Case Studies

ETRM Deal Modeling and Valuation

Issue A client’s Risk and Trading groups were in disagreement about the valuation of certain option instruments. Proper valuation was needed for mark-to-market disclosure. Our objective was to determine the source of the discrepancy and gain agreement between Risk and Trading. Solution Our consultant combined his knowledge of the mathematical models supporting option valuation and […]
View Details >>

MidDel Performs the “Impossible”

Issue Our client, one of North America’s largest power producers, was in the midst of a corporate merger with another large power producer. Our client needed to integrate the acquired company’s ETRM system (Endur®) into our client’s ETRM system (Zainet®/Aligne™). In addition, all risk management reporting needed to be re-engineered to accommodate the acquired company’s […]
View Details >>

Inadequate Trade Application Security

Issue Our client’s user security model within the Aligne trading application was not adequately addressing the SOX controls now required by the business. Solution Our consultant used their knowledge of the application combined with the client’s requirements to produce detailed documentation and a test plan for the security configuration. This implementation enabled the client to […]
View Details >>

MTM, Value at Risk (VaR), and Invoice Reports Validation

Issue For system changes, the client needed to agree or reconcile key reports (mark-to-market, VaR and invoicing) before and after the change. Visual comparison of each report’s outputs took too long and wasn’t always reliable. Solution MidDel’s consultant automated the process so that the underlying report output tables were compared directly in the database. Result […]
View Details >>