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Alleged Market Manipulation and the Pre-hedging of Large Trades

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Pre-hedging, or anticipatory hedging, is one of many risk management tools often used in principal-based OTC markets, such as commodities, foreign exchange (FX), or interest rate swap markets. It refers to trading conducted...more

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Oil & Gas Companies Continued To Hedge Before Price Spikes

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Hedging remains a mainstay activity for many oil and gas producers to protect cash flows and manage operating budgets. However, these hedge programs and coverage levels were in place before price increases that occurred in...more

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What Could Go Wrong? Building Resiliency In The Face Of Chaos

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The winter storm that descended on Texas in February 2021 is a reminder of why organizations should assess their strategy and operations to manage and mitigate risk before chaos ensues....more

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Oil & Gas Companies Hedging Production Farther Into The Future

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A survey of how oil and gas producers hedge....more

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Path Forward: Borrowing Base Redeterminations In A Restructuring World

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How will oil and gas companies adapt to tightening bank loan requirements amid commodity price uncertainty and an ongoing pandemic going forward? Opportune Managing Director David Morris explains on the latest episode of...more

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Key Themes Gleaned From Recent Oil & Gas Bankruptcy Exit Financings, Lender Requirements

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As upstream oil and gas companies emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcies, they’ll need to be mindful of exit credit facility terms and requirements that may reflect a shift from their prior experience and will likely affect...more

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What You Need To Know Before Starting an ETRM System Implementation Process

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Find out everything you need to know before starting an ETRM system implementation. Over the last two decades many energy companies that engaged in the purchase and sale of commodities as a matter of course in transacting...more

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Commodity Hedging: Lessons Learned by Early Adopters of New Hedge Accounting Rules

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For public companies with a December 31, 2018, fiscal year-end, new hedge accounting rules will become effective on January 1, 2019. The FASB issued the new hedge accounting guidance on August 28, 2017, through Accounting...more

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CFTC Updates Position Limits Rule

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On September 22, 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) unanimously approved the publication of a “supplemental” proposed rule on position limits. The supplemental proposal would modify the...more

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Bridging the Week - September 2015

Alleged Flash Crasher's Formal Indictment Provides More Details Regarding His Purported Spoofing - The US Department of Justice filed a formal indictment against Navinder Singh Sarao in a US federal court in Chicago on...more

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Bridging the Week - May 2015 #3

CFTC Chairman Discloses Second Phase of Regulatory Review Before Senate Committee; Commissioner Giancarlo Questions Position Limits Proposal Before Energy Risk Summit - Timothy Massad, Chairman of the Commodity Futures...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Increase in Cases Finding Patent Ineligible Subject Matter

Since the United States Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Bilski v. Kappos, holding that a computer-assisted method of hedging risk in the field of commodities trading was unpatentable under §101 of the Patent Act, courts have...more

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CFTC Re-Proposes Speculative Position Limit Rules For Futures, Options And Swaps On Physical Commodities

On November 5, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted 3-1 to re-propose rules to establish speculative position limits for futures, options and economically equivalent swaps on certain agricultural, metal...more

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