
06 June 2007
Volatility continues to desert the market and options sellers will be very happy. Could Summer change this?
This time last year the prices of power and gas were all over the place as sellers withheld moving their commodity into the market and buyers seeing small drops would enter the market with the intention of buying for storage. No one predicted that over three- five months, prices would continue to fall and then suddenly reach a floor in March 07 which would see limited buying activity in Apr and May and no real sustained direction. Sellers of options will be laughing at the listless way the market is performing, particularly after such a volatile period as premiums will be exorbitant from history.
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September v November
 
26 July 2005
Curve traders, spark traders and the prompt boys battle it out for some reasonable semblance of order.  
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Gas leads the collapse
 
14 July 2005
Huge losses seen in all commodity markets as power falls £13.20/MWh in a day. Over a 20% fall in one day.  
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New White Paper highlights need for Energy Risk Management
 
11 November 2010
Yesterday, npower launched its new white paper, commissioned from the London School of Economics on Energy Risk Management for UK business. The paper comes on the back of research that suggests that UK businesses now feel that energy presents a higher level of risk to their business than health and safety and security issues. But what should businesses be doing to manage the risks?  
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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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