Comments on: Oil ETFs Rise as Oil Prices Hit Record $86 http://www.etftrends.com/2007/10/oil-etfs-rise-a.html Keeping a grip on exchange traded funds (ETFs) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:28:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tom Lydon http://www.etftrends.com/2007/10/oil-etfs-rise-a.html/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Tom Lydon Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:37:59 +0000 http://etftrends.com.s14057.gridserver.com/2007/10/oil-etfs-rise-as-oil-prices-hit-record-86.html#comment-535 Contango and backwardation are issues with commodities, especially oil ETFs. We have a few posts about these issues here: <a href="http://www.etftrends.com/2007/06/commodity-etfs-.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.etftrends.com/2007/06/commodity-etfs-.html</a> <a href="http://www.etftrends.com/2007/04/industry_observ.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.etftrends.com/2007/04/industry_observ.html</a> Hope this helps! Contango and backwardation are issues with commodities, especially oil ETFs. We have a few posts about these issues here:

http://www.etftrends.com/2007/06/commodity-etfs-.html

http://www.etftrends.com/2007/04/industry_observ.html

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Jay D'Iteau http://www.etftrends.com/2007/10/oil-etfs-rise-a.html/comment-page-1/#comment-534 Jay D'Iteau Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:12:27 +0000 http://etftrends.com.s14057.gridserver.com/2007/10/oil-etfs-rise-as-oil-prices-hit-record-86.html#comment-534 "Contago / backwardation? More please! “Contago / backwardation? More please!

]]> By: Dave http://www.etftrends.com/2007/10/oil-etfs-rise-a.html/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Dave Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:44:13 +0000 http://etftrends.com.s14057.gridserver.com/2007/10/oil-etfs-rise-as-oil-prices-hit-record-86.html#comment-533 USO up 24% while the world price of oil went from $49 to $86. The numbers just don't add up! Also need to understand the issue of contango = A market situation in which prices in succeeding delivery periods are progressively higher than in the nearest delivery period. The opposite of contango is backwardation.. USO up 24% while the world price of oil went from $49 to $86. The numbers just don’t add up!
Also need to understand the issue of contango = A market situation in which prices in succeeding delivery periods are progressively higher than in the nearest delivery period. The opposite of contango is backwardation..

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