Categories >> Electrical & Instrumentation:  Introduction to Energy Trading and Hedging       Program Duration : 5 Days Program Date : 04-08 February, 2012 Program Location : Cairo, Egypt Program Fees : US$ 3200 /Per Person   PROGRAM INTRODUCTION : This  course is designed for professionals wishing to obtain a practical understanding of the basic energy derivative structures that are used in trading, marketing and risk management today. An emphasis is placed on understanding how financial tools are added to physical market components to manage the risk faced by both energy users and suppliers. Participants are requested to bring calculators preferably with the natural exponent function to the course.   PROGRAM OUTLINES:  Energy Sector Risks (Physical, Financial, Basis, Performance, Cross-Commodity)  Natural Gas Index Pricing  Crude Oil Pricing  Understanding the Forward Curve  Energy Forward Curve Behavior Backwardation/Contango/Cyclicality  Basic Hedging Instruments - Futures Contracts and Forwards  Basic Hedging Instruments - Fixed-for-Float (Fixed) Price Swap & Basis Swaps  Futures Versus Forwards Versus Swaps  Transforming Risks using Derivatives  Basic Risk Reporting - Position Reports and Mark-to-Market Reports  Basic Risk Reporting - Profit/Loss Reports and Value at Risk Reports  Managing & Controlling Risk Reports