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APM gains first owner in western US
ACES Power Marketing (APM), a wholesale energy risk management and transaction execution service company, has gained its first owner in the western US, as it continues to expand its service base in California and the west.
IIC launches bond indexes
Frankfurt-based International Index Company (IIC) has launched the iBoxx Euro High Yield Index Family. The indexes provide benchmarks for the sub-investment grade fixed income market for euro-denominated corporate bonds. They can also be used as…
Saxo launches retail algorithmic trading tool
Saxo Bank, the Danish investment bank, will roll out an algorithmic trading product specifically designed for retail clients within the next three months.
Italian regulator to use CDS data
Interdealer broker GFI has started providing credit default swap (CDS) data to the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa, the Italian securities market regulator (Consob)- possibly for market surveillance purposes.
JP Morgan to offer interest rate options via Bloomberg
JP Morgan will offer its clients the ability to trade over-the-counter interest rate options on Bloomberg's trading platform.
Allegheny Power proposes Maryland plan
Allegheny Power, the electric delivery subsidiary of investor-owned utility Allegheny Energy, has proposed a rate stabilisation and transition plan for its Maryland residential customers.
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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
Richest US state hedges to dodge blackouts
The US state of Connecticut is rolling out an innovative method of power contracting which it hopes will alleviate some of the state's energy woes. If effective, the model could spread to other states, writes Elisa Wood