgan
Bank says economics, not regulation, drove physical commodities sale
Robust valuation and hedging of tolling agreements and physical assets
Flexible, martingale duality-based method provides reliable valuation
Senators turn up the heat on physical commodities
Fed to issue new rule on bank physical trading in early 2015
Official support fails to help Japan LNG contract
Forward contract is latest effort to create market in LNG derivatives
Enthusiasm for hedging wanes among US airlines
Low volatility and industry consolidation reduce need to hedge
Mifid II commodities impact to hinge on trading venues
Market participants worry about all-important OTF designation
CFTC’s Giancarlo slams automatic cut to dealer threshold
Commissioner questions need to slash de minimis level to $3 billion
Energy exchanges can share the burden of Remit
EU insider trading rules are an opportunity to outsource reporting
US airline wins Dodd-Frank real-time reporting delay
Southwest Airlines no-action letter could lead to wider relief
Looking back: El Niño boosts weather derivatives
December 1997 saw one of many false starts for weather derivatives
Liquidity concerns still haunt Ficc
Market participants increasingly fear liquidity drought
Ice to launch Brent and gold contracts in Asia
US exchange looking to tap into regional commodities demand with its SMX purchase
US energy firms welcome CFTC tweaks to Dodd-Frank rules
Proposal on ‘seventh prong’ seen as positive step by industry
Credit Suisse sheds top metals trader and Emea sales chief
Kamal Naqvi leaves dual roles amid Swiss bank’s exit from commodities
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Commodity leveraged ETFs: Tracking errors, volatility decay and trading strategies
Tracking performance of ETFs is examined, with a focus on volatility decay
Quant ideas: Liquidity in commodity risk management
Liquidity plays a vastly underappreciated role in commodity markets
The secrets of successful energy trading firms
Training programmes, innovation and risk-taking among top traits
Oil price fall spurs interest in trading, says panel
Volatility seen as positive for financial traders, including banks
Utility firms struggle to fend off Emir clearing
Exemptions and thresholds crucial to avoiding OTC clearing rules
Energy trading: veterans reflect on highs and lows
Vitol’s Bake and Icap’s Newman discuss evolution of energy market
Mercuria appoints top team following JP Morgan sale
Other commodities moves at CME Group, Deutsche Bank & NextEra Energy
LNG market participants shun Japanese forwards
Contract hit by lack of interest and fears over pricing methodology
Financial entity definition worries US utilities
Dodd-Frank provision could force some firms to clear derivatives