Energy Trading and Risk Management
Delegates learn how crude oil, refined products, gas, and power are traded and how the associated price risk is managed. The course covers physical and paper markets, pricing benchmarks, hedging with futures and options, and the controls that keep trading within mandate. Practical exercises build fluency in reading market structure and constructing simple hedges.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01Explaining how physical and financial energy markets work
- 02Interpreting pricing benchmarks and market structure
- 03Constructing hedges using futures and options
- 04Measuring and limiting trading price risk
- 05Applying trading controls and dealing mandates
- 06Recognising the accounting and settlement basics
What you will gain
- Explain how physical and financial energy markets work
- Interpret pricing benchmarks and market structure
- Construct hedges using futures and options
- Measure and limit trading price risk
- Apply trading controls and mandates
- Recognise the accounting and settlement basics
Who should attend
- Trading and marketing staff
- Risk and treasury professionals
- Commercial analysts
- Finance and settlement teams
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 to 13 Nov 2026 | Dubai | 5 Days | US$1,800 | |
| 23 to 27 Nov 2026 | Pretoria | 5 Days | R18,000 | |
| 7 to 11 Dec 2026 | Durban | 5 Days | R18,000 | |
| 11 to 15 Jan 2027 | Cape Town | 5 Days | R18,000 | |
| 1 to 5 Mar 2027 | Johannesburg | 5 Days | R18,000 | |
| 17 to 21 May 2027 | London | 5 Days | US$1,800 | |
| 12 to 16 Jul 2027 | Dubai | 5 Days | US$1,800 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
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- R18,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 5 Days
- Field
- Oil, Gas & Energy
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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