Re: Liquids Violation Memo: Nov. 6

how did it reduce var if we added to the underlying positions?

To: Jeffrey A Shankman/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: John L Nowlan/HOU/ECT@ECT=20
Subject: Re: Liquids Violation Memo: Nov. 6 =20

JBlock does take up some of the VaR for Agg-Liquids; however, it is not a=
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contributor of VaR violation for effective date Nov. 6. As matter of fact,=
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the VaR for JBlock went down. The component VaR graph below shows that=20
heating oil was a hedge but no longer as of yesterday. Gasoil is still a=
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hedge for Agg-Liquids but the hedge is reduced. =20

Jeffrey A Shankman@ECT
11/07/2000 12:07 PM
To: Christian LeBroc/Corp/Enron@ENRON
cc: John L Nowlan/HOU/ECT@ECT=20

Subject: Re: Liquids Violation Memo: Nov. 6 =20

Where is the mention of J Block hedges.=20

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To: Chris Abel/HOU/ECT@ECT, Susan D Trevino/HOU/ECT@ECT, Michael=20
Benien/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Homan Amiry/LON/ECT@ECT, Bjorn=20
Hagelmann/HOU/ECT@ECT, Ted Murphy/HOU/ECT@ECT, Jeffrey A=20
Shankman/HOU/ECT@ECT, John L Nowlan/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: John Swinney/HOU/ECT@ECT, Scott Earnest/HOU/ECT@ECT, Michelle=20
Bruce/HOU/ECT@ECT=20
Subject: Liquids Violation Memo: Nov. 6

Liquids desk has a VaR violation for effective date Nov. 6 of $8.2MM, over=
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its limit by 3 percent.=20

The violation was due to heating and gasoil going shorter by 939K barrels. =
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Essential, shorten the heat/gasoil position reduced the overall net long=20
products=01, portfolio causing the crack spreads to widen when crude oil is=
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short 5MM barrels.

Furthermore, volatility on crude was up 3 percent with 15 cents upward move=
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in price.=20

Christian =20