Energy Trading and Risk Management - Electronic Trading Takes Off

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Energy Insights Opinion
• In This Report
  • Brief Description of the Domain
  • Figure: Energy Trading and Risk Management Applications for Front, Middle, and Back Office
  • Table: Definitions of Application Categories for Energy Trading and Risk Management
  • Methodology
  • Segmenting the Market
  • Table: Utility Sector and Subsector SIC Codes
  • Findings
    • Worldwide IT Spending on Energy Trading and Risk Management Applications
    • Figure: Worldwide Energy Trading and Risk Management Spending by Region, 2005
• Situation Overview
  • Current Situation
  • Figure: North America Price of Crude Oil per Barrel, 2Q05-1Q07
  • Issues Impacting Technology Investments
    • Liquidity of Markets
    • New Regulatory Standards for Energy Trading and Risk Management
    • Credit Rating Pressures
    • Increased Acceptance of Electronic Trading and Clearing
    • Introduction of New Markets
    • Availability of New Tradable Products
  • Segmenting the Market
    • North America
    • Figure: North America Electricity, Natural Gas, and Coal Prices, 1Q05-1Q07
    • Figure: NYMEX and ICD Electronic Trading and Clearing Number of Contracts, 2004-2006
    • Figure: NYMEX and ICE Electronic Trading and Clearing Revenue, 2004-2006
    • Western Europe
    • Figure: European Exchange Power Trading Volumes - Electricity, 2002-2006
    • Eastern Europe
    • Middle East and Africa
    • Latin America
    • Asia/Pacific
• Future Outlook
  • Forecast and Assumptions
  • Table: Worldwide Utilities Energy Trading and Risk Management Spending by Region, 2005-2010 ($M)
  • Market Trends
    • North America: Fuels Management Getting Attention, Emissions Trading on the Horizon
    • Western Europe: Emissions Trading
    • Eastern Europe: Adoption of Packaged Applications, Emissions Trading
    • Latin America: Adoption of Packaged Applications
    • Asia/Pacific: Emerging Economies Drive, Emissions Markets Expected
    • The Middle East and Africa: New Trading Exchange
  • What to Watch
• Essential Guidance
  • Actions to Consider
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Synopsis