Course description
Introduction to Hedging in Energy Markets is a two-day course presented by the energy training experts at Mennta Energy Solutions. Understanding and identifying how to limit price risk exposure is a complex task. This two-day course will provide attendees with a forum to maximize hedging efficiencies and limit price risk exposure. Delegates will build a portfolio of industry techniques for managing price risk in today's volatile energy markets.
Includes Online Pre-study Module
This course is accompanied by a preparatory course available online. Delegates will receive a web voucher as part of their joining instructions upon confirmation of registration. By taking advantage of this "blended" learning approach, in-class time and learning are optimized.
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Suitability
This two-day advanced workshop is perfect for those who are already familiar with futures and options but want a more in-depth understanding of hedging and the tools available. This course uses four unique case studies developed by the industry’s leading risk managers which require the delegate to apply hedging skills to complex scenarios. This programme deals with many different energy commodities, including oil and gas.
Content
- The qualification and quantification of risk
- Exposure, price risk and volatility
- Value-at-risk
- How to identify, measure, and control basis risk
- Hedging instruments and risks
- How to hedge with exchange traded futures contracts
- Cross-hedging with futures
- How to hedge with exchange traded options on futures
- How to choose between futures and options
- Hedging with forwards
- Characteristics of swaps
- Hedging with swaps
- Swap pricing
- Controlling basis risk with swaps
- Calculating CFDs
- Delta and other options issues
- The characteristics of OTC options
- Hedging with OTC options
- Credit-risk and OTC clearing
- Asian options
- Collars
- Comparison of hedging strategies
- Syndicate exercises to provide real-life context to the material