The Certified Natural Gas Trading Strategies Training Course by Oxford Training Centre offers a structured and in-depth exploration of trading principles, pricing mechanisms, and strategic approaches used across global natural gas markets. It is designed to support professionals working in physical and financial trading environments.
Participants will examine the operational structure of gas markets, including pricing benchmarks, delivery logistics, contract types, and trading platforms. Emphasis is placed on developing practical expertise in evaluating supply-demand dynamics, identifying arbitrage windows, and executing trades under regulatory frameworks.
This course includes comprehensive instruction on futures, swaps, and options, combined with techniques for effective natural gas risk management training. Attendees will engage with analytical tools and performance metrics to monitor positions, manage exposure, and improve portfolio decisions.
As a technical offering aligned with industry-relevant Oil and Gas Training Courses, this programme supports the development of gas trading strategies, enhances market fluency, and provides applied skills in data-driven decision-making across regional and global energy markets.
Objectives
- Understand the structure and operation of regional and global gas markets
- Identify and interpret key gas price benchmarks and indexation models
- Apply trading strategies used in physical and paper gas markets
- Learn contract structures, delivery obligations, and balancing rules
- Develop risk mitigation frameworks using derivatives and swaps
- Use technical analysis and price signals for trade decisions
- Gain practical knowledge through simulated trading case exercises
- Strengthen skills in data-driven gas trading and exposure analysis
Target Audience
- Energy traders and gas marketers
- Commercial operations and trading analysts
- Portfolio managers and market strategists
- Risk control and compliance professionals
- Professionals seeking natural gas trading training courses
- Participants aiming for a certified gas trading course credential
- Business development teams involved in gas pricing or trading
How Will Attendees Benefit?
- Gain technical proficiency in gas trading instruments and mechanisms
- Learn to formulate and execute effective gas trading strategies
- Improve portfolio balancing and exposure management
- Understand regulatory factors affecting physical and financial trading
- Apply analytical tools to real-world pricing and volatility challenges
- Reduce risk through structured hedging and forward planning
- Strengthen confidence in day-ahead and term contract negotiations
- Build capabilities aligned with global energy market standards
Course Content
Module 1: Fundamentals of Natural Gas Markets
- Overview of global gas demand, supply, and flows
- Market liberalisation and trading hubs
- LNG vs pipeline gas dynamics
Module 2: Pricing Mechanisms and Benchmarks
- Henry Hub, TTF, NBP, and JKM price indices
- Indexation vs oil-linked pricing models
- Impact of weather, storage, and market fundamentals
Module 3: Physical Gas Trading and Operations
- Bilateral contracts, balancing markets, and nominations
- Gas delivery logistics and constraints
- Gas quality, transmission, and storage impact on trading
Module 4: Financial Gas Trading Instruments
- Futures, forwards, swaps, and options
- Margin requirements and mark-to-market principles
- Clearing houses and counterparty risk management
Module 5: Gas Trading Strategies and Tactics
- Time-spread, locational, and seasonal arbitrage
- Storage play strategies and capacity optimisation
- Volatility-based trading setups and entry/exit signals
Module 6: Technical and Fundamental Analysis in Trading
- Charting methods, trends, and momentum indicators
- Trading signals and moving average strategies
- Fundamentals: weather, inventories, and macroeconomic factors
Module 7: Risk Management in Gas Trading
- Value-at-risk (VaR) and stress testing
- Portfolio diversification and hedging methods
- Credit and operational risk considerations
Module 8: Contracts and Regulatory Frameworks
- EFET agreements and master trading contracts
- Market conduct and trading compliance principles
- Regulatory structures across US, EU, and international markets
Module 9: Gas Market Trading Platforms and Tools
- ICE, CME, and over-the-counter (OTC) platforms
- Real-time data systems and trade execution software
- Use of analytics dashboards and trading models
Module 10: Simulation and Performance Review
- Interactive case-based trading exercises
- Trade decision-making under market stress scenarios
- Post-trade analysis and performance evaluation