Executive Summary

This report provides detailed information on the Commodities - Energy institutional investment market, including helpful benchmark data such as:

  • Notional trading volume
  • Concentration of business with dealers
  • Hedging Exposure by product

Graphic slides include:

  • Notional Principal OTC Derivatives Trading Volume, by Underlying Energy Commodities Hedgers
  • Notional Principal OTC Derivatives Trading Volume, by Product Energy Commodities Hedgers
  • Demand for OTC Derivatives, by Underlying OTC Energy Derivatives Users
  • Average Number of Dealers Used, by Industry Type OTC Energy Derivatives Users
  • Average Number of Dealers Used, by Underlying OTC Energy Derivatives Users
  • Concentration of Business  OTC Energy Derivatives Users
  • Concentration of Business, cont’d  OTC Energy Derivatives Users
  • Concentration of Business, cont’d  2 OTC Energy Derivatives Users
  • OTC Commodities Derivatives Volume Allocation OTC Energy Derivatives Users
  • Proportion of Commodities Exposure Hedged Financially, by Industry Type Energy Commodities Hedgers
  • Hedging Policy for Energy Commodities Energy Commodities Hedgers
  • Hedging Limits and Tenor of Typical Hedges Energy Commodities Hedgers
  • Most Important Criteria in Selecting a Dealer for Strategic Derivatives Transactions OTC Energy Derivatives Users
  • Effect of Regulatory Changes on Use of Derivatives OTC Energy Derivatives Users
  • Use of Online Trading OTC Energy Derivatives Users

 

 

Methodology

Research is based on in-person interviews with 149 corporate hedgers between August and November, 2014. The Data in this report is bade upon aggregated results from individuals participating in the study.