The pressure builds for more market standardisation

With the market standardisation of energy and commodities contracts still falling behind more traditional asset classes, Lianna Brinded asks if this is a crucial step for the energy sector

Energy and commodities market contract standardisation is intended to make risk assessment and trade processing easier. However, experts highlight that standardisation could in fact create more overall risk for end-users looking to hedge, and technology will need to develop in order to cope with the repercussions on risk assessment and trading.

While a wide range of financial technology vendors – from energy trading risk management (ETRM) solutions to trading platform providers – offer mixed