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Close out

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

Flattening an open position to a net zero (or flat) position

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Commodity

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

In Energy Trading a commodity is generally either a form of energy itself, or a physical material that may be used to easily provide energy, or a related commodity or service. The most common commodities are oil, gas, electricity (power) and coal

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Confirmation

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

A Confirmation is a document describing a trade that has been executed, and is generally sent by the Seller to the Buyer to check the trade details, to be returned by the Buyer confirming that the trade details match the trade as they have recorded it

The Confirmation, or Confirm, process allows both parties to agree the trade details

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Curve

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

Curve is a relatively general term  to describe a set of time series data, for example prices, interest rates, foreign exchange rates (FX), volatilities etc.

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Day Ahead

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

Trading and pricing for delivery the next day

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Delivery

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

Physically settled trades have a delivery time or period specified in the terms (details) of the trade

Delivery is the physical act of delivery of the traded commodity at the location and time specified in the trade details

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Delta

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

At its simplest the delta of a trade or position is the ratio of its change in value to the change in value of its underlier 

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Delta Hedge

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

To offset the delta of an option or other non-linear trade, usually with a linear derivatives position

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Derivative

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

A type of trade or instrument which has a value dependent on an observable value, which is usually, but not always, the price of a physical commodity.

The observable value is called the underlier

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Discounting

by Nick Henfrey - Saturday, 9 May 2015, 7:14 AM
 

Calculation of the present day value of a cash flow that will or might occur at some time in the future

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