Managing Oil Price Risk with Derivatives Coursework

Managing Oil Price Risk with Derivatives - Coursework ExampleVIII. RECOMMENDATIONS 44Bibliography 46 FIGURESFigure Page1.0 population Oil Consumption by Region, 1970-2020 132.0 Increments in Oil Consumption by Region, 1970-2020 143.0 OPEC Oil Production 1973-2007 15 ABBREVIATIONSCFTC Commodities Futures Trading CommissionGAO unify States Government Accountability OfficeIEA International Energy AgencyICE International ExchangeNYMEX New York Mercantile ExchangeOPEC Organization of the Petroleum trade CountriesOTC Over-the-CounterWTO World Trade Organization Section I INTORDUCTION In the 21st century, oil prices argon once again exhibiting an increased turn out towards volatility since the last noticeable price hikes in the 70s and the 80s. There is no denying the fact that oil prices tend to be more volatile then all other commodity and thus could have a considerable impact on the economy of a nation. and so the developed and the developing countries are desperately...It is prob lematical to say whether this volatility will continue through 2009 or the things will revert back to the placid levels of 1986-2003 periods. The governments and financial institutions around the world are hard hard to come out with the instruments and the devices to control the risks imposed by the oil price volatility in the contemporary scenario. In that context, derivates could play a arctic role in insulating the economies against oil price fluctuations. This paper intends to elaborate on how the oil price risks can be managed with derivatives.In the 21st century, oil prices are once again exhibiting an increased trend towards volatility since the last noticeable price hikes in the 70s and the 80s. There is no denying the fact that oil prices tend to be more volatile then any other commodity and thus could have a considerable impact on the economy of a nation. Therefore the developed and the developing countries are desperately resorting to all the strategies at their disposa l, be it the price smoothing schemes, encouraging diversification, price control or fuel tax manipulations to reform the volatile oil prices (Bacon & Kojimi 2008).