Risk Solutions
Overview
Argus is ideally positioned to support mark-to-market, value-at-risk, profit and loss reporting, price-risk management, trading, hedging and regulatory compliance needs through its world-class forward curve offerings, which are built on independence, coverage, frequency and market-driven risk intelligence.
Why choose Argus Forward Curves?
Daily assessments
Our forward curves data is delivered daily, providing monthly, quarterly and yearly granularity of forward prices.
Complete market coverage
Regional and global pricing for key energy and commodity markets across the globe.
Basis for differentials
Futures, swaps, grades and locations, we provide all basis differentials relevant to each curve.
Benchmarking and valuation
Use Argus Forward Curves as benchmarks to evaluate the fair value of commodity transactions and portfolios.
Independent & Unbiased Valuation
Forward curves and assessments completely free from market distortion, giving truly unbiased, fair-market values.
Robust methodology
Publicly available, independent and transparent market-appropriate methodologies are used for all of our forward curves.
Uses for Argus Forward Curves
Argus Forward Curves provide a trusted, independent view of forward prices, empowering you to manage exposure, validate positions, and make confident decisions.
- Comprehensive basis differentials for futures, swaps, grades, and locations
- Price risk management, trading, and hedging decisions
- Future revenue and cost projections
- Portfolio and asset-level optimization and scenario analysis
- Regulatory, accounting disclosure support, and compliance
- Daily mark-to-market (MTM) and profit & loss (P&L) reporting
- Risk metrics: Value at Risk (VaR), Conditional VaR (CVaR), and Cash Flow at Risk (CFaR)
- Fair Market Asset Valuation (GAAP — ASC 820; IFRS — IFRS 13)
Explore our full portfolio of forward curves
No matter which region, market or specific price you require, we provide forward curve data free from distortion or bias to support your risk management, market valuation and investment decisions. Find forward prices for the markets that matter most to you:
Delivery Methods
- Excel format
- FTP - CSV file
- API - CSV file
- Argus Direct client portal
- Third party channel partners
What are forward curves?
Forward contracts allow for physical delivery of the product, and financial swaps settle against a published index.
A forward curve is a locus of points relating the forward price to the associated delivery date displayed in chronological order. Each forward price represents a value that was transacted at, or could be transacted at, in the present with a delivery taking place at a future date.
Forward curve prices are not forecasts of future values, but instead are assessments of the price of delivery of a commodity at a future date if transacted today.