The price volatility of the entire energy complex is unprecedented in the physical commodities markets. No other market has such an immediate impact on one’s quality of life, corporate policies or your bottom-line profits as the energy market. Predicting the world energy supply and demand is difficult enough, but now with the geo-political unrest in many parts of the world, uncertainty hangs over the energy market.

Our core philosophy in the Energy Group is to assist you with the use of sound risk management principles to control the increasing price risks so you can manage market fluctuations with sound financial tools that will bring your business stability in an otherwise chaotic environment.

We focus on hedging practices that utilize a broad spectrum of financial tools that include futures, swaps and options.  Our energy consultants provide our diversified range of clients with expert hedging advice, transactional execution, assistance with physical purchases, and sales contracting programs. Our customers are also offered support activities including hedging schools, customer meetings and online record-keeping of hedge positions so they are well-informed on risk management strategies. FCStone offers programs tailored to individual customers’ specific needs, ranging from our Integrated Risk Management Program (IRMP^®) to direct NYMEX floor access to over-the-counter transactions.