CITATION

Edwards, Davis. Energy Investing DeMystified. US: McGraw-Hill, 2013.

Energy Investing DeMystified

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Published:  June 2013

eISBN: 9780071812757 007181275X | ISBN: 9780071812740
  • Cover
  • About the Author
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I: The Energy Markets
  • Chapter 1 Petroleum, Refined Products, and Biofuels
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Exploration & Production
  • Crude Oil
  • Petroleum Transportation
  • Petroleum Refining
  • Refined Petroleum Products (gasoline, diesel, and jet-fuel)
  • Biofuels (Ethanol, Biodiesel)
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2 Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, and Coal
  • Natural Gas
  • Natural Gas Transportation
  • Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
  • Natural Gas Storage
  • Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs)/Liquefied Propane Gases (LPGs)
  • Coal
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 3 Electricity
  • Electricity
  • The Power Grid
  • Regulated Markets & Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
  • Deregulated Market Pricing
  • Types of Generation Plants
  • Renewable Power (Biomass, Solar, Wind, Hydro)
  • Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
  • Ancillary Services
  • Capacity Markets
  • Quiz
  • Part II: Trading & Investing
  • Chapter 4 Trading Essentials
  • Trades and Positions
  • Features of Commodities
  • Different Types of Prices
  • Groups Involved in Trading
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 5 Forward Prices
  • The Difference between Forecasts and Fair Prices
  • Interest Rates and the Time Value of Money
  • Forward Curves
  • Extending Forward Price Curves
  • Parent/Child Curves
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Volatility
  • Extending Forward Volatility Curves
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 6 Swaps, Forwards, and Futures
  • Direct Investments in Commodities
  • Forward Contracts
  • Futures and Margining
  • Types of Futures Orders
  • Futures Expiration Codes
  • Exchange for Physical
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 7 Options
  • Financial Options
  • Option Payoffs
  • American, European, and Asian Options
  • Payoff Diagrams
  • Put/Call Parity
  • Option Greeks
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8 Option Valuation
  • Generalized Black–Scholes
  • Average Price (Asian) Options
  • Spread Options
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 9 Stocks (Equity Investments)
  • Financing a Company
  • Types of Companies
  • The Corporation
  • Ring Fencing and Structural Subordination
  • Common Stock
  • Preferred Stock
  • Stock Dividends and Splits
  • Voting Rights
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 10 Bonds (Fixed Income Investments)
  • Corporate Bonds
  • Bond Yields
  • Interest Rates, Prices, and Yields
  • Bond Ratings
  • Secured and Unsecured Bonds
  • Convertible Bonds
  • Callable/Putable Bonds
  • Quiz
  • Part III: Final Exam
  • Final Exam
  • Final Exam Answers and Explanations
  • Endnotes
  • Index