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To: flintsilver7
They hold a contract for delivery.

Who? The nasty speculators? What about the speculators who are short a contract?

If the oil producers don’t have it reserved for them, then it isn’t a contract.

You don't think all contracts are sold by oil producers, do you?

They purchase a contract for future delivery with the sole intent of reselling it,

When they buy the contract, it makes prices rise? When they resell it, don't prices go down?

38 posted on 04/28/2012 6:59:33 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

I think you need to go back to square one and learn how speculation works. Here’s a good start:

http://money.howstuffworks.com/oil-speculation-raise-gas-price.htm

People who deny that speculation raises the price of oil beyond its actual worth are basically living under a rock.


42 posted on 04/28/2012 9:32:27 AM PDT by flintsilver7 (Honest reporting hasn't caught on in the United States.)
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