Question by heeltap: What’s the role of commodity speculators in futures markets which tries to lock-in prices,costs &profits? And volumes! Best answer: Answer by SalingerSpeculators play an absolutely vital role. They create liquidity. Add your own answer in the comments! Tags: speculators, Commodity, MARKETS, pricescosts, Futures

www.letstalkfutures.com Toronto-based Senior Market Strategist Gord Wiesemann of Lind-Waldock discusses the basics of trading commodity futures and the role of hedgers and speculators. Video Rating: 5 / 5 Tags: Futures, Hedgers, Commodity, Introduction, speculators

Question by Michel P: Can people (speculators) buying oil commodity futures drive the price of oil up? Are they called speculators? Best answer: Answer by Common SenseYes. But speculators who bet on a rising price of oil can lose money if the price of oil drops unexpectedly. Add your own answer in the comments! Tags: [...]

Question by jaxxreviewer: Are speculators actually buying future Oil for a client? I always saw futures speculation as a risky bet like day trading. However, the more I think about it, I am now thinking that speculators can also pre-purchase a product like Oil before it is produced for a client to use or resale [...]

Question by yfxu780: How do speculators make money with oil futures? I guess that speculators make a profit if future price is higher than current spot price. But when current spot price moves instantaneously with futures price, what is the profit margin for speculators wth oil futures? Best answer: Answer by What?!>They are betting out [...]