Oil Futures Explained - WTI and Brent Oil Futures Trading

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Crude oil has always been one of the most important commodities. And with the current situation in the world surrounding the oil prices, it’s important to have these oil prices explained in a way that everyone can understand. Specifically, in this video we would like to discuss what oil futures contracts are and how they work.
In this video we will also touch on terms such as oil futures rollover, which is especially important in the trading of crude oil futures. And we will also focus on Brent oil futures in particular, as the Brent price on oil is considered the benchmark for global oil purchases. Similarly, the WTI price is also a very important index to monitor.
We hope we managed to have oil futures explained in a comprehensive way, but if you have any questions - drop us a line in the comments.
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[@maqsview]

Very informative video. Great place to get information to do your own due diligence. Thank you for the hard work to get this together subscribed and wishing you the best.

[@Capitaltrading]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BH-tp3pm]

Around 1% of WTI futures actually gets delivered. Brent is different as there are different types of settlement and storage on the ICE contracts. There's also no point in trading the futures if you're just trading the flat price. Just trade the CFD if that's what you're after. The real benefit of futures is the curve. Which you can utilise for different strategies and trading months etc. Flies, condors etc etc. The curve isn't ways trading at a premium (contango) and in some instances or deflationary situations we may see a discounted curve (backwardation) Brent is so the global benchmark, hence the premium. But there is always the Arb to factor in with Brent and WTI. So the prem/disc will fluctuate around. Final thing. It's the way the oil is sourced that is different and determines a lot of the price for storage and shipping etc. Brent is typically a North Sea oil. Where as WTI is a shale oil and is produced or fracked in land. I'm ex BP and ex CME / ICE market maker for crude products. Nice vid.

[@rayanth402]

Hi, What funding and interest charges do you apply to Brent spot & futures if I want to keep the position open for more than one day

[@simonloo1588]

For cash position (buy long or sell short) , is there a deadline to square off that particular position for brent and wti? For example if I take buy brent at 16/bbl, by when I need to square off that position. For futures I believe there are also different square off date for brent and wti isn’t it? Thanks

[@federicahessel2139]

Hello. I have a question. I was wondering what commission expanses I deal with if I buy one contract now and for example I sell it in december 2020? Thanks a lot

[@EduardoWattsR]

Very complete video! Awesome!

[@loupork]

How do you see the july contract? Do you think it Could go lower? Im interested because i Weber short on it. Great video.

[@macfhlannchadharonan4668]

Are spot trading not always better than futures trading for longer term horizon so your not exposed to the contango effect?

[@Danilo111]

Excellent video, thank you

[@P1A2T34]

So you can’t trade the spot/cash price because you need to take delivery right away?

[@hayderhasan2268]

Hello David .. Could you please make a Video ( every once and a while ) on what are the most active and volatile stocks these days that should be watched in order to pick good trades .. Thanks

[@sweretedfrtfgv]

I believe USO held most of the contracts that turned negative while UCO did not hold as many.

[@brijbhan6793]

Very Good Video ❤ From India

[@ivanolmo743]

Nice one David

[@philolen481]

Hey David the easy trade UCO for the long & sco for the short but volume big movement. On /cl the key is the 8dma at 18.44 needs to close above to go higher excellent 2 wa y trade

[@KhanaBadush]

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[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

between heavy crude oil and liquid crude oil, which one is better? Also, what's the difference between call and put option?

[@joschmo7983]

Bender Bending Rodriguez, put you are banking that it goes down, with a call you are banking that it goes up

[@nel.5983]

@@joschmo7983 so effectively, a seller would most likely be the holder of a put option and a buyer would hold a call?

[@sizla8837]

What trading platform are these guys using?

[@BritishGringo]

Hi, I have a few questions for you if you don’t mind answering. 1. Which oil contracts are based on the cash price? 2. Could you provide me with some clarity regarding ETF’s and Futures and are they both types of CFD’s? In the next video regarding oil can you go into more depth about rollover and how it is calculated please

[@roxanabraescu6180]

Im new to this. Im thinking it will be a no brainer that it will be good to invest in oil but I dont know how to start

[@smg0003]

Do u know what we really need. We should establish every rd for future selling, then gov can place money into improving rds every time they sell a rd and sharemarket conglomerates/superannuations the sale and everyone has a tag on cars. Just a thought but imagine the infight to see who gets improved rds and who improves their rds under private income from them..? Save gov heaps at least

[@can629]

Oil has only futures contracts for buying ? I just want to buy and sell whenever I want; is this possible ?

[@tomnorton7817]

can if you’re buying, by definition someone else is selling...

[@proberaum7015]

And? What to play?

[@NiceTrade]

i recently learned that if you buy a Crude Oil Futures contract & you do not close your position before it expires then the barrels will actually be delivered to you, is that correct ??

[@Capitaltrading]

If you are buying in the underlying futures markets then delivery is a risk which is why most traders will roll into the next month before contract. With us, all our contracts are "cash settled" so you do not have the risk of barrels of oil turning up on your doorstep.

[@henriettatan]

Can I short crude oil on spot without using futures or margin? Thx

[@damzen]

yes, but you will be charged a nightly fee as they are spot price only, not future spreadbet/CFD products.

[@ferkeap]

IMHO oil/gas combined energy usage has had its peak. This crisis has brought forward the move away from fossil energy Volatility and risk will increase. A spread of energy sourcing will increase to lower the risks. An example is even what the UAE are doing invested greatly in nuclear energy and has a bit of capacity in solar.

[@fanjerry8100]

Omg I misheard Davy Jones! Should adopt that as alias!

[@MiloTinCan]

Brent is not a higher grade of oil as it has a higher sulphur content. WTI is a higher grade of oil.

[@TekcanSami]

Next couple weeks and after that we can have long positions on oil

[@can629]

Kanka oil sadece futures olarak mi satin alinabiliyor? Alip istedigim zaman da satmak istiyorum diyelim 1 sene sonra fakat tarih kesinlestirmek istemiyom. Bitcoin gibi yani. Mümkün müdür

[@can629]

?

[@turningpoint4238]

I wonder how many people lost a large amount of money recently trading in oil/gas. And the near futures not looking good. Heard that effectively only 1% of oil storage is still available on the open market.

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[@drsethumurugan4484]

wts your view in up coming week?

[@ivandimitrov3094]

I believe the price is starting to recover and increase, it probably won't go lower than it was a few days ago. Many businesses are reopening as some restriction are lifted. What do you think will happen?

[@drsethumurugan4484]

@@ivandimitrov3094 am expecting there will be strong selling pressure.Demand Concern,Over production continuous.

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[@embededfabrication4482]

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