TradeCruiser event: Derivatives Traders and Risk Managers School, Istanbul, Turkey 04 - 07 May 2010, Istanbul, Turkey

Derivatives Traders and Risk Managers School, Istanbul, Turkey
4-7 May, Istanbul, Turkey

This four-day seminar is designed to provide oil industry professionals with a high level understanding of financial markets, fundamentals of trading and risk management. It is a well balanced mix of detailed presentations, practical case studies and interactive trading and risk management simulation software. It is a truly in-depth trading workshop designed to demystify commodities derivatives markets and financial instruments. This course is designed for both novices and seasoned industry professionals. The main topics of discussion include financial derivatives pricing, exposure and risk measurement, key trading strategies and practical application of derivatives to physical trading for risk management purposes. The course will be conducted in an informal setting and each newly introduced theoretical concept will be supported by hands-on exercises and trading simulation games.

This course will be supported by commodities trading and risk management interactive software TradeCruiser© which is specifically designed to apply previously introduced trading concepts in practice.

The main coverage topics include:

Flat price trading

Crack spread trading

Calendar spread trading

Financial arbitrage

Cross-commodity trading

Options trading Delta hedging

Options structuring

Risk management for producers, consumers and refiners

Physical trading

Freight trading

Storage optimization

In addition, there will be complimentary presentations of topics that are often overlooked (but just as important) such as risk management tax and legal framework, exposure management, mid and back office functions as well as principles of control. This seminar will also touch upon such popular topics as financial structured products, real options and deal valuation and structuring.