The class was held most recently in July 2008 . Look for details to be announced in September on the next class, to be held in 2009.
This class was sold out in 2007 and 2008. It will be held in July 2009 following theMidyear Business Meeting.
Steve Doyle, a former trader who now provides the energy and financial sectors with research and risk management consulting, will teach the class. He is also the author of the highly regarded Coal Trading Handbook.
Course participants will learn the basics of coal trading: the traded coal products; the types of trading instruments (forward contracts, swaps, options, basis trades), identifying and managing risk; understanding forward curves, and establishing a trading function in your organization.
The course includes these topics:
- coal commodities and trading platforms,
- hedging strategies for producers and generators,
- swaps and physical indexation,
- futures and options,
- time, quality, and location spreads,
- settlements process, and
- credit and contract language.
The registration fee for CTA members will be $250, and for nonmembers $450. Class size is limited.
