XTM-GROUP Research And ProData™ Division Announces Newly Expanded West Power Commodities Options Volatility Report

Online, January 23, 2013 (Newswire.com) - The report includes monthly and daily at-the-money strike, premium and volatility indications as well as heat rate option indications for west power locations.

"We recognized the need for additional data in the west power commodities options market and we expanded our report accordingly," said Saburo Takashi XTM-Groups' Director of Strategic Development. "Response from existing customers has been extremely positive and we expect the new content to attract additional customers as well," she added.

For clients primarily interested in generating income from their investments XTM-GROUP provides the preferred commodities volatility strategy. Commodities volatility options are similar to common commodities in that they represents a basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other commodities of the same type. However the investor receives coupon payments as a preferred commodities holder by receiving regularly scheduled dividends of a fixed amount. Preferred commodities holder must also be made whole before common commodities holder in the event of a default. XTM-GROUP strategy owns a diversified basket of commodities volatility options and actively hedges systemic risk to provide a steady stream of income. XTM-GROUP recommends this strategy to clients with a low risk tolerance seeking income of higher returns than high yield fixed income.

In addition to the updated west power options volatility report, XTM-GROUP Research and ProData™ Division offers daily indicative data reports covering Asia natural gas, power and emissions markets. XTM-GROUP Research and ProData™ natural gas data offers 66 physical and financial price points. XTM-GROUP Research and ProData™ electrical power data offers 140 instruments. XTM-GROUP Research and ProData™ emissions data reports offer NOx and Renewable Energy Credits (RECs).

XTM-Group is a managed futures advisory firm which assists investors with investing through professional money managers known as Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs). CTAs belong to an asset class called Managed Futures. XTM-Group helps investors select a Managed Futures Program that's right for them, open a trading account for the CTA to manage, and monitor the trading activity of the Managed Futures Program on an ongoing basis.