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Oil futures and ETFs lower barriers for individual investors
Smaller oil futures contracts, exchange traded funds, and online broker access are broadening participation in a market CNBC describes as worth about $3 trillion.
Oil trading is becoming easier for retail investors, with new product and access options reducing longtime barriers to getting exposure to crude and related futures, CNBC Markets reports.
The outlet points to smaller futures contracts as one way individual investors can participate with less capital than traditional, larger contract sizes.
CNBC also highlights the growing role of ETFs and online brokerage platforms, which it says make it simpler for individuals to access oil exposure without navigating the same level of friction seen historically.
CNBC frames the shift as a change in who can access an oil market it describes as roughly $3 trillion in size.
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