Message-ID: <28042235.1075856521698.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 03:20:00 -0800 (PST) From: vince.kaminski@enron.com To: zimin.lu@enron.com Subject: FEA announces the release of @ENERGY 2.0 Cc: vince.kaminski@enron.com, stinson.gibner@enron.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bcc: vince.kaminski@enron.com, stinson.gibner@enron.com X-From: Vince J Kaminski X-To: Zimin Lu X-cc: Vince J Kaminski, Stinson Gibner X-bcc: X-Folder: \Vincent_Kaminski_Jun2001_4\Notes Folders\'sent mail X-Origin: Kaminski-V X-FileName: vkamins.nsf Zimin, Please, take a look at it. I think we should download the update. Vince ---------------------- Forwarded by Vince J Kaminski/HOU/ECT on 01/31/2001 11:21 AM --------------------------- "Michelle Mendoza" on 01/26/2001 02:33:14 PM To: cc: Subject: FEA announces the release of @ENERGY 2.0 January 26, 2001 Vince Kaminski Enron North America Corp. 1400 Smith Street 30th Floor, Rm. 3036B Houston, TX 77251-1188 1 713-853-3848 Dear Vince Kaminski, This is to inform you of the release of @ENERGY 2.0. FTP download instructions are available immediately. The download instructions are included at the end of this email. Your CD's and manuals will be shipped to you within 2 weeks. Please see below for more information regarding this new release. Please confirm that you are the correct recipient for this shipment and your address above is correct by clicking reply and send. If any changes need to be made, please make the changes above and reply. **WARNING: PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVED A LICENSE KEY FOR @ENERGY AFTER JUNE 2000, YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT SUPPORT@FEA.COM OR CALL 510.548.6200 TO OBTAIN A NEW LICENSE KEY TO ENABLE THE NEW VERSION.** **Swing users: @ENERGY/Swing now replaces the "SWING" product. See the @ENERGY user manual for a discussion of the changes. Contact FEA for the necessary license keys. You will be able to run both the new and old SWING simultaneously. Heres an overview of the new and changed features since version 1.6: @ENERGY (Forward Curve) Jump parameters are now calibrated for use in other @ENERGY functions. Inputs and outputs to POWERCALIB and COMCALIB have changed. See the corresponding function syntax in the User Guide for additional information. 35-40% speed improvement. The module is now out of beta. @ENERGY (Basics) Different interpolation schemes on forward prices are now supported. If you use INDEXSWAP , EXOTICSWAP, or OPTINDEXSWAP with floating price linked to a series of futures dates, such futures dates need not be close to dates specified in the forward curve input. A new utility function, PATHUTIL, allows you to simulate and visualize price paths consistent with the models supported by @ENERGY. 25-30% speed improvement. @ENERGY (Advanced) Different interpolation schemes on forward prices are now supported. If you use OPTDIFFSWAP or DIFFSWAP with floating price linked to a series of futures dates, such futures dates need not be close to dates specified in the forward curve input. CALSPREADOPT now allows for the specification of two different mean reversion rates. 30-35% speed improvement. @ENERGY (Swing) SWINGOPT and STRIPSWINGOPT now allow for valuation of swing straddle contracts with overall load constraints. 65-70% speed improvement. The module is now out of beta. @ENERGY (Weather) 30-35% speed improvement. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. We appreciate this opportunity to be of continuing service to Enron North America Corp.. Regards, Michelle Mendoza Support@fea.com +1-510-548-6200 Financial Engineering Associates, Inc. (FEA) **************************************************************************** ***************************** To download @ENERGY 2.0 via FTP, follow the following instructions: NOTE: Using EXPLORER leads to unpredictable results, so we suggest using NETSCAPE or a DOS shell. USING NETSCAPE: In the Location box type: ftp://energy@ftp.fea.com Password: 2rbzxgv5 energy-2.0-win32.exe is for Windows 95/98/2000/NT. Download and run on a local drive. USING A DOS SHELL: At a DOS prompt type: ftp ftp.fea.com User: energy Password: 2rbzxgv5 Type "binary" and hit 'return'. Type "ls" for a list of available files. Type "get" energy-2.0-win32.exe and and wait for the ftp> prompt. Type "quit". The file will be downloaded into the directory at which you entered the ftp site. Double click on the exe and follow the instructions on the screen.