Commodity ETF
A commodity ETF tracks a commodity either by holding the metal or by holding futures and rolling them. Futures-based oil funds bleed in contango because each roll sells low and buys high. Module 2 works the roll; index funds rolling on schedule are who you trade against.
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- Contango and backwardationContango is later futures months priced above nearer ones, the normal state when storage costs money; backwardation is…
- Contract rolloverContract rollover is closing an expiring futures month and opening the next to stay exposed. Front at $85.00, next at…
- Commodity tradingCommodity trading is buying and selling the price of raw materials like gold, oil, gas and copper, almost always…
- IEAThe IEA is the International Energy Agency, the Paris-based watchdog for oil-buying countries. Its monthly report…
- 13F filingA 13F is the quarterly filing every US institutional manager with over $100 million must make, listing its stock…
- LiquidityLiquidity is how much you can trade without moving the price: a tight spread and deep size at each level. US…
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