Risq Energy

Risq Energy is the energy and environmental commodities trading business associated with RISQ Capital, a London-based multi-asset trading firm. RISQ Capital was incorporated in 2010 and has grown organically by identifying and capturing opportunities in alternative and emerging markets. Its energy arm trades power, gas, emissions and environmental certificates, and its research covers bio-fuels and energy transition metals. The firm describes its vision as becoming a leader in cross-commodity trading of power, energy transition fuels, metals and other commodities as markets evolve along the path to net zero. RISQ Capital began by trading structured finance products with professional sports teams and commercial sponsors, then expanded into the gaming industry to provide insurance against large payouts, and later moved into digital assets and new energy markets. The company states that it builds flexible technology and structures, leveraging existing infrastructure and supplementing it with domain knowledge when it identifies new opportunities. It emphasises its independence and organic growth into new markets. In 2013 RISQ Capital was granted a UKGC betting and gaming licence, making it eligible as a direct counterparty to corporates wanting to manage their financial risk to sporting outcomes. In 2015 RISQ Re, a fully owned subsidiary of RISQ Capital, was formed and granted an insurance licence by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. The firm's energy trading activities sit within this broader multi-asset trading platform, which also spans sectors such as CO2, prize insurance, sports, and digital/crypto. RISQ Capital is headquartered at 80 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6HL, United Kingdom. Its contact details include the telephone number +44 2071 514 800 and the email address enquiries@risqtrading.com. The company presents itself as a world-class multi-asset trading firm that increases liquidity and market efficiency through talent, technology and superior execution. Its stated edge is hiring exceptional people, building fast technology, designing innovative contracts and finding new pools of liquidity. Execution ranges from over-the-counter quotes to high frequency trading. The brand operates in the energy transition space, focusing on commodities and financial contracts linked to decarbonisation and the new energy economy. Its areas of research include bio-fuels and energy transition metals. The firm's vision is to become a leader in cross-commodity trading of power, energy transition fuels, metals and other commodities as markets evolve along the path to net zero.

RISQ Capital, the parent of Risq Energy, was incorporated in 2010. Its first corporate sports risk deal was brokered that year, and £1m in total was traded. The firm began by trading structured finance products with professional sports teams and commercial sponsors, building a niche in alternative and emerging markets. In 2013 RISQ Capital was granted a UKGC betting and gaming licence, making it eligible as a direct counterparty to corporates wanting to manage their financial risk to sporting outcomes. By then total traded volume had reached £50m. This expansion into the gaming industry allowed the firm to provide insurance against large payouts. In 2015 RISQ Re, a fully owned subsidiary of RISQ Capital, was formed and granted an insurance licence by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. This step added a regulated insurance capability to the group's trading platform. Over time RISQ Capital expanded into digital assets and new energy markets. Its energy arm, Risq Energy, trades power, gas, emissions and environmental certificates, and researches bio-fuels and energy transition metals. The firm describes its approach as building flexible technology and structures: when it identifies new opportunities, it leverages existing infrastructure and supplements it with domain knowledge to keep growing. It emphasises its independence and organic growth into new markets. The company is headquartered at 80 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6HL, United Kingdom. It presents itself as a world-class multi-asset trading firm that increases liquidity and market efficiency through talent, technology and superior execution. Its stated edge is hiring exceptional people, building fast technology, designing innovative contracts and finding new pools of liquidity. Execution ranges from over-the-counter quotes to high frequency trading. Its vision is to become a leader in cross-commodity trading of power, energy transition fuels, metals and other commodities as markets evolve along the path to net zero.

• 2015

  RISQ Re, a fully owned subsidiary of RISQ Capital, formed and granted an insurance licence by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.

• 2013

  RISQ Capital granted a UKGC betting and gaming licence; £50m total traded.

• 2010

  RISQ Capital incorporated; first corporate sports risk deal brokered; £1m total traded.

A world-class multi-asset trading firm increasing liquidity and market efficiency through talent, technology and superior execution, with a vision to lead cross-commodity trading of power, energy transition fuels, metals and other commodities on the path to net zero.

• Power trading

• Gas trading

• Emissions trading

• Environmental certificates

• Bio-fuels research

• Energy transition metals research

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