Articles by Alexander Osipovich
Macquarie acquires Barclays US power trading book
Deal brings Australian bank deeper into North American energy markets
CFTC’s Giancarlo set to revive energy advisory committee
Group will study impact of Dodd-Frank on energy firms, Giancarlo says
JP Morgan exits power markets with Mercuria deal
Power generators mourn loss of another bank liquidity provider
CFTC's Wetjen urges fix to commodity options problem
Energy firms need clarity on 'seventh prong', commissioner says
CFTC close to fixing Dodd-Frank commodity option woes
Agency said to be exploring solution for embedded volumetric options
Energy companies facing ‘intrusive’ CFTC special calls
Small derivatives hedgers bewildered by emails from regulator
CFTC gripped by fiscal year-end hiring frenzy
Agency races to add staff by September 30 amid budget uncertainty
Nothing new about bank commodity exits, history shows
Current exodus only the latest downturn in a boom-bust business
Devil in the detail for Mexico power sector reform
Electricity market excites investors, but challenges remain
Mexico to rein in CFE and Pemex market power
Regulators will check abuses by power and hydrocarbon giants
US energy firms cheer regulators’ shift on margin rule
New proposal exempts non-financial end-users from margin requirement
Energy firms eye opportunities in Mexican power
Spot electricity market to be created via energy reforms
GRC software makes inroads in US utility sector
Grid reliability and cybersecurity rules generate interest
CFTC quietly amassing data on natural gas swaps
Special calls sent to many energy firms over past 12 months
Power companies slam New England reliability plan
NE-ISO plan is "unreasonable" and "discriminatory", firms say
Cosgrove moves into ethanol trading after GFI
Veteran oil broker becomes co-founder of ethanol prop shop
Energy firms fight for right to hedge at portfolio level
CFTC position limits could scramble widely used approach to hedging
US utilities invest in shale gas wells as long-term hedges
Physical deals with producers seen as ‘superior’ to financial hedging
Ex-Deutsche commodity index salesman joins BNP Paribas
Matthew O’Connor named as head of investor sales for the Americas
Commodity desks breathe sigh of relief over Volcker
Dodd-Frank rule seen having muted impact on market-making by banks
Ercot ‘small fish' rule criticised amid CFTC probe
Manipulation worries spur debate over Texas power market rules
John Arnold looks back at 17 years of energy trading
Grasp of market psychology key to success, says Centaurus founder
EDF Trading environmental products head leaves firm
Fabio Nehme leaving to set up own commodities business
GDF Suez faces CFTC market manipulation probe
Investigation centres on Texas power trades, sources say