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TRADING

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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 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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ETRM

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

Energy Trading and Risk Management - usually referring to a computer system that allows trades to be electronically recorded, and risk measures to be calculated

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Exchange

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

An Exchange is a trading organization which matches bids and offers on standardized contracts to form trades. Unlike a Broker the Exchange acts as the counterparty for the trades, and trading is anonymous

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Execution

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

In trading terms execution is the act that makes a trade a legally binding contract between the trading parties

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Floating

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

A financial side or leg of a trade that is not fixed in advance, but is dependent on the value of some observable (usually an index) at a pre-agreed time related to the delivery date

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Front Month

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

The earliest tradable month of a particular contract - normally a Futures contract

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Give Up

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

A give up is an OTC trade - usually a forward - given up to an Exchange for clearing 

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Hedge

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

To hedge is to offset, mitigate or reduce a risk or risks of an organization or individual by entering into contracts or trades

A hedge is a trade or contract intended at least partly to reduce risk

In Energy Trading the risk is usually market risk associated with other trades or contracts, or the operation of assets

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