Thanksgiving Special - The Energy Markets Never Sleep
While our office and most of the US markets are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, we wanted to pass along some great holiday reading material that...
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Year To Date Reflections On The Global Energy Markets
As the third quarter of 2011 draws to a close it's time to take a look at the energy price roller coaster of the past year, and a roller coaster it...
The Case For Developing An Effective Energy Hedging Program
The argument for developing an effective energy hedging program has never been more compelling. As the following data shows (NYMEX and ICE futures),...
Energy Hedging: The Diversified Portfolio Approach
The concept of portfolio diversification is nothing new to anyone who has ever owned a stock, bond or mutual fund. One only has to "Google" the term...
How To Select An Appropriate Energy Hedging Instrument
While many companies know that they need to hedge their exposure to volatile energy prices, many struggle to understand the various hedging...
Special Update - Crude Oil, Refined Products & Natural Gas
We generally don't provide public "market commentary" but given the events of the past week and their impact on the energy markets, we thought we...
NYMEX Hedging Updates & New Micro Futures
As we noted in our May energy hedging Q&A, the NYMEX (CME) has been working on the transition process whereby the benchmark distillate (disel fuel,...
Revisiting Dodd-Frank & Energy Hedging
On June 16th the CFTC voted to delay the full implementation of Dodd Frank to "...provide the Commission with the opportunity to reexamine the status...
May Energy Hedging Q&A - Heating Oil, Crude Oil & Gasoil
Without further ado, the following are our answers to your May energy hedging questions. As always, if you would like us to provide more depth or...
Energy Hedging Costs to Increase?
Yesterday, CME Group (NYMEX) announced that it is increasing margin requirements for numerous energy products including crude oil, refined products...