Modern energy market manipulation / by Andrew N. Kleit.

Author/creator Kleit, Andrew N.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoBingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2019]
Descriptionxiv, 225 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Contents Preface -- 1. What is manipulation? What is not manipulation? -- 2. Economic theories of manipulation -- 3. Some historical manipulation cases, or understanding why the Hunt Brothers did not manipulate the silver market -- 4. DiPlacido: The CFTC confuses manipulation and hedging -- 5. Introduction to electricity markets -- 6. Were California's electricity markets manipulated, and by whom? -- 7. Deutsche Bank: what should the legal rule for trading financial transmission rights be? -- 8. Amaranth and Brian Hunter: you certainly look guilty -- 9. BP America: let the best story win! -- 10. Barclays: the defendant meets Mr. Kafka -- 11. Rumford and Silkman: money for nothing, kicks for free -- 12. Powhatan: what is manipulation? -- 13. Some final thoughts.
Abstract Andrew N. Kleits Modern Energy Market Manipulation offers an in-depth exploration of this crucial gray area. It presents a coherent definition of market manipulation, and drawing upon the substantial available legal evidence, it examines two categories of manipulation cases: those in which the allegations clearly fit the definition of manipulation but in which the facts of the case are unclear, and conversely, those in which the facts of the case are clear but in which it is uncertain whether they actually constitute manipulation. Throughout his discussions, Professor Kleit casts a critical eye not only on energy companies but also on the legal decisions and processes at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which acts as both prosecutor and judge in manipulation matters, and which has consistently sided with its own staff and against defendants. As this book deftly shows, both defendants and prosecutors alike have benefitted from the ambiguities at the heart of existing definitions of market manipulation. -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018275048
ISBN1787433862 hardcover
ISBN9781787433861 hardcover

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