The Professional Risk Managers' Guide to the Energy Market (PRMIA Risk Management Series) - Hardcover

Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071546510 ISBN 13: 9780071546515

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2007

Synopsis

An essential resource for all financial professionals affected by energy prices, The Professional Risk Managers’ Guide to the Energy Market presents a complete account of the evolution, tools, scope, and breadth of the energy and environmental financial markets.

Sponsored by the PRMIA Institute and edited by renowned analyst Peter Fusaro, the book includes contributions from 20 world experts who discuss every aspect of energy trading and the risks associated with specific investment vehicles and energy sectors.

Organized in three parts, The Professional Risk Managers’ Guide to the Energy Market begins with a comprehensive overview of the energy market, goes on to provide an in-depth review of energy risk management tools, and finally delivers detailed coverage of risk management software, energy hedging in Asian markets, trading electricity options, and weather risk management strategies.

Designed to improve investment insights and skills, The Professional Risk Managers’ Guide to the Energy Market features timely chapters on:

• Energy Futures Today
• The Over-the-Counter Energy Derivatives Market
• Energy Derivatives Structures
• The Nordic Electricity Markets
• Market Risk Measurement and Management for Energy Firms
• Best Practices in Credit Risk Management for Energy and Commodity Derivatives
• Natural Gas Trading
• Risk Management in Energy-Focused Commodity Futures Investing
• The ISDA Master Agreement Ten Years On, ISDA 2002

Authoritative and comprehensive, The Professional Risk Managers’ Guide to the Energy Market equips risk managers, institutional investors, and financial analysts with all the information, tools, and strategies required to understand and succeed in the fast-changing global energy marketplace.

About this title

About the Author

The Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA) is a higher standard for risk professionals with more than 50,000 members from over 180 countries. A non-profit, member-led association of professionals, PRMIA is dedicated to advancing the standards of the profession worldwide through the free exchange of ideas. PRMIA offers the only globally endorsed Professional Risk Manager (PRMTM) certification program, pursued by over 2,500 active candidates in more than 95 countries.

Peter C. Fusaro is the Chairman of Global Change Associates, an energy risk management consultancy. A frequent guest on CNBC’s Market Watch, he is the author of numerous books on the energy sector.

From the Back Cover

Strategies to Capitalize on Today's Lucrative Energy Market

If you're a financial professional whose work is affected by energy prices, The Professional Risk Managers' Guide to the Energy Market will arm you with the information to succeed in this complex and fast-changing arena. Sponsored by the PRMIA Institute and edited by renowned analyst Peter Fusaro, this book includes contributions from 20 world experts who discuss every aspect of energy trading and the risks associated with specific investment vehicles and energy sectors.

The Professional Risk Managers' Guide to the Energy Market takes you step-by-step through

• Energy futures and derivatives
• Power markets around the world and their price drivers
• Credit risk and liquidity risk management within energy firms
• Energy risk management tools, such as technical analysis in energy markets and the use of energy options to hedge risk
• Cutting-edge coverage of environmental financial trading

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071546510
• ISBN 13: 9780071546515
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400