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This article focuses on the impact of derivative markets on the American crude oil market. It first analyses the depth and liquidity of the market, and shows that there is a huge increase in activity from 1989 to 2003. Then the study focuses on prices volatility. The latter is separated into two...
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This paper attempts to reconcile two strands of literature on oil and speculation: one that posits the predominance of … statistically the possibility of speculation among the main reasons behind the 2008 oil price swing. We also explicitly recognize … strands of literature on oil and speculation: one that posits the predominance of supply/demand fundamentals, and one that …
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This article focuses on the impact of derivative markets on the American crude oil market. It first analyses the depth and liquidity of the market, and shows that there is a huge increase in activity from 1989 to 2003. Then the study focuses on prices volatility. The latter is separated into two...
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An analysis focusing on the financial aspects is proposed for the strategy initiated by Metallgesellschaft (MG) in 1993-94 on American petroleum markets. According to a specific definition of hedging, and on the basis of a detailed survey of the facts, this strategy is described as speculative....
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Adopting an historical perspective, we propose to study the way recurrent debates regarding the “excessive speculation … repeat itself, at least not in the exact way. However, many of the issues faced by markets regarding speculation are not … worldviews. The most persistent feature of the controversy lies in the role of speculation, sometimes seen as beneficial to the …
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