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Energy firms use high-tech tools to avert manipulation fines
Companies invest in trade surveillance as regulators tighten scrutiny
CFTC position limits rule blasted by commodity merchants
Proposed bona fide hedge exemptions are too narrow, firms say
Derivatives dealer rule worries Canadian energy firms
Suncor voices concern over clearing costs for derivatives dealers
Fragmentation seen holding back Canadian oil derivatives
Rival WCS indexes hinder growth of financial trading, firms argue
BNP Paribas hires former JP Morgan commodity salesman
David Samuels to head Americas commodity sales for French bank
CFTC eases Dodd-Frank burden on energy companies
Steps on position limits and de minimis threshold seen as "great news"
No easy way to hedge Bakken crude oil, say energy firms
Fragmented shale oil market yet to coalesce around one pricing point
Cargill reveals 'struggle' with Dodd-Frank swap dealer rules
Rules are uphill battle for non-financial firms, says compliance chief
Fuel hedgers bemoan bank retrenchment from commodities
Delta Air Lines sees fewer counterparties for bilateral trades
Credit fears hold back US solar securitisation deals
SolarCity deals show potential and pitfalls of new asset class
JP Morgan unveils commodities succession plan
John Anderson and Michael Camacho to replace Blythe Masters
Trafigura paper reignites debate on systemic risk
Commodity trading houses "not too big to fail", research argues
Derivatives trading rises in North American regional crudes
Oil firms turning to LLS, WCS, Mars and Midland for hedging exposures
Banks counter Fed worries on physical commodities
Goldman Sachs dismisses concerns over catastrophic risk
Citi hires Morgan Stanley oil veteran Randall O’Connor
O’Connor to lead bank's North American commodity finance effort
Senior commodities salesman quits JP Morgan
Departure by Samuels follows resignation of Blythe Masters
CFTC upping enforcement effort, warns former chief
Dodd-Frank Act to boost CFTC war on market abuse, says Meister
Dynegy founder Watson recalls dawn of deregulation
Departure from firm in 2002 was ‘right decision’, says former CEO
Energy firms beg CFTC for clarity on commodity options
Power and gas traders bemoan ‘seventh prong’ in Dodd-Frank rules
Polar vortex revives interest in gas and power hedging
Weather-driven volatility highlights need for risk management
FTR underfunding leaves PJM power traders out of pocket
Shortfall in biggest power market exceeds $1 billion since 2010
PetroChina recruits BAML natural gas trader
Former BAML natural gas trader Brad Banky joins PetroChina in Houston
Power trading firm blasts Ferc over manipulation probe
Ferc investigation triggers unusual public defence by obscure power trading firm
More US oil producers hedging with non-WTI crudes
Increased volatility pushes oil producers to hedge with LLS, WCS and other regional crudes