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d-cyphaTrade Power & Carbon Workshops, February 2009

Wed 21 Jan 2009

Register Now for the latest d-cyphaTrade Workshops, February 2009

1. AUSTRALIAN POWER & CARBON DAY- LONDON

A special workshop on the fundamentals of the Australian Electricity Market and the financial market including the d-cyphaTrade SFE Electricity Futures and Options products listed on the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) is being held in London on Wednesday, 4 February 2009.

2. CARBON TRADING WORKSHOP

The newest d-cyphaTrade workshop is an introduction to the international carbon markets and the proposed Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. Participants will gain an understanding of the international carbon markets, their impact on the Australian electricity market and Australian Emission Trading Scheme, as well as the opportunities presented through trading spark spreads and clean spark spreads.

3. ELECTRICITY FUTURES AND OPTIONS WORKSHOP

d-cyphaTrade runs introductory workshops designed to increase understanding of the d-cypha SFE Australian Electricity Futures and Options Products. This workshop is suitable for those recently entered entities seeking to gain a generic overview of the market and for others seeking to improve their knowledge of the market will also find this workshop of interest.

4. ELECTRICITY OPTIONS TRADING WORKSHOP

The size of the d-cypha SFE electricity options market exceeds the option market of Nordpool, the world’s largest electricity derivative market, by 50% (MWh of Open Interest, January 2009). d-cyphaTrade Options Trading Workshops provide an introduction to option based hedging strategies for energy companies and option volatility trading techniques for financial trading specialists using practical trading examples. During September 2008, options trading volumes (MWh) exceeded underlying NEM system demand.

5. ELECTRICITY FUTURES DATA WORKSHOP

The workshop aims to provide a practical guide to retrieving and analysing electricity futures and options market data. Particular emphasis is placed on providing quick and effective techniques of interpreting, filtering and reporting relevant futures market information critical to decision making in the electricity and carbon trading sector.

Q1 2009 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

  • LONDON
    • Australian Power & Carbon Day: 4 February
  • BRISBANE
    • Carbon Trading Workshop: 10 February
    • Electricity Futures & Options Workshop: 11 February
    • Options Trading Workshop: 12 February
  • SYDNEY
    • Carbon Trading Workshop: 17 February
    • Electricity Futures & Options Workshop: 18 February
    • Options Trading Workshop: 19 February
    • Electricity Futures Data Workshop: 13 March
  • MELBOURNE
    • Carbon Trading Workshop: 24 February
    • Electricity Futures & Options Workshop: 25 February
    • Options Trading Workshop: 26 February

For further information or to secure your place for an upcoming workshop, please contact a member of the d-cyphaTrade team on 1800 330 101 (within Australia) or email info@d-cypha.com.au.

Training courses are also held in international locations and via teleconference. Offshore entities interested in arranging training should contact a member of the d-cyphaTrade team on +61 2 9237 0900.