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Are Crude Oil Prices in the Early Days of a Sustainable Bear Market?

As crude oil prices have declined by over 20% since late June, many are now wondering, are prices approaching a bottom or are we in the early days of a sustainable bear market? Before we begin to try and answer that question, we need to consider...

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Are SDRs Exposing the Details of Large Oil Hedging Transactions?

Based on our conversations with hundreds of commodity hedgers, its safe to say that many, if not most, participants in the energy commodity markets,...

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Crude Oil & Products Selling Off - What Is Your Hedging Strategy?

After reaching 2014 highs in late June, crude and product prices have declined significantly over the past few months cumulating with the largest one...

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Are Airlines Changing Fuel Hedging Strategies in 2014 and Beyond?

In recent weeks, there have been several articles written on the state of airline hedging in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia. So, what is the...

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An Introduction to US Gulf Coast Crude Oil Hedging

As the Gulf Coast continues to becoming an ever more active crude oil trading hub, the interest in hedging Gulf Coast crude oil is increasing as...

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Bunker Fuel Price Risk Management - Crude Oil Options & Crack Spread Swaps

As many participants in the bunker fuel market are constantly seeking better strategies to hedge their exposure to fuel price risk, we wanted to...

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Electricity Marketer Goes Belly Up Due to Hedging Problems

What happens when an electricity marketer sells their customers fixed price power but doesn't properly hedge their exposure and prices increase...

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Natural Gas Trading at Premium to Crude Oil?

If you don't follow the US physical natural gas markets, you would probably be surprised to hear that spot prices in several regions are currently...

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When Should You Hedge Your Natural Gas Price Risk?

As energy hedging advisors, natural gas consumers, producers and marketers regularly ask us for advice regarding hedging their natural gas price...

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The Layman's Guide to Gasoil Hedging with Call Options

In recent weeks we've explored how gasoil consumers can hedge their exposure to gasoil price with futures The Layman's Guide to Gasoil Hedging with...

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