West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
Commodity indexes rebalance in favour of Brent but WTI seen outperforming in 2012
Brent crude's representation in commodity indexes is set to increase as a result of the annual rebalancing of contracts that takes place during this week
Interview: CME Group
New directions
WTI-Brent spread volatility disrupts hedging programmes
WTI-Brent spread volatility disrupts hedging programmes
Energy experts debate merits of speculators and position limits
CFTC and Goldman Sachs executives discuss role of speculators in commodities markets during times of volatility
Oil price outlook
At the crossroads
Oil analysts count cost of recession on crude prices
Commodity analysts re-examine their oil price forecasts in light of current economic deterioration, as the long-term economic outlook remains unclear
The growing influence of Caspian crude
Forecasting crude oil correlation changes
WTI/Brent spread impacts commodity index returns
A re-balancing of indexes to include, or increase Brent weighting could be on the cards to combat sliding WTI/Brent spread, say index providers
Risk managers seek understanding of structured products investor trends
On the trail of commodities
ICE Europe's commitment of traders reports welcomed by participants
ICE Futures Europe is publishing commitment of traders (COT) reports for its global commodity benchmark ICE Brent crude and ICE gas-oil futures
Dodd-Frank puts market manipulation on the radar
Dodd-Frank regulation could usher in more market manipulation cases such as the recent CFTC case against Arcadia Petroleum, Arcadia Energy and Parnon Energy, say market experts
Collars make a comeback for Asian fuel hedging
Collar comeback
Small Asian companies exposed to commodity derivatives margin calls
Meeting the calls
Q&A: Tony Hall at Duet Commodities Fund
The call of the commodity markets
Commodity prices seen as greatest threat to recovery: poll
Rising commodity prices pose the biggest risk to recovery after the 2008 global financial crisis, according to a risk.net poll
Air China CFO wants simpler fuel hedges; other airlines remain unhedged
Air China will seek simpler hedging strategies when its current contracts expire. Meanwhile, other airlines in Asia are taking differing approaches to hedging, with some risking big profit losses by staying completely unhedged.
Oil options “frenzy” as corporates shift hedges in response to Mideast crisis
Mideast and Libya crisis fuels oil options “frenzy”
Volatility spike boosts oil options trading volume to all-time high
The sharp increase in oil price volatility resulting from political upheaval in Libya and across the Middle East has helped push the volume of oil options traded to a new all-time high
Brent-WTI spread broken: analyst
Brent-WTI spread causes concerns about oil benchmarks to resurface; Ice and Nymex defend use for futures contracts
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
Low natural gas prices push producers to oil
US producers move to oil plays, 2011 natural gas hedging programmes not expected to support current production levels
SMX gets nod from MAS to start operations
The Singapore Mercantile Exchange plans to create a commodity and derivatives trading platform on a par with the best global exchanges in New York and London.
Singapore’s commodities derivatives exchange to go live
Singapore’s central bank Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) gives the green light for new commodity and currency derivatives bourse