[freedomfiter2]

Futures traders are not middlemen. That was easy. Try again?

Maybe. They are buying and selling oil. They might not be ever taking possesion but they are gaining profits that are passed on to the customers without adding to the oil’s value.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Maybe. They are buying and selling oil.

Often they are buying and selling to each other.

They might not be ever taking possesion but they are gaining profits

Futures traders always make a profit? How does that work?