Feature
The return of Russian crude
Russia has reclaimed its position as the world’s biggest oil producer for the first time in a decade – but uncertainty is still preventing some foreign oil firms from making the investments the country needs to fulfil its potential. Kevin Foster reports
Trading with a small ‘t’
What made headlines before is now becoming everyday news: energy companies are scaling back or leaving energy trading. Some industry observers are emphasising the shift to ‘trading around assets’. Anne Ku investigates just what this means
Seeking a boost for crude
Venezuela’s internal conflict and the intended removal of Saddam Hussein from Iraq have meant both countries are seeking deals with international investors to boost oil production. But are the potential legal problems worth the trouble? By Maria Kielmas
Building a risk-efficient portfolio
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RMF: a consistent performer
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Trading transparency tug-of-war
Prime brokerage
A liquidity haircut for hedge funds
Cutting edge: Liquidity risk
Deciding hedge fund allocations
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Virtual funds
Replication
A surreptitious stampede
Credit derivatives
Equity long-short strategies
Sponsor’s statement
Associations send repo VAR protest to Basel Committee
US and UK industry associations have sent a joint letter to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision expressing their "disappointment" that the multipliers for portfolio value-at-risk modelling of repo counterparty exposure will not be altered in the…
What everybody ought to know about this credit business
CDS guide: introduction
Role reversal
Mandatory convertibles
The ability to ‘trade rumours’
CDS guide: market indicators
CDSs as building blocks
CDS guide: new structures
The size of the CDS market
CDS guide: CDS growth
In a league of their own
Football securitisation
Credit – the sterling corporate bond market liquidity survey
Liquidity survey
