But we continue to see opportunity in energy trading.

Large-scale energy trading has existed for only about a half-dozen years.

For the following 48-72 hours, forecasts are needed for the power system management or energy trading.

But they soon began to emulate its sophisticated energy trading and marketing businesses.

Now everyone is saying they don't want to be anywhere near energy trading.

Over all, energy trading appears to have become more conservative since Enron's collapse.

On the surface, few businesses would seem more left for dead than energy trading.

The firm is also heavily involved in energy trading, including oil, on both a principal and agent basis.

Enron's online energy trading system was part of this trend.

In fact, that successful bet accounted for much of Williams's reported 2001 profits from energy trading.