As an example, take the rumoured BHPB takeover of Rio Tinto. Of course this was suggested years ago by BHP's then chairman (Brian Gilbertson)...
What is the expectation of a newbie in the front office? You get to be the butt of the jokes and do the coffee run. Smile and take it. It...
The only programming skills you need are some basic excel skills to calculate spreads as well as a random number generator to help you decide on...
The factors that go into the spark spread formula are power, natgas, conversion rate (heat rate) and plant efficiency. Each individual plant will...
OPEC tries to cut but Iran, Venezuela and pals keep cheating and overselling because they need the cash. Saudi is the only responsible party and...
Reason options have remained largely OTC is because the market doesn't do vanilla... Can you price me an Asian (average price) option for front...
I think ICE is regulated by the FSA as a RIE (Recognised Investment Exchange) which governs basic rules of operation. However, each trading...
From a regulatory point of view, the trading occurs where the traders are. As for Europe, there is: ICE - Brent, NBP, Zeebrugge, Power &...
Most energy brokers offer their OTC clients some version of Trayport's software. I believe it handles the most liquid complex options fairly...
Correlation over too long a time period becomes useless i.e. significant moves are averaged out. Correlation over too short a time period is...
You could spread trade the EU carbon emissions price through a spread broker such as IG Index in the UK. If in the US, check out evomarkets as...
Agree with the above. Big option buyers need options that meet their specific needs and the sellers are happy to provide for a price. Think...
Crude has historically been backwardated so spot is usually expected to be higher. Why would OPEC take on increased risk of ownership in a...
I think we've seen a healthy return to some fundamentals in the crude market and hopefully the hedge fund 'gurus' have learnt a few lessons along...
It has been fun riding this one down but now I'm out again... Can't see that there's much more stop fishing to be had. OPEC looking to give the...
Nice website.
Silver is running strong today... :) Upside potential looks good.
Not a crude oil price low but a low pressure in the mid-atlantic..... Will it form into a h'cane and will the gulf be endangered...? Whatever...
It's incredible how people are prepared to put their (nick)names to such blanket statements as "long term, price of crude can only go up". I guess...
OK, my bad. Only just heard about this Rogers guy recently. Re the name: I was only just recently a perma bull myself...
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