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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830556303321

Autore

James Tom <1971->

Titolo

Energy markets : price risk management and trading / / Tom James

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Wiley, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-119-20774-6

1-118-58047-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (435 p.)

Collana

Wiley Finance

Classificazione

83.65

Disciplina

332.644

Soggetti

Power resources - Prices

Commodity exchanges

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Title page; Copyright page; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: Risk Management in Energy Markets; THE RISK MATRIX; FINANCIAL RISKS; BASIS RISK; LEGAL, OPERATIONAL AND TAX RISKS; SUMMARY; CHAPTER 2: The Energy Derivatives Markets; ON EXCHANGE AND OFF EXCHANGE; ON-EXCHANGE AND OVER-THE-COUNTER; FUTURES; FUTURES VS. OTC; SWAPS AND OPTIONS; TYPES OF SWAPS IN ENERGY MARKETS; KNOCK-INS AND KNOCK-OUTS - INTEGRATING SWAPS AND OPTIONS; THE COMMON AND MORE LIQUID OPTION MARKETS IN ENERGY; CHAPTER 3: Energy Futures Contracts; INTRODUCTION; KEY FACTS ABOUT FUTURES CONTRACTS

FUTURES OPTIONS CONTRACTSHEDGING IN FUTURES MARKETS; OIL FUTURES; EXCHANGE OF FUTURES FOR PHYSICALS (EFP) AND DELIVERIES VIA FUTURES MARKETS; COAL FUTURES; CHAPTER 4: Pricing Middle East Crude in the Next Century; INTRODUCTION; A FAIR PRICE; CAUSE FOR CHANGE; ASIAN DEMAND, MIDDLE EAST SUPPLY AND GROWING INTERDEPENDENCE; THE VALUE OF CRUDE OIL; FREIGHT RATES; PRICE DISCOVERY AND CRUDE BENCHMARKS IN THE WORLD TODAY; COMPARING WTI, BRENT AND DUBAI; PRICE DISCOVERY: OTC VS. FUTURES MARKETS; A NEW PRICING PARADIGM; CONCLUSION; NOTES; CHAPTER 5: Emissions Trading - Towards a Global Carbon Market

TOWARDS GLOBAL CARBON MARKETSTHE EUROPEAN REGIME; THE



CARBON EXCHANGES; CHICAGO CLIMATE EXCHANGE (www.chicagoclimatex.com); CHICAGO CLIMATE FUTURES EXCHANGE (www.chicagoclimatex.com); NYMEX (www.nymex.com); THE EUROPEAN UNION EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME; THE EUROPEAN CLIMATE EXCHANGE (www.europeanclimateexchange.com); USING FUTURES CONTRACTS TO HEDGE RISK; NORD POOL (www.nordpool.com); POWERNEXT (www.powernext.fr); EEX (www.eex.de); EXAA (www.exaa.at); CHAPTER 6: Options Trading and Hedging Application Strategies; VOLATILITY; TYPES OF OPTIONS; OPTION STRATEGIES FOR HEDGING ENERGY-PRICE EXPOSURE

OPTION STRATEGIESOTC OPTIONS AND POPULAR STRUCTURES; OPTIONS TRADING - VOLATILITY TRADING; BUTTERFLY STRATEGY; RATIO BACKSPREADS; CHAPTER 7: Energy Option-pricing Models; ENERGY-MARKET OPTIONS; GENERAL RULES FOR OPTION VALUES; MODELS USED IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY; ASIAN OPTION PRICING; CHAPTER 8: Value-at-Risk and Stress Testing; A RISK-MANAGEMENT SCENARIO; VAR AND OTHER RISK-MEASUREMENT METHODS; WHAT DOES VAR DO?; VAR RECAP; VAR TO ILLUSTRATE HEDGE EFFECTIVENESS; STRESS TESTING AND VAR; STRESS TESTING METHODOLOGIES; THE HYPOTHETICAL OR SENSITIVITY STRESS-TEST APPROACH

LIMITATIONS OF STRESS TESTSSUMMARY; CHAPTER 9: Questions to Ask When Establishing a Risk-Management or Trading Program; CHAPTER 10: Management Controls; THE COLLAPSE OF BARINGS; THE LESSONS OF HISTORY; CREATING A RISK-MANAGEMENT OR TRADING POLICY; CORPORATE DERIVATIVES RISK-MANAGEMENT POLICY-AND-PROCEDURES DOCUMENT; BACK-OFFICE SYSTEMS; WHO SHOULD LOOK AT THE REPORT AND RECORDS?; DERIVATIVE BACK-OFFICE MANAGEMENT; ROLE OF EXTERNAL/INTERNAL AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE; RECONCILIATION AND ACCOUNTING: KEY POINTS TO CONSIDER; RISK-MANAGEMENT REVIEW; THE COLLAPSE OF ENRON, 2001

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM ENRON?

Sommario/riassunto

Price Risk Management and Trading.Energy risk management expert, Tom James, does it again. His latest book is a timely addition to the rapidly developing energy trading markets. This book should be on every energy trader, risk manager and corporate planer's desk. it is an easy read as Tom goes into great detail to explain the intricacies of this market and its various unique elements. - Peter C. Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates Inc., Best-selling Author and Energy ExpertThis sensible and practical guide is essential for those seeking an understanding of commerce in en