ced by the Commodities, Asset Allocation, and Global Derivatives teams has been recognized by Institutional Investor, Extel, Greenwich, Bloomberg, or Energy Risk, among others. Previously he was Head of Global Asset Allocation Research. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Blanch was an energy economist focusing on

n bankruptcy and largest power outage in U.S. history). Additionally, he led the exchange to an initial credit rating of A++ and its recognition by Energy Risk magazine as the 2004 "Exchange of the Year." In 2008, in partnership with NASDAQ Mr. Collins launched a new clearinghouse, the International Derivat

ed by the Commodities, Asset Allocation, and Global Derivatives teams has been recognized by Institutional Investor, Extel, Greenwich, Bloomberg, or Energy Risk, among others. Previously he was Head of Global Asset Allocation Research. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Blanch was an energy economist focusing o