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Oil Industry Economics - From wellhead to gas pump January 14-15, 2009 New York Mercantile Exchange
GeoPolitics of Energy March 11-12, 2009 New York Mercantile Exchange
Advanced Technical Analysis May 06-07, 2009 New York Mercantile Exchange


Oil Industry Economics - From wellhead to gas pump
January 14-15, 2009

Course Description:

In 2008 oil prices have risen to levels never seen before and already declined to levels not seen since 2005, and it all comes down to economics. Don't miss this chance to understand the market drivers underlying the wild volatility of today's market.

EMI's Oil Economics: From Wellhead to Gasoline Pump will help you answer the questions everyone is asking: Will we see $40 crude oil or will prices once again rise to over $100/bbl? When will the market recover from the global recession of 2008? Who's making the money? What are the economic drivers for price? What is the short-term and long-term outlook for pricing? And you'll leave this course with the tools you need to make informed, smart economic decisions, from both a strategic and tactical perspective.  

What You Will Learn
  • Exploration and producing economics
  • The economics of producing or temporarily shutting in oil
  • Economics of gathering oil
  • Economics of moving oil to the manufacturing sector from all major methods...truck, rail, pipeline and ever- increasing waterborne
  • Economics of the new freight markets
  • Basic refining economics of various types of refiners and refineries.
  • Refinery economic optimization
  • Economics of various crudes
  • Netback analysis
  • Cracks and beyond
  • Economics of various export refiners
  • Economics of moving refined products to various spot markets by various methods...truck, rail, pipeline, barges and ocean-going vessels.
  • Economics of moving products to wholesale & retail levels
  • How the economics relate to various pricing methods at each level.
  • Economics of storing crude oil
  • Economics of storing refined products
  • All about the economics of crude oil arbitrage trading
  • All about the economics of refined product arbitrage trading. Macro economics of worldwide energy complex. What is driving oil prices?

 

Course Instructor:

Mr. Dominick Chirichella has over 30 years of knowledge and experience in all facets of the complex -- energy, commodity trading, risk management, education, consulting and financial services -- including many years of managing marketing, international trading, manufacturing, consulting, start-up operations and project finance operations of well know companies; integrated major oil companies as well as international trading companies. Dominick helped Texaco initiate its first use of futures exchanges as an integral part of hedging/trading strategy. He the Chief Operating Officer position at Triwell Marketing and refining. Lead the OPIS, Oil Price Information Service management-consulting and educational services group that solely focused on the downstream energy industry. Member of Board of Directors of Longview Refinery, 1988 Member of the New York Mercantile Exchange Petroleum Advisory Board, 1987-88

 

Course Location

New York Mercantile Exchange
World Financial Center
One North End Avenue
New York, NY 10282-1101

Course Fee: $1,895 USD

Request course syllabus and brochure.

Register online for the course.


 



 

GeoPolitics of Energy
March 11-12, 2009

Course Description:

In 2008 the world experienced the highest prices ever for oil followed by the largest collapse in oil prices in history. The world is now in one of the deepest and longest economic downturn going back to the 1930's. With global energy demand in a clear downward pattern all eyes are focused on the economy. The economic relationships that drive oil & energy prices has changed, however one thing that has not changed is the ongoing threat of disruptions in supply resulting from the many potential Geopolitical hotspots around the world.

The economy will eventually recover, demand for oil will once again increase and supply & demand will once again become out of balance. Prices will surge and the world will undergo yet another oil crisis. As has been the case with almost all oil shocks over the last 50 years Geopolitical events have been at the heart and core of the problem. Now is the time to thoroughly understand the risks of all of the ongoing geopolitical hotspots as well as the new ones looming and percolating. Integrating Geopolitical risk into your hedging, trading and analytical operations is not only important but crucial for an company with energy exposure.  

You will get an excellent overview of the current state of the world's energy situation, the problems from both the producing & consumer side, the pitfalls, economics and what might be on the horizon.
  • Geo-political events in and outside the Middle East are driving oil prices to greater degree than at any time since the early 1980's.
  • What are the major geopolitical themes influencing oil? Questions on these lines have increased importance since 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq.
  • How stable is Saudi Arabia?
  • Could oil become a political weapon if the major producers suffered a regime change?
  • How are OPEC decisions arrived at?
  • What role does OPEC play in the world oil markets?
  • What are the geopolitical factors influencing Russian and other non-OPEC producers and exporters?
  • How stable are the new producers of the Caspian?
  • What are the geopolitical factors influencing policies in consumer nations?
  • How secure are energy supplies in the face of terrorist attack?
  • What are the factors creating and impacting volatility of energy prices?
  • What are the oil policies of both producing & consuming states?
  • How does China and the rest of Asia impact the US & Europe?
  • When will alternative & renewable fuels play a role and at what price of oil?

 

Course Instructor:

Mr. Dominick Chirichella has over 30 years of knowledge and experience in all facets of the complex -- energy, commodity trading, risk management, education, consulting and financial services -- including many years of managing marketing, international trading, manufacturing, consulting, start-up operations and project finance operations of well know companies; integrated major oil companies as well as international trading companies. Dominick helped Texaco initiate its first use of futures exchanges as an integral part of hedging/trading strategy. He the Chief Operating Officer position at Triwell Marketing and refining. Lead the OPIS, Oil Price Information Service management-consulting and educational services group that solely focused on the downstream energy industry. Member of Board of Directors of Longview Refinery, 1988 Member of the New York Mercantile Exchange Petroleum Advisory Board, 1987-88

 

Course Location

New York Mercantile Exchange
World Financial Center
One North End Avenue
New York, NY 10282-1101

Course Fee: $1,895 USD

Request course syllabus and brochure.

Register online for the course.


 



 

Advanced Technical Analysis
May 06-07, 2009

Course Description:

This 2-day program will give you a comprehensive understanding of the various strategies employed in the field of advanced technical analysis. You'll examine a wide array of advanced technical tools and strategies, including what they are and how and when they should be used. In addition, you'll gain an in-depth understanding of how various theories of behavioral finance can be integrated into technical trading strategies. 

You will leave this course with a solid and immediately useful understanding of:
  • The principles of behavioral finance and how these principles can be fully integrated into a trading strategy.
  • Systematic irrationality of the markets and its application to technical analysis.
  • Decision-making behavior, prospect theory and cognitive dissonance theory.
  • Integrating volatility studies with traditional mathematical technical analysis.
  • Multiple-time-cycle analysis of the markets.
  • Risk management pyramid including stop losses, volumetric limits, VaR limits, correlation analysis, stress testing and fixed fractional money management.
  • TD Absolute Retracement and how it is used to calculate price retracements and price extensions.
  • How to use trend exhaustion indicators including TD Sequential and TD Combo.
  • How to implement DeMark's Mechanical Trading Systems including TD Carrie, TD TJ, TD Meghan and TD Rocke.
  • Mechanizing Elliott Wave with the Elliott Wave Oscillator and Profit-Taking Indicator.
  • Neural networks.
  • Machine induction methods.
  • Applying fractals and self-similarity to technical analysis.
  • Genetic algorithms.
  • Chaos theory.
  • Fuzzy logic.
  • Applying fuzzy logic to candlestick patterns.
  • Applying neural nets, machine induction methods and genetic algorithms to mechanical trading systems.
    Making money with mechanical trading systems. In this real-time trading simulation you will analyze the energy markets with mathematical technical indicators, develop a short-term trading system to capitalize on probable market behavior over the next 24 hours and see how various trading strategies unfold in real time.
  • Developing trading models with CQG software.
  • Matching the system to your personality.
  • Avoiding the pitfalls in model development.
  • Back-testing and forward-testing of models.
  • Optimization studies.
  • Development of trending: Following trading systems.
  • Development of mean reversion trading systems.
  • Development of mean reversion systems with trending-following filters.
  • Combining negatively correlated trading systems.
  • Black Box Arbitrage: What it is, how to develop models that will capture this kind of arbitrage opportunity and the risks inherent in the implementation of this strategy.

 

Course Instructor:

Mr. Richard Weissman has provided training and consultation services to traders and risk managers at financial services firms, investment banks, hedge funds and energy companies for over thirteen years.  He has been the featured speaker at leading industry-wide conferences throughout the world on topics including technical analysis, derivatives, risk management, trading system development, implementation of hedging strategies and trader psychology. In addition, Mr. Weissman has eighteen years experience as a derivatives trader.  He began his trading career as the President of R. Lloyd Associates (former members of the New York Futures Exchange), where he focused on the development and implementation of mechanical trading systems that were applicable to all trading vehicles and timeframes. In 2004, John Wiley & Sons published Mr. Weissman's book, "Mechanical Trading Systems: Pairing Trader Psychology with Technical Analysis". 

 

Course Location

New York Mercantile Exchange
World Financial Center
One North End Avenue
New York, NY 10282-1101

Course Fee: $1,895 USD

Request course syllabus and brochure.

Register online for the course.


 



 



 
 
 




 


 


 

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