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Derivatives markets help hedge risk in long-term renewable power agreements
EEX is introducing 10-year base year futures in European power markets to help members hedge PPA risk.
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Viewpoint - Amid Asia's record growth, remember customers come first
These markets were created to serve Main Street businesses, energy companies, pension funds, agricultural producers and lenders who need to manage risk and discover prices. And it's when our industry thinks of itself as an "industry" first and loses sight of our customers that we get into trouble.
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25 years ago, Barings offers a hard lesson in risk controls
On Feb. 26, 1995, Barings Bank collapsed after a 28-year-old trader, Nick Leeson, lost $1.3 billion in unauthorized trades placed from the firm's Singapore office.
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Commentary: CFTC takes a new approach to position limits
"This may be the one case where the exception to the rule is more important than the rule itself." — CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert, Jan. 30, 2020. The chairman's words foreshadowed the dramatic change in approach embedded in the CFTC's latest proposal to implement speculative position limits across 25 "core referenced futures contracts."
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Virtu targets India for next step in market-making expansion
CEO says main focus will be on stocks and commodities
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People News - January/February 2020
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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T4Youth unites fintech firms with Chicago's future leaders
Table tennis tournament raises $500,000 in just six years
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CFTC position limits proposal focuses on 25 core commodities, defers to exchanges
Chairman Tarbert says "exception is as important as the rule"
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People News - December/January 2020
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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