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Economics of Energy Futures Markets

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The development of a successful futures market in crude oil, petroleum products, propane, and, most recently, natural gas has been one of the most fundamental changes to occur in oil and gas markets in recent years. This article provides an introduction to those markets, including their historical background and examples of their current use for speculation and hedging.

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  • Dale, Charles, 1991. "Economics of Energy Futures Markets," MPRA Paper 47447, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Charles Dale, 1981. "The hedging effectiveness of currency futures markets," Journal of Futures Markets, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 1(1), pages 77-88, March.
    2. Paul Cicchetti & Charles Dale & Anthony J. Vignola, 1981. "Usefulness of treasury bill futures as hedging instruments," Journal of Futures Markets, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 1(3), pages 379-387, September.
    3. Vignola, Anthony & Dale, Charles, 1979. "Is the Futures Market for Treasury Bills Efficient?," MPRA Paper 48762, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Dale, Charles & Workman, Rosemarie, 1981. "Measuring patterns of price movements in the Treasury bill futures market," MPRA Paper 48639, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Vignola, Anthony & Dale, Charles, 1980. "The Efficiency of the Treasury Bill Futures Market: An Analysis of Alternative Specifications," MPRA Paper 48812, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Flood, Robert P & Hodrick, Robert J, 1990. "On Testing for Speculative Bubbles," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 4(2), pages 85-101, Spring.
    7. Dale, Charles & Workman, Rosemarie, 1980. "The arc sine law and the treasury bill futures market," MPRA Paper 46101, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Dale, Charles & Zyren, John, 1996. "Noncommercial Trading in the Energy Futures Market," MPRA Paper 47463, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    Energy futures; Oil hedging;

    JEL classification:

    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing

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