Energy Risk - 2008-03-04
Articles in this issue
Flight to quality
As volumes grow and investor sophistication increases, the US voluntarycarbon markets are demanding higher quality products and greaterregulatory oversight. David Watkins reports
Build it and they will come
The Energy Data Hub, an initiative to improve data distribution andprice transparency in the US gas and power markets, is due to go livenext month, with wide-ranging implications for energy trading, writesSandy Fielden
Copula modelling
Using copulas and Monte Carlo simulations to model price dependencein energy markets, Vincent Grégoire, Christian Genest and MichelGendron show how forecasts for crude oil and natural gas prices can beimproved by modelling the dependence between them
Turbulent times
Recent oil market turbulence has provided a tough test for airlineslooking to hedge their exposure to rising fuel costs as profits headinto a tailspin. David Watkins reports
Awakening a JI-ant?
Recent policy changes in Russia may finally pave the way for effectivejoint-implementation (JI) projects. Roderick Bruce discovers Russia’scarbon credit potential
Software survey 2008
Energy Risk’s 2008 software survey reveals which systems people prefer, and what advances they want to see next. By Stella Farrington and Andrew Holt
Swing contracts part 2: risks and hedging
John Breslin, Les Clewlow, Chris Strickland and Daniel van der Zee ofLacima Group continue their Masterclass series with a further look atswing contracts. Here they discuss risk and hedging techniques for swingcontracts with take-or-pay, make-up and…
Swing contracts part 2: risks and hedging
John Breslin, Les Clewlow, Chris Strickland and Daniel van der Zee ofLacima Group continue their Masterclass series with a further look atswing contracts. Here they discuss risk and hedging techniques for swingcontracts with take-or-pay, make-up and…
