Risk Navigator. User guide - Professional

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1 Risk Navigator User guide - Professional

2 Risk Navigator is npower s web-based based platform giving customers secure and easy access to market news as it breaks, allowing them to monitor wholesale price movement at any time of the day, and providing up-to-date details on customers hedging position. It is available at no additional cost to new and existing I&C npower customers as part of the Optimisation Desk services. 1. Market news widget Market News is a library of detailed reports about the UK wholesale energy market. The reports are written by the Optimisation Desk Client Portfolio Managers. To view the report in full, simply click on the required report and it will display in the centre of your screen: Using the drop down menus at the top right of this section, you can switch between baseload and peak positions (where applicable). You can also choose to view your positions in volume (MW) or in percentage of total hedged (%) format. The Dashboard The dashboard consists of 9 widgets as shown below 6. Weather forecast widget This shows the weather forecast for your company s registered office or defaults to London. It displays the following: Contract summary widget This section displays a high level summary of your contract(s) details. 3. BDM/CPM widget Contact details for your dedicated Client Portfolio Manager (CPM) and Business Development Manager (BDM). 4. Closing prices widget This section displays the latest closing prices and daily change data for key UK and EU wholesale energy markets. The 30 day closing mean (average), high and low values are also shown where appropriate. Using the drop down box in the top right hand corner of the widget you can select the energy product you would like to view. 5. Position overview widget This is an overview of your open and closed positions. The positions are colour coded depending on the contract period you transacted i.e. Seasons, Quarters, Months etc. Please note that your Price Setting Report (PSR) will now only be automatically saved in the Documents section once a month (see more below). The widget also shows your Weighted Average Price (WAP) per contract period, simply by hovering over the bar chart. Where there is open volume, the WAP displayed will be the latest closing price. Temperature highs and lows ( C) Rainfall Wind direction Wind speed (m/s) 7. Prices widget This section shows delayed (20 minutes) best Bid and Offer price data for the UK/EU wholesale markets. It also shows price direction based on the latest refresh. By using the drop down menu at the top right of the widget, you can choose the product you would like to view. 8. Latest deals widget This is a list of your latest transactions with the Optimisation Desk and is updated intra day. Original transactions show as a Sell or Purchase, Unset for undoing your original transaction and Reset for closing a previously unset position. Sellback s and Buyback s are volume reforecasts which involve selling or purchasing volumes which were previously transacted. To switch between your baseload and peak deals (where applicable), use the drop down box at the top right of the widget. 9. Twitter widget Live Twitter feed displaying the latest tweets from the Npower Business

3 The Ticker The ticker at the top of the screen keeps you up to date with the latest news and information from the Optimisation Desk. The Menu Bar Documents Market News Price Alerts Closing Price Graph Summaries Configuration Documents The Documents section contains all the downloadable documents and reports posted for you. Private Documents These documents are only for you and bespoke to your company. Risk Daily report quantifying price risk exposure to the wholesale market on your portfolio. Price Reports - M2M The report is known as the PSR (Price setting report). It is a Mark to Market report available once a month on the first day of a new EFA month. The report also shows reference prices and monthly reconciliation. Your bespoke reports Tailored customer specific reports provided by the Optimisation Desk team upon request. Public Documents These documents are generic information provided by the Optimisation Desk. Glossary Definitions of the market technical terms. Market Intelligence Informative articles about the current energy market behaviour, written by the Optimisation Desk Client Portfolio Managers. Events Calendar Lists the upcoming economic news for the week which are potential drivers of the market. Monthly Reports A summary of the previous calendar months market activity covering a wide range of commodities and underlying fuels. Technical Analysis A weekly report which analyses historical prices through charting in order to determine future price direction. T&Cs Terms and Conditions section. Contract Miscellaneous Other information made available that do not fall within any of the above categorisations. Market News The Market News section holds an archive of historic market reports. Reports available include: Weekly Market Reports A summary of the previous weeks energy market movements and economic news, published every Monday. Live Energy Market Snapshot Daily market snapshots look at the key drivers of any price movements and highlights any developing news. Energy Market Snapshots help evaluate intra-day price movements and direction and assists with implementing hedging strategy. Daily Market Brief A review of the previous day s energy market movements. Price Alerts Price Alerts allow you to keep track of market movements by setting upper and lower warnings. You can have up to five price alerts in place at any one time. Throughout the trading day, whenever Risk Navigator is updated with the delayed prices, the alerts are evaluated. If an alert is triggered, an will automatically be sent to the Optimisation Desk and to the user that set the alert. Closing Price Graph Here you can view the development of the closing prices over preset time periods. Four graph views are available: 1. Electricity/Gas Market (Power Baseload, Power Peak, Gas NBP) 2. Carbon (Carbon CER, Carbon EUA) 3. Coal and Oil (Coal API#2, Brent, WTI) 4. Spot Market (SBP, SSP, LEBA, N2EX) You can select the contract you would like to view from the drop down menu at the top of the graph. By using the buttons titled 10d, 1m, 3m, 12m, 18m you can select the length of the price history you wish to view or you can use the slider below the graph to select a bespoke period in between the button presets. Hover your mouse over the graph to see prices on any particular day. Summaries There are three functionalities available in this section: Contract Details Further details on your contractual arrangement with npower. Trade Calculator In this section you can test and run trading scenarios by entering fictitious trades and clicking calculate. Your available clips and open and closed positions are displayed. Select whether you wish to buy or sell (unset) volume and whether you wish to include or not include your fees. You can enter multiple combinations of volume and prices in a monthly granularity. The green ticks and red crosses in the results section are a check that you are permitted to trade your selected volumes: Br: Volume breach Gr: Clip Granularity breach Ap: APR breach Latest Deals You can see up to 18 months worth of transactions. Configuration Allows you to edit and change your password. Contact A list of all the Optimisation Desk Team members and their contact details.

4 FAQs How can I learn more about Risk Management and the different packages? You can contact your Business Development Manager/ Account Manager or alternatively the Optimisation Desk on or them at optimisation.desk.team@npower.com How long does it take for my position to be updated on the position overview widget once I have traded? Positions will be updated ~4 times daily so any trading activity will be reflected in your position overview approximately 2 hours after trading. What do I do if I have forgotten my password? If you have forgotten your password you can click on the forgotten password? link below the login details fields. This will send you an confirming your password. What do I do if I get locked out of my account? If you type any incorrect login details an error message will appear stating login failed. The system will allow you up to three failed attempts to log in before it locks your account. If this happens, please contact the Optimisation Desk: Telephone: optimisation.desk.team@npower.com How long can I be inactive on the platform before I get locked out? Unlike the previous version of Risk Navigator, you will no longer be locked out for inactivity, as the platform is receiving updates throughout the day. You will however have to make sure that you log out of the platform and log back in every morning so that any updates are refreshed. How do I get a new user set up? You can set up a new user by contacting the Optimisation Desk, using the details above. How do I save my drop down options so my favourites are displayed on log in? Risk navigator will remember what view you had it on last and save that when you log out. For example, if you had UK power Baseload selected on your closing prices widget and 2013 selected on your position overview widget, these would be displayed again when you next log in. To change your view, simply select the options you want from the various drop down menus and log out. On log out risk navigator will save your current view and display this when you next log in. How do I see historical prices? Select Closing Price Graph on the menu bar which will display a historical price graph. You can then select from four options in the drop down menu, to display the commodity you require. Power/Gas Markets Coal/Oil Markets Carbon Market Spot Market Using the buttons at the top of the graph, it is possible to change the time span of the data. 18 months being the longest and 10 days being the shortest. It is also possible to use the slider below the graph to manually adjust the window you are looking at. To get the price information for a specific data, hover your mouse over the graph for the date required and the price will be displayed.

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