Electricity futures
Lessons from two commodity defaults
Regulators and exchanges need to learn from the Greenhat/PJM and Norwegian Nasdaq defaults
Spotlight on auction in €114m Nasdaq clearing blow-up
Four-member auction may have turned 39% margin breach into huge default fund loss
On the spatial hedging effectiveness of German wind power futures for wind power generators
In this paper, the authors consider wind power utilization in thirty-one different locations in Germany.
The Iberian electricity market: analysis of the risk premium in an illiquid market
This paper analyzes the risk premium in the base-load monthly futures contracts traded on the Iberian electricity market (MIBEL) between July 1, 2006 and March 31, 2017.
Power traders slam Spain’s mooted plant closure rules
Tougher closure criteria would distort power prices and harm functioning of the market, say traders
Electricity futures prices: time-varying sensitivity to fundamentals
This paper looks at the time-varying relation between electricity futures prices and fundamentals.
Exchange of the year: APX
Power exchange copes well with evolving market and changes in client demand
UK power market investigation overshadowed by EMR
Questions over future of vertical integration among energy firms
Power market flux creates threats and opportunities for exchanges
Financial regulation, low volatility, flattened prices and the integration of regional markets have put European electricity trading in a state of flux. That poses threats and opportunities for power exchanges – and some industry observers say it could…
Renewables push proves challenging for Germany
A shortening horizon
Philippines needs electricity futures market, says energy merchant
US-based trading firm bullish on the potential for energy trading in the Philippines
Singapore looks to electricity futures market
Singapore is moving closer to the creation of an electricity futures market, according to comments made by the head of the national energy regulator.
MEFF launches central clearing for electricity derivatives
Increased liquidity in the Spanish market necessitates netting and reduction of counterparty risk, says managing director
International banks to fight over ANZ and Westpac power trading experts
As the Australian power market grows, international investment banks will need to bag the local talent to capitalise on the opportunities presented, say experts
Opportunities in Russia's power market
Doors opening
Video: Q&A with Trevor Morgan
Trevor Morgan of the International Energy Agency (IEA) talks to Energy Risk about phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, unconventional gas, why Copenhagen was a failure and the outlook for renewables.
Video: Central and Eastern Europe Conference special report
Energy Risk traveled to Warsaw, Poland for the its Central and Eastern Europe Conference. High-profile market participants from the region attended the event and discussed the progress and potential going forward.
Australia’s power market
New kid on the bloc
Indian electricity market ‘not ready’ for derivatives
Indian electricity market ‘not ready’ for derivatives