Concurrent Session: Market Volatility & Risk: Why Should IROs Pay Attention to Oil Prices?

Tuesday, June 6, 2017 | 11:15AM - 12:15PM | Room: Palazzo Ballroom and Del Lago 1-2  |   Track: Economics and Markets

 |  Peter Keavey |

The past decade has been a roller coaster for equity markets, one that market participants have probably not enjoyed riding at times, given the market crash associated with the financial crisis in 2008 and significant periods of volatility therein.  Recently, in analyzing stock volatility, we note that U.S. equity market movements have been highly correlated with oil prices, at levels not seen for the past 25 years given that oil prices have fallen from over $100 per barrel in mid-2014 to around $50 per barrel today. As such, oil market trends and prices are one of the main commodities all corporations and IROs should be watching.  Markets are expected to be volatile, with oil prices only one potential source of volatility.  Learn what key sector experts think about the oil and gas market outlook, managing risk and the potential implications for your company and its stock price.

Learning Objectives: 
  • Gain insight into the positive correlation between stocks and oil prices with market outlook and implications for global markets and economies 
  • Learn how corporations use hedging to reduce the risk associated with material movements in oil prices
  • Take away critical knowledge of how you can mitigate risk and stock volatility for your company by closely monitoring the relationship between stocks and oil prices