Hedging Hurricane Risk in a Challenging Season
Wed Jul 13 12:46:00 CDT 2011 CT
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The Growing Use of Hurricane Futures at CME Group

This video provides an overview of the 2011 hurricane season, which is expected to have more hurricanes than usual. It focuses on Tim Andriesen, managing director of Commodities and Alternative Investment products at CME Group. Andreisen discusses hedging hurricane risk and the growth of Hurricane futures and options at CME Group. Produced by Reuters News, the video also includes comments from Accue Weather and survey results from the Weather Risk Management Association. Topics include:

  • The hurricane season in view of other recent weather events such as earthquakes and excessive rains
  • A map of expected hurricane activity
  • Who uses Hurricane futures and options

The presentation is under four minutes.

 

 
 
 
 
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