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Free Simple Glossary of Energy Trading terms
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Energy | ||
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The unhelpful sounding physics definition: Energy is the capacity of a physical system to perform work We know energy: light, heat, electricity, kinetic (motional) energy, potential (the energy something gets when we lift it up) energy etc. For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Carbon | ||
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Gas, oil and coal all contain carbon - when they burn the carbon is oxidized to carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide, as we all know, enters the atmosphere, and is generally believed to cause global warming There are various schemes to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide, called emissions schemes, and these require major emitters of carbon dioxide to provide certificates matching their emission of carbon dioxide. These certificates may be acquired in a number of ways, and there is a market for organizations with surplus certificates to sell, and organizations who need more certificates, to buy For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
General Ledger | ||
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A record of all financial transactions made by the company For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Fee | ||
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A fee is a cash payment which may be associated with:
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Delta Hedge | ||
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To offset the delta of an option or other non-linear trade, usually with a linear derivatives position For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Auto Trade Capture | ||
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Auto Trade Capture is a capability in most trading organizations (and many have an application called ATC) that allows trades executed on an electronic trading platform (usually exchange or broker) to be automatically downloaded to our organization's ETRM For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Origination | ||
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Origination - the negotiation and conclusion of bespoke contracts, and structuring of non-standard products to offer for sale For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Trading at Settlement | ||
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A type of Futures contract that is physically delivered and settled at the exchange closing price of the contract For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Indexed Forward | ||
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A type of Forward contract that is physically delivered and settled at a price derived from a published index For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||
Linear trade | ||
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A trade with no optionality For much more information please refer to the Detailed Glossary | ||