Selecting and Implementing Energy Trading, Transaction and Risk Management Software
Selecting and Implementing Energy Trading, Transaction and Risk Management Software

Author: Gary Vasey

Publisher: Booksurge Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781419688294

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Energy trading, transaction and risk management (ETRM) software solutions are the highly specialized systems used by companies engaged in the production, buying, selling, moving and managing of energy commodities. With more than 70 firms offering ETRM solutions, from established companies servicing the entirety of the energy value chain, to smaller and sometimes upstart companies offering focused solutions for specialized links in that chain, selecting the right product and bringing that solutions on board can be a daunting task. This book, the second installment of the UtiliPoint Expert Series, follows Trends in Energy Trading, Transaction and Risk Management Software - A Primer and provides valuable insights into the process of selecting, implementing and maintaining these critical systems. It is intended to create a more complete understanding of those critical activities that will be the ultimate determinate of success for any company seeking to improve their ability to compete in a complex and dynamic energy commodities market. In addition to providing information about the specific activities involved in ETRM system selection, implementation, and maintenance, this book also provides in-depth discussions of critical tasks and decision points within those activities, including the importance of testing and the management of historical transactional information. Other topics will assist clients to better understand the business models of their ETRM solutions providers, as the strategies and decisions made by those vendors can have significant implications for the users of their systems.

Trends in Energy Trading, Transaction and Risk Management Software 2009 - 2010
Trends in Energy Trading, Transaction and Risk Management Software 2009 - 2010

Author: G. Vasey

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2010-10-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781451594546

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Energy trading, transaction and risk management (ETRM) software is that category of software applications, architectures and tools that support the business processes associated with trading energy and broader commodities. In the broadest sense, energy trading means both the buying and selling of energy commodities such as crude oil, coal, natural gas, electric power, emissions and refined products, the management of the movement and delivery of the energy commodities, and associated risk management activities. Recently, with the emergence of energy and commodities as an asset class for financial traders such as hedge funds and banks, the boundary between ETRM and CTRM (Commodity Trading & Risk Management) has become increasingly blurred. UtiliPoint research indicates that few, if any trading firms, now trade a single commodity and even what constitutes 'energy' is less distinct than it once was. These days, commodities such as freight rates, ethanol and emissions might be traded by energy trading firms in addition to crude oil, natural gas and so forth; and ETRM software is increasingly likely to cater to commodity trading generally and not just energy commodities. In this new edition of the UtiliPoint Expert Series, UtiliPoint's CommodityPoint experts, drawing on the company's industry leading library of research, review the latest developments in the energy and commodity trading space and provide the reader an in-depth look at the impacts these changes have had on the vendors of mission critical trading and risk management systems, and on the users whose companies operate in this volatile marketplace.

Energy Trading and Risk Management
Energy Trading and Risk Management

Author: Steven Berley

Publisher: Antioch Book Publishing

Published: 2016-04-09

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780988207257

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The first trading, hedging and risk management books for energy and commodity markets truly taking one from the strategy to the software, including the human nature level. Enhancing by developing and communicating trading, hedging and risk management strategies to software that correlate to the corporate objectives of maximizing cash flow and earnings are key. Through stories of human nature impacts, trading stories, market volatility, risk, macro and micro economics, and the trading tools, software, ETRM software, and processes necessary to have a mature, successfully developed trading, risk management and hedging program. Mr. Berley depicts the statistics to stochastics, including other quantitative modeling techniques for physical optimization to asset modeling, to risk and to accounting. Agriculture, Energy, Oil, Power, Natural Gas, NGLs, Chemicals, Oil Products, Gasoline, Heating Oil, Propane, and Ethane products will be used throughout to depict strategies you can use today!

Energy Markets
Energy Markets

Author: Tom James

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-11-27

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1118580478

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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 Expert This sensible and practical guide is essential for those seeking an understanding of commerce in energy derivatives. beyond merely informative, this hand book for the practitioner details the finer points of the use of derivatives as tools for price-risk management. No energy trading desk should be without it. - Ethan L. Cohen, Senior Director, Utility and Energy Technology, UtiliPoint International Inc. Energy markets are much more volatile than other commodity markets, so risk mitigation is more of a concern. Energy prices, for example, can be affected by weather, geopo9litical turmoil, changes in tax and legal systems, OPEC decisions, analysis' reports, transportation issues, and supply and demand - to name just a few factors. Tom James's book is a practical guide to assessing and managing these risks. It is a must-read for senior management as well as risk and financial professionals.- Don Stowers, Editor, Oil & Gas Financial Journal This book is the most comprehensive on price risk management-centric efforts. It provides the reader with a tangible experience of derivatives in today's capital and energy markets. The breadth and scope of the passages are immense, in that both developed and developing countries' energy markets are considered and examples applied. Terrific read! - Rashpal Bhatti, Marketing Manager, Energy Trading Asia, Enron/BHP Billiton Tom James has simplified the intricacies of a very complex market. In this new market of "hot" commodities, he has been able to give a fresh course to those who are new to the energy markets and a solid review for those that are well seasoned. he covers everything within the oil market from A to Z in this book and does it well. Coming from a financial background myself, it's good to finally find a book that can bring a better understanding to the field of energy commodities. - Carl Larry, Vice President Citi Energy Global Commodities

Trends in Energy Trading and Risk Management Software
Trends in Energy Trading and Risk Management Software

Author: Gary M. Vasey

Publisher:

Published: 2006-05

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781419641350

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Acclaimed energy experts Dr. Gary M. Vasey and Mr. Andrew Bruce edit the definitive book on the software used to support energy trading, transaction and risk management in the first of Energy and Utility analysts UtiliPoint International Expert Series.

Energy and Power Risk Management
Energy and Power Risk Management

Author: Alexander Eydeland

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2003-02-03

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 0471455873

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Praise for Energy and Power Risk Management "Energy and Power Risk Management identifies and addresses the key issues in the development of the turbulent energy industry and the challenges it poses to market players. An insightful and far-reaching book written by two renowned professionals." -Helyette Geman, Professor of Finance University Paris Dauphine and ESSEC "The most up-to-date and comprehensive book on managing energy price risk in the natural gas and power markets. An absolute imperative for energy traders and energy risk management professionals." -Vincent Kaminski, Managing Director Citadel Investment Group LLC "Eydeland and Wolyniec's work does an excellent job of outlining the methods needed to measure and manage risk in the volatile energy market." -Gerald G. Fleming, Vice President, Head of East Power Trading, TXU Energy Trading "This book combines academic rigor with real-world practicality. It is a must-read for anyone in energy risk management or asset valuation." -Ron Erd, Senior Vice President American Electric Power

Handbook of Multi-Commodity Markets and Products
Handbook of Multi-Commodity Markets and Products

Author: Andrea Roncoroni

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-02-19

Total Pages: 1076

ISBN-13: 0470661836

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Handbook of Multi-Commodity Markets and ProductsOver recent decades, the marketplace has seen an increasing integration, not only among different types of commodity markets such as energy, agricultural, and metals, but also with financial markets. This trend raises important questions about how to identify and analyse opportunities in and manage risks of commodity products. The Handbook of Multi-Commodity Markets and Products offers traders, commodity brokers, and other professionals a practical and comprehensive manual that covers market structure and functioning, as well as the practice of trading across a wide range of commodity markets and products. Written in non-technical language, this important resource includes the information needed to begin to master the complexities of and to operate successfully in today’s challenging and fluctuating commodity marketplace. Designed as a practical practitioner-orientated resource, the book includes a detailed overview of key markets – oil, coal, electricity, emissions, weather, industrial metals, freight, agricultural and foreign exchange – and contains a set of tools for analysing, pricing and managing risk for the individual markets. Market features and the main functioning rules of the markets in question are presented, along with the structure of basic financial products and standardised deals. A range of vital topics such as stochastic and econometric modelling, market structure analysis, contract engineering, as well as risk assessment and management are presented and discussed in detail with illustrative examples to commodity markets. The authors showcase how to structure and manage both simple and more complex multi-commodity deals. Addressing the issues of profit-making and risk management, the book reveals how to exploit pay-off profiles and trading strategies on a diversified set of commodity prices. In addition, the book explores how to price energy products and other commodities belonging to markets segmented across specific structural features. The Handbook of Multi-Commodity Markets and Products includes a wealth of proven methods and useful models that can be selected and developed in order to make appropriate estimations of the future evolution of prices and appropriate valuations of products. The authors additionally explore market risk issues and what measures of risk should be adopted for the purpose of accurately assessing exposure from multi-commodity portfolios. This vital resource offers the models, tools, strategies and general information commodity brokers and other professionals need to succeed in today’s highly competitive marketplace.

Energy Risk: Valuing and Managing Energy Derivatives
Energy Risk: Valuing and Managing Energy Derivatives

Author: Dragana Pilipovic

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2007-08-13

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 0071594477

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The Latest Methods and Strategies for Successfully Trading and Managing Risk in Today's Volatile Energy Markets The updated Second Edition of Energy Risk presents an authoritative overview of the contemporary energy trading arena, combining the lesson's from the last decade with proven methods and strategies required for valuing energy derivatives and managing risk in these ever volatile markets. Written by renowned energy risk expert Dragana Pilipovic this revised classic examines market behavior, covering both quantitative analysis and trader-oriented insights. The book shows how to establish a modeling process that involves the key players_managers, traders, quantitative analysts, and engineers_and provides practical answers to energy trading and risk management questions. The Second Edition of Energy Risk features: Detailed coverage of the primary factors that influence energy risk Techniques for building marked-to-market forward price curves, creating volatility matrices, and valuing complex options Specific guidelines and tools for achieving risk goals New to this edition: three new chapters on the emerging energy market and marked-to-market issues; new material on energy-specific models, seasonal effects, and the derivation of the mean-reverting price model; and more