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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 global consensus regarding airline fuel hedging in 2014 and beyond? Asia According to a Reuters...

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Is Your Crude Oil Hedging Strategy Overly Optimistic?

In our last post, we addressed natural gas producers' tendency to be overly optimistic, how it exposed many of them to unnecessary risk, and caused...

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Has Your Gas Hedging Program Failed Because of Your Optimism?

Behavioral finance and economics researchers consistently confirm the consequences of personal bias in all forms of trading. Many firms make these...

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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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