Countering Credit Risk with PFE With commodity and energy prices regaining volatility, most players are struggling to find answers to one of their most critical risk factors – Counterparty Credit Risk. While many, especially in the oil & energy sector, have VaR based tools to measure and manage their Market Risks, few have ventured formally […]

Chapter 8 – Get Deeper Insights Here is Chapter 8 from our very well-received, 32-page E-Book –Benefiting from VaR – Quick Guidelines for Commodity Risk Practitioners. A quick recap for those who’ve read and enjoyed it, and for those who haven’t yet read it, you can download it now from here ! The E-Book is written for Commodity […]

Handbook for Risk Requirements & More… Over the last few weeks, we’ve released a new Whitepaper, initiated a “Knowledge Series” of Articles on Commodity Risk Management. Both have received pretty good responses so far. A lot of people have written to us appreciating the publications on Commodity Risk Management, and buoyed by this response we’ve […]

Chapter 2 – Set Risk Limits This post is actually Chapter 2 (of 8) from our very well-received, 32-page E-Book –Benefiting from VaR – Quick Guidelines for Commodity Risk Practitioners. A quick recap for those who’ve read and enjoyed it, and for those who haven’t yet read it, you can download it now from here […]

Review: Report on Economics of Commodity Trading Firms The recent release of Report on Economics of Commodity Trading Firms is a bold step from a well-respected Commodity Trading Firm (CTF) – Trafigura, in giving an insight and “demystifying” the secretive commodity trading industry. And it is indeed a very impressive read. According to Reuters, “The […]