How Will the Trump Administration Affect Energy Markets in 2025?
After countless, excruciating months of non-stop media coverage, the US elections are finally complete. Donald Trump will indeed be the next...
Crude Oil
Managing Oil Price Risk In A Volatile Geopolitical Environment
As a result of rising geopolitical tensions across the world – with many countries also facing key elections in the coming months- and fundamentals...
The Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Hedging with Swaps
In the previous post in this series, The Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Hedging with Futures, we explored how an oil and gas producer can hedge their...
The Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Hedging - Futures
This post is the first in a series where we explore the most common strategies utilized by market participants – in these examples we will focus on...
How Can Oil & Gas Producers Optimize Hedge Portfolios in Current Market?
Unprecedented price decline presents hedge optimization opportunities As a result of the significant decline in crude oil prices, E&P companies who...
How Do OPEC Announcements Impact Crude Oil Prices?
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is reportedly considering another production cut in response to the recent weakness in oil...
Crude Oil Options: Understanding Volatility and Time Value
Volatility and time are just as important to understanding option premium as intrinsic value. This is especially true for a hedger who uses out of...
Optimizing Oil & Gas Producer Hedge Portfolios with Call Options
In our last post, Can Activity in Crude Oil Options Provide Insight into Crude Oil Price Trends, we explored the definition of delta, as well as it’s...
Can Activity in Crude Oil Options Provide Insight into Crude Oil Price Trends?
In a recent Bloomberg article, “In a Risky World, Oil Traders Bet on $100 a Barrel” the author explored how, “Some oil traders have started to gear...