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Learning Platform - "Trade Compliance & Surveillance"

Course: Fundamentals of Pricing

About the online training programme

This training covers the fundamentals of ‘pricing’. It touches on the basics of the price formation process. Attention is given to the order book, order submission and deal making. Furthermore, attention is given to indices and settlement prices.

Course contents

This training covers the following topics:

  • Price formation
    • Price level vs. price volatility
    • Price drivers (fundamental & non-fundamental)
    • Orders book
      • Order submission, prioritization & execution
      • Orders types
  • Concepts & Terminology
    • Price correlation
    • Merit order
    • Mean-reversion
    • Seasonality
    • Negative prices
    • Spread
  • Price-indexation
    • Fixed price vs. Floating price
    • Reference, or benchmark
      • Settlement prices & their application
      • Indices
      • Calculation procedures
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Reviews

The course provided a good explanation.

Mohammed Abi Afthab Olikathodi
Analyst Energy Data & Scenarios at Eurelectric

The most positive element of the course were the short informative lectures.

Olga Lysytsyna
Senior Consultant at E-Star

Content was good.

Maria Kramer
Operational Risk Manager at Statkraft

It is very informative and well described. The subtitles help.

Mohammed Abi Afthab Olikathodi
Analyst Energy Data & Scenarios at Eurelectric

Good illustration.

Nataliia Trofimova
Internal Auditor at DTEK