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Release date: October 2012; author: James Preciado |
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Contango in Cushing? Evidence on Financial-Physical Interactions in the U.S. Crude Oil Market Release date: March 2012; authors: Louis H. Ederington, Chitru S. Fernando, Kateryna Holland, and Thomas K. Lee |
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Release date: August 30, 2011; authors: Louis Ederington, Chitru Fernando, Thomas K. Lee, Scott Linn and Anthony May |
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The Mechanics of the Derivatives Markets: What They Are and How they Function Release date: April 2011; author:
International Energy Agency special update |
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Derivatives and Risk Management in the Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Electricity Industries In February 2002 the Secretary of Energy directed the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to prepare a report on the nature and use of derivative contracts in the petroleum, natural gas, and electricity industries. Derivatives are contracts ('financial instruments') that are used to manage risk, especially price risk. Release date: October 2002 |
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