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Energy trade
Research, market data and analysis for energy trade.
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Energy trade
Offer
Energy; Energy trade
An indication of willingness to sell a specified amount of a commodity at a specific price.
Cash and carry
Energy; Energy trade
An arbitrage transaction involving the simultaneous purchase of a cash commodity with borrowed money and the sale of the appropriate futures contract.
Fusion
Energy; Energy trade
The formation of a heavier nucleus from two lighter ones (usually hydrogen isotopes) with the attendant release of a large amount of energy.
Short
Energy; Energy trade
Traders are said to be short when they have contracted to sell more than they contracted to buy.
Reservoir
Energy; Energy trade
In oil, a naturally occurring geological formation containing hydrocarbon. In power, a structure (usually a dam) which stores water for later use in the production of electricity.
Intermediate load
Energy; Energy trade
The range from base load to a point between base load and peak. This point may be the midpoint, a percent of the peakload, or the load over a specified time period.
