Posts Tagged ‘trade energy markets online’

Heating Oil and Gasoline Seasonal Strategies

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Nov 25th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Market Updates

Heating Oil and Gasoline Seasonal Strategies by Andrew Vallance The energy market is an interesting one. It seems like a simple market to trade, but comes with a lot of volatility. When you trade crude oil, you have to be right about the price direction, as well as the timing. Trading products such as heating [...]


CFTC Testimony on Speculation, Position Limits Begins

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jul 28th, 2009 • Category: Market Updates, Trader Viewpoints

Three days of CFTC hearings are underway on the topic of speculation in the futures markets, and the impact on market pricing. “This hearing is an opportunity to determine how speculative position limits could be used to address excessive speculation, not how we can eliminate speculation,” said CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler, adding that the CFTC [...]