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To: atomic_dog; tx_eggman
How can the US regulate this?
1.) Raise the margin requirement to 100%.
or
2.) Allow only physical delivery contracts.

Oil is a global fungible commodity. After implementing the above, the future trading will just continue unchanged but no longer under any US control since it will be done in London, Tokyo, Singapore and Dubai.

97 posted on 03/24/2008 4:53:10 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney; atomic_dog; tx_eggman

“Oil is a global fungible commodity. After implementing the above, the future trading will just continue unchanged but no longer under any US control since it will be done in London, Tokyo, Singapore and Dubai.”

Exactly. It is amazing how many people post on Free Republic with no idea how markets and the economy works.

The only solution to higher prices is increased supply or lower demand (good luck with that - people bitch but they still drive.)


98 posted on 03/24/2008 5:05:11 AM PDT by Sunnyflorida (Drill in the Gulf of Mexico/Anwar & we can join OPEC!!! || Write in Thomas Sowell for President.)
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