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Petroleum Track

Workshops

What is Hedging? Explain It To Me Simply! 
Petroleum Track
Tuesday, October 20 | 3:45 PM to 5:00 PM    Location: N252/N254 

More and more fuel buyers are being told that they need to “hedge,” but in this era of financial turmoil, the concept of hedging, or developing a risk management program, is scary to many fuel buyers. This is a must attend for anyone who is thinking about hedging and thinks that it’s too confusing to understand!

What You Will Learn

  • The top five financial instruments you can use to manage fuel price volatility
  • How to determine your company’s risk tolerance and the right risk profile for you
  • How to use widely available price benchmarks to “mark to market” in your fuel buying practices
  • How to interpret historical data to identify trends and traditional relationships and use that information to set up a smart risk strategy
 
Moderators Speakers

Robert Gough
OPIS
Executive Editor-Renewables/Director of Conferences
 
 

Leonard Loper
Rainbow Markets
President and CEO
 
Scott Berhang
OPIS
Director, Client Education