Crude Oil Prices: The end of speculation
Posted March 24, 2008
"The suggestion that we should not allow speculation in oil is disturbing. Let’s take away the freedoms of individuals and let only the corporations play in this game. Are you kidding me?" — Rick Pendergraft
by Rick Pendergraft
Baltimore – (TFN): I was recently a guest on a financial radio show in Houston, Texas. As the interview progressed, the conversation turned to the price of oil.
It seems that the guest on just before me had suggested that oil trading should be limited to those actually involved in the oil business, eliminating the ability for individuals to speculate in oil. The argument was that oil is too precious a commodity to let speculation drive prices.
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Thinking like this and programs such as the Today Show updating us on oil prices every morning tell me that oil’s bull run is about over. The suggestion that we should not allow speculation in oil is disturbing. Let’s take away the freedoms of individuals and let only the corporations play in this game.
Are you kidding me? Read on to learn more.
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