Oil is a highly attractive commodity to trade. Commercial investors and retail investors alike all wish to participate in the volatility of the energy market. Through HY Investment you will get the opportunity to trade on one of the most sought after products in today's market. Oil is highly dependant on supply and demand, when there is short supply the price should increase when there is excess supply the price should fall. There are also many other factors such as natural disasters, war and political differences that can affect the price of an oil contract. It is these factors that make oil such a dynamic product to trade. The great thing about trading on the energy markets is that it is easy to access all of the information you need to help you decide which direction the market may move in.

An example of one month high and one month low with a basic example to show the potential profit/loss a client could make with holding one oil position in the market.

CLG7 September contract
HIGH LOW
57.90 53.80

If you had bought 1 lot oil at price 53.80 and sold for 57.90 you would have gained a profit of 410 pips. Each pip is worth $20 so potential profit in this month was US$8,200 but if you bought at 57.90 maximum loss would be limited to $3,500.

HY Investment products are based on The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) for both Light Crude Oil and Natural Gas contracts.

Trade unit Sizes and tradable lot sizes

Crude Oil (USD/barrel)

This product trades in barrels. The current value of one (1) barrel is quoted on the buy and sells buttons in the ticker box, in US dollars and cents. The selector menu in the ticker box represents the number of barrels you wish to buy.
MIN lot size: 100 barrels
Max spread: $0.05

Natural Gas (USD/MMBta)

This product trades in 10,000 million British Thermal units (mmBtu). The current value of one (1) mmBtu is quoted on the buy and sells buttons in the ticker box, in US dollars and cents.
MIN lot size: 1,000 mmBtu
Max spread: $0.04
Live Crude Oil prices