100 %
Long dated Summer trade again
 
08 June 2006
Summers show a bit of backwardation and contango but some of the long dated power looks cheap and prices in a load of unknowns which could go either way.  
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100 %
VaR, Volatility and confidence
 
19 April 2006
As market become more ordered and stable VaR limits widen to allow traders to take more risk, this is fine as many models model history. In financial markets the biggest vol shift was 9/11 and in a few months this event will no longer be modelled in the financial markets an so risk limits will widen.  
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67 %
Is your custom that important?
 
24 June 2005
The more customers a supplier has in a rising market the more exposure to power price they have, this may not always be welcome when the buying forward is so expensive.  
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All Quiet....
 
30 July 2010
A very quiet day in the UK energy markets which saw very little traded during the period - hardly surprising given the combination of usual Friday slowdown, holidays, a comfortable system as well it being the last traded day of the month.  
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Year to Date (week 7) Lows
 
22 February 2010
With the cold spell already priced into the curve and with bearish fuel prices, the power market hit year lows. At the same time, the season differentials narrowed giving the curve a smoother appearance.  
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Gains Seen Across the Curve
 
21 December 2009
There was no sign of an early Christmas in the power market on Friday with a 'flurry' of trading resulting in gains across the power curve.  
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Suddenly it's "British Petroleum"
 
02 June 2010
A name not used in a very long time, but suddenly the US are quick to refer to BP by its old name of British Petroleum, hoping perhaps to distance itself from blame regarding the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But as the US announces a criminal investigation and as BP shares suffer further should the British economy concern itself?  
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Credit Impacts on Liquidity
 
11 September 2008
The Energy Markets are still trading with the banks including Lehman Brothers, the 4th largest investment bank in the US who is struggling to shore up its position following its significant sub-prime related losses.  
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An options strategy to suit.
 
31 October 2007
Options are creaping into flexible contracts and this is a good thing as they can provide insurance, but in reality, often they appear to be given away, but look carefully and what you are giving away in return.  
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