Monday, December 17, 2012

Hedge funds down, not out in tricky US natgas market




From Reuters:David Coolidge may still be the king of U.S. natural gas hedge fund managers but his $2 billion Velite Capital has made less than half of last year's money while one of his biggest rivals is headed for a loss in an unusually tricky year for traders.

In Westport, Connecticut, Todd Esse, once a star gas trader at Sempra, is trying to avoid the first annual loss at his Sasco Energy Partners -- which until last year was one of the best gas funds, with four straight years of gains.

Calling prices in the $40 billion gas market correctly is never that easy, given that it's one of the most volatile commodities after electricity.  This year has been particularly arduous….

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