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Oil & Gas Hedging – Put Options
What you'll learn
What put options are and how they function in commodity hedging
How oil & gas producers use puts to establish a price floor
Key terms: strike price, premium, expiry, and intrinsic value
Step-by-step examples of using puts to hedge crude oil and natural gas
The benefits and limitations of using puts compared to swaps and futures
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Introduction to Options
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Options trading offers traders and investors the choice, but not the obligation, to buy or sell assets like cryptocurrencies and stocks at a fixed price.
In options trading, most trading activity and profits come from buying and selling options contracts rather than exercising them to trade the underlying asset.
American options can be exercised at any point before they expire, whereas European options can only be exercised on their expiration or exercise date.
Understanding calls, puts, premiums, expiration dates, and strike prices is key to making informed decisions in options trading.
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Introduction to Crude Oil
What you'll learn
Crude oil is a naturally occurring, non-renewable resource that's a fundamental component of the global economy. It's a raw material, often referred to as "black gold," that's refined into various petroleum products, including gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel. Understanding crude oil involves grasping its formation, extraction, refining, global trading, and the factors influencing its price.
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Introduction to Natural Gas
What you'll learn
The structure of the natural gas market has evolved over time and become one of the most competitive, efficient, transparent, and liquid natural gas futures and options market in the world. Explore the basics of natural gas infrastructure, key impacts like seasonality that affect supply and demand, as well as hedging physical product using futures and options products.
