Energy Futures
Crude oil, refined products, natural gas, and related energy contracts.
Hedging energy exposure? Fuel and energy costs are among the most volatile inputs in any commercial operation. Forward-contract hedging for crude oil, heating oil, RBOB gasoline, and natural gas can fix a budget number without futures margin accounts or daily settlement — one of the approaches explained throughout this library.
Brent Crude Oil
Brent is the waterborne global benchmark — the reference price for roughly two-thirds of the world's internati…
Coal
Coal futures price thermal and metallurgical supply for power generators and steel mills, markets where rail, …
E-mini Crude Oil
At half the size of the standard WTI contract, the E-mini crude lets smaller accounts trade oil price moves wi…
E-mini Natural Gas
The E-mini natural gas contract scales Henry Hub exposure down to a quarter of the standard contract — useful …
Ethanol
Ethanol sits at the intersection of corn and energy: its price tracks both the grain it is distilled from and …
Heating Oil
NY Harbor heating oil (ultra-low sulfur diesel) is the benchmark for diesel and distillate prices — the contra…
Natural Gas
Henry Hub natural gas is famously volatile — weather, storage reports, and LNG export demand can move it sever…
NY Heating Oil
The New York Harbor delivery point ties this distillate contract directly to the physical supply chain of the …
RBOB Gasoline
RBOB gasoline futures price the blendstock for the U.S. retail gasoline market — seasonal blend switches each …
WTI Crude Oil
West Texas Intermediate is the U.S. benchmark and the world's most liquid oil contract, anchored to physical d…
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