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Commodity correlation returning to pre-2008 levels, say analysts
The tight link between commodities and equities is easing as firms become less worried about macro shocks, say analysts
Isda seeks to dispel speculation myths with commodity website
Isda turns up the volume in controversial debate over commodity speculation and position limits
Post-MF Global segregation reforms spark fierce debate
Searching for security
Deutsche Bank to lose commodities head
Silbert expected to depart Deutsche Bank; Constellation loses power trading head; Goldman appoints Asia-Pacific trading head; ex-Duet duo launch commodities fund; FSA regulator joins FOA
Brent challenges WTI despite questions about oil benchmark
Battle of the benchmarks
Turning points: Frédéric Lasserre, Belaco Capital
Recent years have seen an outflow of commodity derivatives talent from banks towards hedge funds and independent traders. This is the path trodden by Frédéric Lasserre, former head of Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking’s commodity research…
Energy Risk's Europe and North America awards open for submissions
Energy Risk's prestigious Europe and North America awards open for entries from market participants
Coal derivatives activity rises in Europe and US despite differences
A tale of two continents
Cutting edge: Hedging price and volumetric risks of fixed-price load-serving contracts in natural gas markets
Cutting edge: Hedging price and volumetric risks of fixed-price load-serving contracts in natural gas markets
Railroad indexing to API 2 could help US coal exporters manage risk
Link to API 2 could make exports look more attractive and reflects growing participation in coal market by US firms
PRAs push back against potential EU rules on benchmarks
Price reporting agencies among the most vehement critics of potential EU rules on benchmark indexes
Low crude volatility to bolster spread trades, say analysts
Market participants expected to shy away from outright bets on crude oil as low volatility persists
'Uneconomic trading' at issue in Barclays power dispute
Barclays seeks to defend itself against power market manipulation allegations by contesting regulator’s pursuit of uneconomic trading
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The art of creating a corporate energy hedging programme
The philosophy of corporate hedging
Turning points: Gazprom M&T's Rob Pringle
Turning points: Gazprom Marketing & Trading’s Rob Pringle
Cutting edge: Jamshidian decomposition for pricing European energy commodity swaptions
Cutting edge: Jamshidian decomposition for pricing European energy commodity swaptions
Academic battle rages over oil speculation, high prices and volatility
Entrenched positions
Japan faces soaring cost of ditching nuclear power
The costs of separation
LNG derivatives suffer from lack of liquidity
In need of liquidity
European energy firms struggle with unclear Remit rules
Uncertain remit
LME hires senior executives for clearing effort
Citi swipes Ron Ruffini from Barclays; Gunvor appoints Julien La Chon as head of development for Asia; Koch Supply & Trading makes Rosario Sgarioto LNG head
Carbon price sinks as EU vote is delayed
The European Commission is proposing to cut the supply of European Union Allowances to bolster prices, but delays to the plan are causing prices to sink, reports Gillian Carr