Commodity derivatives
Energy firms find Emir thresholds too close for comfort
The European Market Infrastructure Regulation will force non-financial counterparties to clear trades in over-the-counter derivatives once they reach a set of notional thresholds. And despite their original expectations, many energy companies could be…
Commodity derivatives regulation gathers pace outside EU and US
Although much of the recent focus has been on rules in the European Union and the US, other jurisdictions across the globe are also weighing changes to the way they regulate over-the-counter commodity derivatives. In some cases, these could have…
Energy Risk Glossary 2013
Introduction
Asian refinery activity boosts oil derivatives trading
Refined tastes
Financial transaction tax could raise energy company hedging costs
FTT will increase hedging costs for energy companies and deter them from trading with financial counterparties, firms say
Bank commodity VAR remains muted in Q4
Bank commodity value-at-risk remains muted in Q4
Applied risk management series: OTC commodity swaps valuation, hedging and trading
OTC commodity swaps valuation, hedging and trading
A changing landscape in commodity derivatives
A changing landscape
Asia steel derivatives market struggling to compete with iron ore
Steeled for the fight
US firms returning to iron ore derivatives after SGX and CFTC clear regulatory obstacles
The CFTC’s no-action relief letter issued late last year and SGX’s upcoming iron ore futures contract have ended uncertainty and brought back hesitant market participants
Cutting edge: Jamshidian decomposition for pricing European energy commodity swaptions
Cutting edge: Jamshidian decomposition for pricing European energy commodity swaptions
LNG derivatives suffer from lack of liquidity
In need of liquidity
BAML Asia commodities chief to leave
BAML Asia-Pacific commodities head Tsai is leaving the firm, say industry sources
CFTC facing struggle to revive commodity position limits
Limited appeal
Banks retreat from commodity derivatives
Wall Street retreats
Commodity Derivatives House of the Year – Standard Chartered
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: Standard Chartered – Commodity Derivatives House of the Year
CFTC offers last-minute Dodd-Frank relief
Agency eases compliance burden for commodity and energy firms
Oil price reporting agencies' principles won't deter manipulation, say critics
International Organization of Securities Commissions principles for oil price reporting agencies fail to silence critics
Position limits rejection lifts compliance burden
Rejection of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule brings short-term relief and longer-term uncertainty, say consultants
Court ruling may be death of CFTC’s position limits
Experts say appeal is unlikely – and CFTC must prove commodity market speculation before re-proposing limits
Energy Risk's Asia awards 2012
Energy Risk's annual Asia awards, now in their fifth year, honour innovation and achievement in Asian energy derivatives markets. A ceremony for the winners was held in Singapore on September 26 and here we reveal the winners and why they triumphed
Deal of the Year, Asia: Deutsche Bank
Deal of the Year, Asia: Deutsche Bank