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Mark to market and settle energy trades

Move from captured transactions and approved curves to explained P&L, controlled invoices, settlement estimates, and a reproducible close.

Decision
What changed in value, which exposure remains, and can operations, risk, and accounting reproduce the number?
Handoffs
4
Linked systems
8
Reviewed
Sep 4, 2026

Operating sequence

Inputs become a decision through controlled handoffs.

  1. Validate transactions and curves

    Owner: Middle office
    Inputs
    TradesConfirmationsCurve versionsReference data

    Output: A complete population ready for valuation

  2. Value positions

    Owner: Risk
    Inputs
    Pricing formulasForward curvesVolatilityFXActuals

    Output: Market value, P&L, exposure, and risk measures

  3. Explain and approve

    Owner: Risk control
    Inputs
    Prior-day valueNew tradesMarket movesModel and actualization changes

    Output: Reviewed P&L explain and resolved exceptions

  4. Invoice and close

    Owner: Settlements / accounting
    Inputs
    Actual quantitiesContract termsFeesTaxesCounterparty statements

    Output: Approved invoice, accrual, journal, and audit trail

Required market layer

Series the workflow must govern

Forward curvesDaily settlementsSpot assessmentsFX, volatility, and interest-rate inputs

Failure modes to test

  1. A missing curve is silently backfilled or carried forward without review.
  2. Operations actualize after risk freezes P&L, creating unexplained close movement.
  3. Trade, market, and model effects cannot be separated in the daily explain.
  4. Settlement formulas are re-created outside the system and drift from the contract.

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