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Futures vs the goods last

CL is a contract, not the pump. GC last is a contract, not a -shop ounce. Contango and backwardation in classroom words. This classroom shows . It does not roll a contract for you. Look. Do not buy. Not a broker. is fake. Delayed last is a , not a coupon.

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  • Name a futures last as a contract, not the physical good
  • Say contango and backwardation without a trade
  • Refuse a roll as something this classroom will do

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CL last is a contract, not the pump

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CL last is a contract, not the pump

WTI on this board is taught as a futures — CL, the usual front-month contract people point at. Nominative: those marks stay with the exchange and the owners. Last is two people agreeing on a contract. It is not diesel in a tank. It is not a pump price in Denver.

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WTI on this board is taught as a futures — CL, the usual front-month contract people point at. Nominative: those marks stay with the exchange and the owners. Last is two people agreeing on a contract. It is not diesel in a tank. It is not a pump price in Denver.

A contract has a size, an expiry, and a delivery rule you have not signed. here is a look. We do not take delivery. We do not store a barrel.

Look. Do not buy. Not a broker. is fake. is a , not a coupon.

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Delayed public last when the feed is up — a number to look at, never a ticket. Paper results are hypothetical and have no cash value. Not a broker-dealer. Not a CASP or money transmitter. You cannot buy here.

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