In the short term view we collect data, produce forecasts, conduct trading of Nord Pool Spot and Elbas, perform tasks that fulfil our clients' balancing responsibility, undertake the necessary controls, and manage reporting to and from bilateral contractual parties when this is desirable. Our back-office department handles settlement, control and reporting. In financial trading we manage, split up and report the trades done at Nasdaq OMX Commodities to the clients in appropriate portfolios and act as an advisor in connection with hedging, risk management and development of hedging strategies.