Enron
Beware the pitfalls of right- and wrong-way risk
Credit exposure can be hazardous. Misinterpreting the risks posed can be ruinous
Is the financialisation of commodities being reversed?
Energy industry veteran Kaminski offers a verdict - and some career advice
Video: Enron 'best' and 'lowest' career moment, says Kaminski
Former research head gives wide-ranging interview on past and present of energy markets
OTCGH’s Loya sees value in unorthodox business model
Broker chief praises “entrepreneurial independence” of small boutiques
Commodity derivatives lead the way for OTC reform
Enron proved merits of bottom-up evolution, not change imposed from above
TrailStone's Silbert says the best is yet to come
Former Deutsche Bank commodities head optimistic about new venture
Looking back: El Niño boosts weather derivatives
December 1997 saw one of many false starts for weather derivatives
The secrets of successful energy trading firms
Training programmes, innovation and risk-taking among top traits
Energy trading: veterans reflect on highs and lows
Vitol’s Bake and Icap’s Newman discuss evolution of energy market
Looking back: Lehman stirs credit and liquidity risk fears
Counterparty concerns could lead to increased use of clearing
John Arnold looks back at 17 years of energy trading
Grasp of market psychology key to success, says Centaurus founder
Quants: how they shaped the modern energy market
Application of quantitative analysis to energy was far from smooth
Dynegy founder Watson recalls dawn of deregulation
Departure from firm in 2002 was ‘right decision’, says former CEO
Energy Risk marks 20 years of covering energy markets
Over two decades, magazine has shared in industry’s highs and lows
Risk managers should learn from the mistakes of others
Early warning signs can provide vital clues to firms with ‘feet of clay’
Looking back: Post-Enron nerves give way to longer-term fears
Jitters subside as industry ponders role of trading and mark-to-market accounting
The 10 biggest energy risk management disasters of the past 20 years
The history of energy trading is littered with losses, bankruptcies and other misfortunes that now serve as cautionary tales. Alexander Osipovich looks back at the biggest energy risk management disasters of the past two decades and how they reshaped the…
Power market design leads traders to take advantage
The design of modern power pools is highly complex, creating plenty of opportunities for clever traders to profit by circumventing the rules, writes Vincent Kaminski
Regulatory reform and data management: problems and benefits
Regulators' demands for more transparency are loading a heavy burden on to compliance, IT and operational risk teams at financial institutions. But collecting the data could have unforeseen benefits too. Alison Ebbage reports
Lynda Clemmons joins NRG Energy
Lynda Clemmons, a pioneer in the field of weather derivatives and emissions trading, has been hired by NRG Energy to help run its green technology team