Futures and Commodities
Crush, dark & spark
- Last time I described the crack spread, which reflects the relationship between the price of crude oil and the prices of its refined products, but many more spreads are being used in the energy markets.
- Tuesday, March 06 - 2007 at 17:45 |
Playing the oil crack spread
- Oil refineries refine crude oil to produce oil products like heating oil and gasoline. Further processing by distillation or other techniques produces kerosene, diesel or plastics and asphalt.
- Wednesday, February 14 - 2007 at 17:48 |
Coal shouldn't be our goal
- The price of oil may be much lower than the recent high of around $80, but the current level of $55 is still much higher than it was a few years ago. The fluctuating price results in the rebalancing of energy portfolios.
- Wednesday, January 31 - 2007 at 16:41 |
Investing in future curves
- Investors can trade in commodities directly. However, this is sometimes impractical. The product can be difficult to find, or it may not be tradable in the area the investor is concerned with. It may also be difficult to physically buy a particular financial asset.
- Tuesday, January 16 - 2007 at 13:39 |
Analyzing the gold-oil swap
- Correlation trading can be done within the oil markets. Crack spreads are a good example, as is the spread between Brent oil and WTI. But correlations are to be found everywhere and can be traded whenever you please.
- Wednesday, January 03 - 2007 at 11:09 |
Oil and the alternatives to Black Gold
- In the old days man distilled booze by fermentation of plants. These days the alcohol is used for other purposes. Since the oil price has risen we are on the constant outlook for substitutes. Alcohol can serve as fuel to motors. Oil is replaced bit by bit.
- Wednesday, December 13 - 2006 at 11:55 |
Why gold is so expensive: extraction costs are high!
- A gold-digger is someone who is on the constant search to get a hold on anybody who can assure his or her financial future. Sometimes they even marry a rich person, no matter what is involved of what lacks. Even without any love. The love for opportunities seems to be the main driver.
- Saturday, November 25 - 2006 at 10:26 |
The back office of natural gas
- If we want to trade and invest in products and/or in a specific sector, we have to make a decision. No, many decisions. Investing is nothing but decision-making. That's all it is. It's just like normal decision-making in business.
- Wednesday, November 08 - 2006 at 08:22 |
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