Hedging Fundamentals Part 5 - The role of forecasting in hedging
Forecasts of spot prices are an important tool in the hedging toolkit, and this post provides an overview of the role of forecasts in hedging.
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Electricity Contract Indexes August, Issue 149
The main index fell this month, as we expected it would.\But there were only three contracts to include in the indexes, one each for CFD and FPVV, which is unusual, but not unprecedented. Read More
Contract Indexes August, Issue 149
The main index fell this month, as we expected it would. But there were only two contracts to include in the indexes, one each for CFD and FPVV, which is unusual, but not unprecedented.
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Perspectives on the 9th August Outages
The blackout event of Monday 9th August caused a huge amount of negative publicity for the electricity market, but let’s take a closer look at some interesting aspects of this event.
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Electricity Contract Indexes July, Issue 148
The main index rose this month, but it does look like the market is at a peak, and the CFD index actually dropped like a stone this month, though this was on only one CFD contract that could be included in the indexes. Read More
Is the Gas Market Working for Consumers?
The Gas Industry Company (GIC) recently released a consultation paper on gas market settings and whether these are fit for the purpose of helping New Zealand through the transition to low-carbon energy. Somewhat belatedly, here are my thoughts. \
Electricity Contract Indexes June 2021, Issue 147
There were 7 contracts traded that were eligible to include in the index calculations this month, which was a step up from last month which had only 3 contracts. Read More