According to the MarketWatch website, the average 2013 price of crude futures oil is close to $100 a barrel. Prices for the August futures for Brent crude rose 71 cents.
Futures tickers are a little different from stocks. Each futures market has a ticker symbol that is followed by symbols for the contract month and the year. For example, crude oil futures have a ticker symbol - CL. The complete ticker symbol for December 2007 Crude Oil Futures would be - CLZ7. The "CL" stands for the underlying futures contract. The "Z" stands for a December delivery month. (F=Jan, G=Feb, H=Mar, J=Apr, K=May, M=June, N=July, Q=Aug, U=Sep, V=Oct, X=Nov, Z=Dec) The "7" stands for the year - 2007. This is the standard formula for futures ticker symbols. Some quote services are a little different.
Brent crude oil futures are stocks whose price flactuates every now and then. This is affected by various factors in the market but mostly that of demand and supply.
The best place to check crude oil futures is CNN commodities section. This section allows viewers to get the latest prices for oil, gold, silver, copper, and more.
To start trading in crude oil futures, the fist thing one should do is read up on the futures market and understand how it operates. A familiarity with the oil industry and the environmental and economic factors that affect its profitability is also helpful. Or, one can select a broker who is an expert in the commodities futures market and has experience in crude oil trading.
The ticker symbol for oil is NYSE crude oil in NYM is CL
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The symbol for crude oil is CL in U. S. dollar and cents per barrel. It is traded on the New York mercantile exchange.
No, NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange) is a commodity futures exchange where various energy products, including WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil, are traded. WTI crude oil refers specifically to the grade of crude oil that is used as a benchmark for oil prices in the United States.
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Your current inventory of crude oil is worth $12 million. You wish to hedge its downside risk. With a naïve hedge, how many FUTURES CONTRACTS should be sold if f = $71.25 and S = $83? The size of one crude oil futures contract is 1,000 barrels
ICE stands for Intercontinental Exchange, which is a leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses for financial and commodity markets. ICE Brent Crude oil refers to the futures contract for Brent Crude oil that is traded on the Intercontinental Exchange.