Electricity Futures & Options Workshop - Introductory Level

Thu 14 Feb 2008

Enrol now to d-cyphaTrade's Electricity Workshops

d-cyphaTrade runs introductory workshops designed to increase understanding of the d-cypha SFE Australian Electricity Futures and Options Products.

SCHEDULE:

  • Sydney - Thursday, 28 February
  • Melbourne - Wednesday, 12 March
  • Brisbane - Wednesday, 19 March

FACILITATOR: Dean Price – General Manager

DURATION: Full day workshop (9am – 4pm)

FEES: A$1,000 (+ gst) per person

ASSUMED KNOWLEGDE: Nil

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

  • Introduction by d-cyphaTrade
  • Risk Management at SFECC (introductory level)
    • Role of the Clearing House
    • Regulatory Environment
    • Benefits of Central Counter-Party (CCP) clearing
  • Characteristics of a Centrally Cleared Market
    • Collateral funding efficiency
    • Compliance benefits
    • AASB 139
    • Insider Trading
  • d-cypha SFE Australian Electricity Futures and Options Contract Specifications
    • Futures (Base, Peak and Caps)
    • Options (Peak and Base Strip)
    • Expiration Procedures - Cash Settlement and Option Exercise
  • Daily Price Settlement Procedures
    • The Forward Curve (futures and options)
  • SFE Trading Mechanisms:-
    • RFQ,
    • Block Trades,
    • SFE Custom Market,
    • Strip Trading,
    • Exchange for Physical (EFP).
  • Reallocations and Futures Offsets
  • Margining at SFECC
    • Initial Margins
      • Understanding the SPAN methodology
      • Calculating Initial Margin obligations including Inter-Month charges and Inter-Commodity Margin Offsets
  • Additional Initial Margins
  • Variation Margins
    • Mark to Market versus Daily Settlement
    • Intra-day Margins
    • Worked examples

To secure a place in a workshop please call a member of the d-cyphaTrade Team on 1800 330 101.