Enrol now for Electricity Futures & Options Workshop, Melbourne

Wed 5 Nov 2008

Last Electricity Derivatives Workshop for 2008

d-cyphaTrade is currently taking enrolments for its introductory level Electricity Futures & Options workshop in Melbourne.

With the impending issue of Carbon and the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), d-cyphaTrade will cover issues such as analysing the impact of the proposed ETS on electricity futures prices and liquidity and the future profitability of generators and retailers in the NEM.

Details

Date: Thursday, 20 November 2008

Faciliator: Dean Price, General Manager of d-cyphaTrade

Time: 9AM - 4PM (7 hours)

Cost: AUD $1,000 pp (+ GST)

Workshop Agenda

  • Volume growth and drivers
  • Introduction to electricity spot market
  • Why generators and retailers hedge
    • Hedging with futures and options
  • d-cypha SFE Contract Specifications
    • Futures, Spot Futures
    • Product codes
    • Strips
    • Cap Futures
    • Options (including Option exercises)
  • Centrally cleared markets
    • Characteristics
    • Credit Risk Landscape
    • OTC credit risk versus Futures margining
  • Margining
    • Initial Margins and Variation Margins
    • Collateral Funding advantages
    • SFE Clearing Corporation
    • Risk Management and Default Procedures
    • SFE Clearing Participants
  • Liquidity
  • The Effect of the Emissions Trading Scheme on electricity futures prices
    • Retailer perspective
    • Generator perspective
  • Hedge Accounting
  • SFE Settlement Price Rules
  • Trading Mechanisms
    • Block Trades
    • Prenegotiated deals
    • Custom Market
    • Exchange for Physical (EFP)
  • Futures and NSW Privatisation
  • Futures Offsets for NEM Retailers (AEMC Rule)

How to Enrol

To secure a place in this workshop or for further information please call a member of the d-cyphaTrade Team on 1800 330 101 or visit Training.