The goal of this online training course is to provide an overview of energy futures trading. The course introduces the key features of energy futures contracts and exchanges, futures pricing, as well as who trades futures and why. It covers how exchanges provide performance and credit risk mitigation through clearing and margining, and how futures markets are regulated.
There are no pre-requisites for this course and no advance preparation is required.
Programme Level: Basic
Course Code: BOF
Industry: Trading, Derivatives, Hedging and Risk Management
Course Length: 2 hours
CPE Credits: 2 self-study CPE credits awarded for this course
You will learn to:
Recognize how futures markets developed
Recognize who trades futures and why
Identify the key features of energy futures contracts
Point out how futures contracts can be settled
Distinguish the key drivers of futures pricing
Identify the role of the clearinghouse and market regulators
Distinguish between physical and futures markets
Practice exercises and self-assessment quizzes are included to help reinforce key topics introduced throughout the course.
A comprehensive final test will be given at the end of the course.
