On balance, the hedge funds' record net long position has shifted the balance of
price risks towards the downside in the short term.
Based on new forecasts, analyst Timna Tanners now sees limited free cash flow payments by Alcoa to upstream AWAC joint-venture partner Alumina Ltd, potential excess alumina/bauxite supply, and potential
price risks from the Alunorte refinery restarting, the world's largest refinery.
Ultimately, any innovation around risk pricing requires insurers to get their algorithms out to consumers, on a machine learning platform that can make decisions in real-time to quickly
price risks and make a call on the level of cover that can be offered.
It said that problems could arise if markets do not correctly
price risks from extreme weather events and the move to a low-carbon emission economy.
The objective of modifying the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) Scheme is to make it more easily accessible to the growers and address both the
price risks as well crop risks and also to help India remain a credible supplier in international arena, through sustained and enhanced exports.
In 1999, UGG realized that, despite hedging commodity and currency
price risks and purchasing insurance for property and liability exposures, earnings were still volatile.
This increased volatility and market uncertainty has increased the need for market players to hedge their
price risks in a safe and regulated environment.
VOLATILE The HGCA has warned farmers to manage
price risks as prices of wheat and barley fall around the country.
The report stated that "the resulting unusual, persistent, and large disparities between wheat futures and cash prices impaired the ability of participants in the grain market to use the futures market to price their crops and hedge their
price risks over time." It said the result was "an undue burden on interstate commerce."
* Underwriters are more easily and quickly obtaining information, such as vehicle reports and CLUE reports, to help assess and properly
price risks.
Marketing risks are composed of two major risks: structural risks and
price risks. Structural risks are those risks associated with the market channel such as how many sellers/buyers exist, what is the competitive level, and what is the accepted way to package, weigh, transport, grade, and regulate.
The European Central Bank yesterday lifted interest rates to a five-year high and said it will keep a very close eye on
price risks, leaving the door open for further rate increases some time next year.
