Commodity markets
EU to examine commodity derivatives/physical market link
Following sustained calls from EU members to curb commodity derivative markets, the EU will research the link between derivative and physical markets
Dealers bet on onshore commodities units in China
The local touch
Q&A: Marc Fontaine, head of commodity derivatives, Americas at BNP Paribas
Training for growth
CER/ERU spread to tighten this year, say experts
On the back of Russia starting to issue ERUs, increased market liquidity will lead to tighter ERU/CER spreads, say analysts
CME’s CCP to clear Middle East products and reduce 'black swans'
Clearport courts emerging market derivative exchange products in a bid to reduce systemic risk in commodity markets
2011 Risk and Energy Risk magazines' Commodity Ranking poll
Vote now in the 2011 Commodity Ranking poll, organised by Risk and Energy Risk magazines, for your top counterparty dealers.
DME's Q3 results point to struggle for crude futures
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange’s latest trading results reveal low liquidity levels for its key oil futures contract, despite a face-value surge in trading volumes
Q&A – Standard Chartered Bank’s Afaq Khan
The sharia effect
Video: Trayport MD on OTC markets moving to Asia
Elliott Piggott, managing director at technology provider Trayport, speaks to Lianna Brinded about why he sees the over-the-counter derivatives market moving to Asia
Video: Interview of Natixis's Asia-Pacific energy chief
Charles Maulino, head of global energy & commodities coverage, Asia-Pacific at Natixis, speaks exclusively with Lianna Brinded about the evolution of energy and commodities financing and hedging strategies
Reinstatement of sugar futures will spur volumes and hedging
Experts say the removal of the ban on Indian sugar futures trading will spur volumes and is an important step towards reducing government control on its commodity futures market
Evolving risks require new answers
The methods Asian energy and commodities companies use to finance and hedge projects have merged, says Natixis’s Asia-Pacific energy and commodities chief
Regulatory changes push OTC energy and commodities markets to Asia
The over-the-counter energy and commodities market is being pushed to Asia by fears over Western regulatory changes, says managing director of technology provider Trayport
Isda Asia chief: Forcing energy and commodities into CCPs creates more risk
Forcing energy and commodities contracts into central counterparty (CCP) clearing is “potentially dangerous”, says Isda's Noyes
Precious metals forum
Gold was a safe haven during the European sovereign debt crisis. How will gold prices, and precious metals financial products, evolve over the coming year?
Goldman Sachs: end-users hedge oil prices now for 2011
Crude will be "the bottleneck in the system, rather than refining" says the investment bank
BNP Paribas reshuffles global equities and commodities derivatives business
French bank BNP Paribas has reshuffled its global equity and commodity derivatives (GECD) business units and says there are no job losses
EDHEC-Risk slams France on commodity derivatives regulation
Influential risk management and analytics business school, the EDHEC-Risk Institute, has criticised France for its hardline approach to commodity derivatives market regulation on lack of evidence
Russian / CIS exchanges to launch more derivatives contracts
Chiefs at Russia’s RTS Stock Exchange, the Ukrainian Exchange and Kazakhstan’s Regional Financial Centre (RFCA) reveal that they are looking into launching more exchange-traded funds (ETF), indexes and other derivatives contracts across commodities and…
France to tighten commodity derivatives regulation
France has warned the European Commission that it will tighten its commodities derivatives regulation to prevent the risk of big swings in commodities prices
End-users adopt more complex hedging tools and methods
End-users’ energy and commodities hedging strategies are growing in sophistication as they adopt more complex products and non-traditional tools, says the head of RWE npower’s optimisation desk
Energy firms' hedging programmes give mixed results
Hedging programmes for oil & gas companies show widely differing outcomes according to the latest flurry of company results
Symbolic first 2020 EU carbon futures trade between JP Morgan and Gunvor
JP Morgan and Gunvor completed the first European Union 2020 over-the-counter European Union Allowance carbon contract on August 6, signalling their confidence in the European carbon markets
US regulator prepares to run with derivatives reform
Derivatives reform in the US has kicked off a new era for the CFTC, which will see a significant expansion of its authority under the updated regulatory regime, as Pauline McCallion reports