Sheep in Wolves' Clothing? Speculators and Price Volatility in Petroleum Markets.

This paper looks at speculative behavior in one of the largest, and most volatile, international financial markets, petroleum derivatives. It utilizes a large, detailed database on individual trader positions in crude-oil and heating-oil futures markets. The paper is exploratory, focusing on measuring and assessing the tendency of speculators to herd.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Weiner, R.J.
Institutions:	Groupe de recherche en économie de l'énergie, de l'environnement et des ressources naturelles, Université Laval
Subject:	FINANCIAL MARKET \| PETROLEUM \| PRICES

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Series:	Laval - Recherche en Energie.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	37 pages
Classification:	G10 - General Financial Markets. General ; Q40 - Energy. General ; Q41 - Demand and Supply
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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