A trader for Golden, CO-based Enserco Energy has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with the reporting of false natural gas price and volume information to manipulate a price index published by Platts’ Gas Daily.
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Enserco Trader Pleads to Wire Fraud in False Price Reporting Case
A trader for Golden, CO-based Enserco Energy has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with the reporting of false natural gas price and volume information to manipulate a price index published by Platts’ Gas Daily.
Technically Speaking, Bulls’ Time is Now or Never
Acting on the mentality that Tropical Storm Barry was innocent until proven guilty (see Daily GPI, Aug. 3), natural gas futures tumbled lower Friday morning as traders re-initiated shorts that they had covered just 24 hours prior. As of noon (EDT), the September contract was 19.7 cents lower at $2.995. The market then proceeded sideways for most of the afternoon as sellers took a breather to monitor the storm. They were not finished however, and after gaining confidence the storm was not going to re-intensify Friday, sellers conspired for one last push lower. At the closing bell, the September contract was 22.1 cents lower at $2.971.