This course offers an overview of energy trading, covering market strategies, principles, risk management, derivatives, and real-time trading examples.

This course provides a broad overview of the energy trading and the various strategies that can be used by market participants.

Learning objectives:

• Students will learn the general principles of how gas and power markets work and how energy trading is carried out in the various different types of markets – spot and forward, exchange-based and OTC.
• Students will gain an understanding of determinants on demand and supply, the use of derivatives and derivatives pricing.
• The course addresses issues relating to risk management on volatile markets and hedging techniques.
• Real-time trading examples using the various technical tools and techniques shall be analysed.