You don’t have to be an investor in oil in order to notice if it’s been going up or down. Car owners regularly experience the impact of oil price volatility at the pump. Not surprising since gasoline is derived from processing crude oil; gas is used as a fuel to power the internal combustion engine [...]
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Crude Oil is a global commodity that enjoys a fair amount of price volatility triggered by the fundamentals of supply and demand, by geopolitical events in major producing regions of the world or simply by economic hiccups such as the banking crisis of 2008 where oil prices plummeted from $145 a barrel to about $36 [...]
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Investors often seek to geographically diversify their energy investments and this makes sense in light of the current commodity prices. Brent oil is fetching a premium to WTI and natural gas is easily trading at a double per mcf all over the world compared to North America. Luckily, there are a host of global energy [...]
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USO was the first Oil ETF to offer investors exposure to crude oil when it was introduced on April 10 in 2006. Other issuers followed suit with their own oil ETFs as USO proved a popular alternative to trading oil futures. Obviously, not all oil ETF products are created equal; we will take a look [...]
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What is an ETF? It is an exchange traded fund (ETF), an investment product that allows investors to buy or sell shares of a single security representing your undivided interest in a portfolio of securities and other assets. ETFs are designed to track the performance of a benchmark, an index; for example buying shares in [...]
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Oil Stock ETFs provide you with a wide exposure to the whole energy sector since they are designed to track the performance of a benchmark index composed of stocks of companies engaged in oil & gas production and exploration to refining and distribution. Oil Stock ETFs are great building blocks for your portfolio as they [...]
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While ETFs totally eliminate company specific risk it is very important to remember that you still face potential investment risks particularly when you invest directly or indirectly in a commodity through an ETF. Keep in mind that your investment could lose money and this risk applies to all exchange traded funds. Let’s start with passive [...]
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According to the International Energy Agency, world demand will be growing for all energy sources. In 2035, the share of fossil fuels will still account for 75% of world energy consumption. Oil demand is expected to increase by 15% driven by the emerging BRIC countries. Let’s face it, the era for cheap oil is behind [...]
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An energy ETF is considered as one of the most popular commodities in the stock market. There are a number of energy ETFs including crude oil, natural gas, coal and gasoline. On the other hand, it has been observed that many people are now looking forward to investing in alternative energy ETF such as solar, [...]
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When you invest in the oil services sector, you are partially shielded from the short term price volatility of oil and gas that exploration and production companies suffer from. After all, oil field services operate mainly under contracts and are profiting from the shale revolution in North America thanks to the advent of horizontal drilling [...]
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