Risk Appetite Report
3 of 4 Increase Risk
Buyers and brokers in NYISO stood out this week as they took a slightly lower interest in market-based risk. Read more
Spring Break Slowdown
In a week of low volume (Spring Break), buyers and brokers in ERCOT posted the low number in terms of pricing requests for index and flex solutions. Read more
Hold the Risk
Buyers and brokers in each market stepped up to the fixed price plate last week. Read more
ERCOT Low Show
Last week, ERCOT buyers and brokers chose protection in 95% of their pricing requests as they continued a conservative trend dominated by fixed-price requests. Read more
PJM, NEPOOL Diverge
Buyers and brokers in PJM and NEPOOL broke away from their peers with a significant jump in market-based risk pricing requests. Read more
Forget the Flex
Buyers and brokers in ALL markets continue their preference for zero market-based risk. Read more
The Low Show
Buyers and brokers in ALL markets showed a low level of interest in market-based risk last week, aka a strong preference for fixed price solutions. Read more
ROLE REVERSAL: NEPOOL - ERCOT
Buyers and brokers in NEPOOL and ERCOT switched roles this week as the former upped interest in market-based risk pricing, and the latter showed a near total focus on fixed-price products. Read more
ERCOT On, NYISO Off
ERCOT buyers and brokers are “risk on” with 25% of pricing requests focused on index/flex solutions last week. Read more
ERCOT Jumps
ERCOT buyers and brokers took a big turn towards market risk last week with a sizable jump in pricing requests for index/flex solutions. Their peers in NYISO continued to show a very low appetite for risk and focused nearly entirely on fixed-price solutions. Read more