Articles by Rachel Morison
Market questions UNG's influence
The US Natural Gas Fund (UNG), an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the prompt-month US natural gas price by buying Nymex futures and Nymex / ICE Henry Hub swaps, has caused controversy by building up a large market position.
Where to next?
Energy trading is experiencing rapid change and it can be difficult for ETRM software to keep pace. Rachel Morison finds out which issues software vendors are tackling and what they expect next-generation software to achieve
The next 15 years
Rachel Morison talks to energy experts about their long-term outlook for the future
S&P launches a new version of GSCI index
Standard and Poors (S&P) has launched a new version of its GSCI commodity market index.
Is the UK facing a gas storage crisis?
Low storage levels and growing import dependency provoke concern, but some commentators believe the market will sort out any future supply problems, as Rachel Morison reports
Playing Russia’s game
Rachel Morison examines the current investor appetite for Russian oil E&P
Oil Storage Data - Taking Stock
Volatile prices and perceived problems with WTI as a benchmark have triggered renewed calls for weekly European stock data to supplement US data. An EC directive is currently being discussed, but not everyone is in favour of this, finds Rachel Morison
All Clear?
Despite a recent large increase in volumes, clearing for commodities remains a contentious issue, with little agreement on what the best business model should be, and insufficient standardisation, say market participants. Rachel Morison investigates
From Scratch
Vincent van Pelt, global head of equity derivatives andcommodities, Standard Chartered, talks to Rachel Morison
Vincent Van Pelt
Vincent Van Pelt is recognised within the banking industry for establishing businesses from scratch. Rachel Morison finds out what drives Standard Chartered's head of equities and commodities to keep starting again
One stop shop
The world’s biggest commodity exchanges continue to expand the range of products they offer, often into diverse commodity classes. Rachel Morison looks at the benefits and drawbacks for traders as commodity exchanges branch out beyond their traditional…
Garth Edward
GARTH EDWARD, head of emission markets at Citi, talks to Rachel Morison about delivering both finanical and social results, and the prospect of a global carbon emissions scheme