Crude oil
FVC review: Morgan Stanley launches leveraged crude note
Product offers capped growth in S&P GSCI crude index
Fragile markets prompt banks to rethink tail risk
BNP Paribas and BTMU tout ‘scalable’ stress testing
Ice considers moving Brent contract to avoid EU margin hike
Ice says move is “not an outcome we want to see” but Emir margin could drive users away
Oil collapse fails to dent zeal for hub-based gas pricing
European utilities remain eager to move away from oil indexation
Financial trading worsened oil plunge – Risk.net poll
Most respondents say paper trading had some impact, but disagree on how much
Oil indexation battle continues despite oil collapse
Europe’s utilities still pushing for hub-based gas prices amid oil rout
CFTC’s Bowen demands action on position limits
Time to ‘bite the bullet’ on controversial rule, commissioner says
Goldman upbeat on commodities despite tighter regulation
Adapting to new rules and capital requirements is achievable, says Agran
Pemex ramps up risk management amid energy reform
Mexican state-owned oil giant weighs up commodity hedging strategies
E&P firms restructure hedges amid oil price plunge
Upstream companies look to cash in on in-the-money positions
Enthusiasm for hedging wanes among US airlines
Low volatility and industry consolidation reduce need to hedge
Shanghai RMB crude contract faces margin and legal hurdles
International players have concerns over first RMB oil contract
Energy Risk Asia Oil & Products House of the Year: JP Morgan
JP Morgan's oil team is providing liquidity across the barrel in Asia
Fragmentation seen holding back Canadian oil derivatives
Rival WCS indexes hinder growth of financial trading, firms argue
Oil benchmarks should diverge in coming year, says BAML’s Blanch
Research chief is sceptical about end of oil indexation in European gas
Deal of the Year: BP
Quick BP options deal salvages North Sea oil producer’s acquisition
No easy way to hedge Bakken crude oil, say energy firms
Fragmented shale oil market yet to coalesce around one pricing point
Bank-led commodity decorrelation theory rejected by analysts
Idea that bank retreat loosens correlation ‘doesn’t make any sense’
Derivatives trading rises in North American regional crudes
Oil firms turning to LLS, WCS, Mars and Midland for hedging exposures
Banks counter Fed worries on physical commodities
Goldman Sachs dismisses concerns over catastrophic risk