Risk Management Advisory Service

EMI’s hands-on professional Risk Management Advisory service uses a comprehensive proprietary hedging model with one objective in mind…Your Success.

Our clients have confidence in knowing that we are registered as a commodity trading advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and a member of the National Futures Association.

When you become a client, EMI will develop a risk management program with three objectives:

  • Limit the upside price risk of energy product purchases
  • Manage (preserve) margin
  • Develop a price risk management strategy for your company to use going forward

Created with a thorough understanding of your company’s goals, our plan will give you specific hedging strategies designed to meet your unique needs.

EMI will assist you with:

  • Developing your corporate risk policy
  • Obtaining board approval to initiate a risk management program
  • Establishing a futures brokerage account
  • Developing relationships with companies providing non-traditional physical programs for hedging

All EMI risk management clients receive:

  • A detailed hedge program that fits into the objectives and goals of your company
  • Subscription to EMI’s publication The Daily Hedger
  • Daily marked-to-market report
  • Hedge transaction on behalf of the company
  • Detailed daily hedge action plan prior to the opening of the NYMEX futures exchange
  • Regular phone consultation with your designated risk manager (EMI experts are available every business day)
  • Assistance in negotiation with vendors for purchase and financial risk instruments
  • Hedge position management.
  • Periodic evaluation of hedge instrument correlations to ascertain that the hedging program will be compliant with good business practices as well as FASB 133.
  • A comprehensive monthly post-mortem of that month’s margin protection program
  • Free tuition to one of EMI’s state-of-the-art education programs

Your ultimate success is important to us

You will continue to receive program support and market advice on an “on-call” basis. We will provide analysis on current conditions and provide on-the-spot commentary, opinion, and advice on issues that may be facing your business.