Trainings Cluster: Energy Trading

These Competence Trainings allow juniors and mediors to meet functional desires and master operational necessities relating to their jobs. Learners will be enabled to practically apply their knowledge and master or embed concepts, processes and terminology at a deeper level.

You will master concepts, processes and terminology.

The aims of the Competence Training is manifold. It includes to familiarise with oil, gas, coal and electricity markets and trading, including related aspects, such as marginal costs of production, the merit order, auctions and continuous trading, the trading of spot products, forwards & futures, securing future cashflows relating to physical capacity, hedging physical assets, and spreads & spread trading.

Feel competent and confident

Competency training will lead to a range of improvements and it enhances your knowledge, skills, and your overall performance in the wholesale markets. You will feel much more competent and confident with concepts, processes and terminology.

Training Cluster: Energy Trading

This cluster contains the following components, click on the link for more information.

24/7 access to all 50+ simulations

The trading simulations cover different products, various technical aspects and strategies, risk management and trading activities.

Run the trading simulations repeatedly, each time with a new scenario, they mimic real market conditions.

They help you to apply knowledge, optimise competencies and increase expertise.

Group licence

24/7 access to:

All 50+ simulations

3 months access for a group

Frequently Asked Questions

For whom is the Competence Trainer most useful?

The Competence Trainer is suitable for any professional in the commodity & energy markets with a business, control or support function. This includes regulators, compliance officers, surveillance experts, risk managers, analysts, clearing specialists, settlements officers and IT professionals, as well as junior traders and brokers.

How does it work?

Practice your abilities unlimited without risk. The simulations mimic real-life situations at work and the required market-related actions. A user can, for instance, act in the capacity of a trader and perform screen-based training, via a front-end trading system (replicating both OTC trading and exchange-trading), as well as by responding to telephone calls, either based on a dedicated assignment or free format (in any role of choice).

Is it difficult to perform the training?

No, there are five ways to guide you, namely 1. instructions (pre-simulation), 2. a tutorial (at the start of the simulation), 3. reminders (during the simulation), 4. report & advice (post-simulation), and 5. exam.To ensure progress is not hindered, a tutorial helps you to get started, while reminders are generated during the simulations to keep you on track.

What ensures that I improve my competencies with the Competence Trainer?

You turn information into knowledge. Competence training facilitates the conversion of information into knowledge by guiding learners through active engagement, critical analysis, and practical application of lessons learnt.

What learning objectives does the Trainings Cluster Energy Trading serve?

The bundle of trading simulations includes the following learning objectives:

  • Secure expertise in trading
    • Transacting or deal-making (buying & selling)
    • Open a position & close a position
    • Order types, plus order submission, processing and matching
    • Hitting & lifting
    • Market making & market taking (initiator & aggressor)
  • Conquer types of products
    • Spot contracts, forwards & futures
    • Cross-commodity spreads
    • Time spreads
    • Location spreads
  • Assure your expertise in pricing
    • Spread volatility
  • Master OTC trading + usances in bilateral deals
    • Master agreement, credit risk management (limits) & the role of inter-dealer brokers
  • Overcome exchange-trading
    • Clearing & margining
    • Cross-margin
  • Conquer risk management
    • Price volatility & price correlation
    • Scenario analysis: Value at risk (VaR)
  • Forward curve analysis
    • Seasonality
    • Cost of carry
  • Master the relevance of timing
    • For any market participant, timing is essential; it will impact the financial performance.
  • Learn how to optimise the financial performance
    • Securing future cash flows and margins
  • Interpret result – Understand the financial statement
    • Take into account relevant aspects in order to qualify or to quantify the performance:
      • Direct transaction costs (fees), as well as indirect transaction costs (slippage)
      • Profit & loss (P/L), realised(after liquidation) & unrealised (open positions; M-to-M)
    • The process of (cash) collateralisation
      • Deposits (initial margin + variation margin)
    • Cash management
      • Finance liquidity & working capital

How much time will it take me to go through all the simulations?

At every simulation you can choose to run it in fast mode (5 minutes), medium (10 minutes) or slow (30 minutes). Next, you have access to a multitude of (different) simulations. This means you need to multiply by this number. Furthermore, as you may run each simulation unlimited times, you can spend as much time as you’d like. Luckily, every time you run the same simulation;you will face other circumstances just like in reality (random scenarios lead to different market developments).

What are my options if the validity period of my licence has expired but I haven’t gone through everything yet?

Send your request to renew your licence per email to info@entrima.org. Upon your payment we’ll effectuate your renewal.

Can I extend the validity period of my licence?

Yes, easily. Send your request to extend the validity period of your licence per email to info@entrima.org. Upon your payment we’ll extend the validity period, or (if already expired) we’ll effectuate your renewal.

Do I get a certificate if I have completed everything correctly?

Any simulation ends with an exam, consisting of a selection of questions. Upon passing you’ll be certified instantly, ready for immediate download from the system, so that you can upload into your corporate and/or personal files.

How can I develop my competencies even further?

Entrima offers a variety of learning services. Amongst these, a tailored training guided by a tutor (online or on-site) might be preferred, although Entrima’s “Intervision” service is another excellent option to extend your knowledge and skills by reflecting on a wide range of topics ongoing. This way, continuous professional developed is effectuated.

ENTRIMA has trained numerous professionals and certified thousands of learners, and counting

The in-company training services were very satisfying, amongst others, as they served the purpose of learning by debate and through exchange of thoughts.

Pieter Schuurs
Intercontinental Exchange | ICE Endex

The most positive element of ENTRIMA’s online learning services concerns the progressive (step-by-step) approach from simple to more complex concepts.

Ronan Haas
Eurelectric

The online learning services are based on a comprehensive curriculum with a wide variety of theoretical basics combined with a profound business knowledge. The courses provide an in-depth understanding of business relevant processes.

Mario Claeys
Uniper Global Commodities