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The HC Commodities Podcast

Through a Mirror, Darkly: The art of measuring risk in commodities

Feb 24, 2021
44:48

Measuring risk is at the core commodity trading and Value At Risk is its most common expression. However, as frequent outsized and unexpected losses, stop outs and personnel departures attest, all our tools, especially VaR, are imperfect. How is risk measured and why do we get it wrong? What makes a good risk framework and what is the future of capturing market and other sources of risk in a digital world. Geir Robinson, former CRO of BP’s Integrated Supply  & Trading business joins us to discuss.

To find out more about HC and our talent advisory services in the energy & commodities sector visit www.hcinsider.com

To connect with our host Paul Chapman, you can find him at www.linkedin.com/in/paulchapmanhc/

 

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