Trading versus hedging in propane futures
April 15, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, explains key concepts in propane futures.
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Use swaps, pre-buys and physicals to manage risk
November 25, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Cost Management Solutions discusses three tools that propane retailers can use to manage supply side risk.
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How to minimize the unknowns when pricing propane
September 30, 2024 By Mark Rachal
In this Trader’s Corner, we will try and capture some things we know as propane buyers, some things we may not know now but could, thus reducing the number of unknowns to one.
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Is there an opportunity in the propane market?
March 11, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Propane prices have been declining since the middle of February. The market feels bearish – and with good reason.
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Propane is a cheap Btu
October 30, 2023 By Mark Rachal
Cost Management Solutions’ Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, discusses propane’s relative value to crude and inventory options this winter.
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Angus Energy hires account executive
October 11, 2023 By Ellen Kriz
Nicolas Pintabona joined Angus Energy as an account executive, focused on hedging opportunities for the company’s client list and expanding in the Northeast.
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Synergy Commodity hires senior adviser
September 20, 2022 By Danielle Pesta
Price risk management firm Synergy Commodity hired Arthur Ravo as a senior adviser. He has more than 32 years of experience in propane supply and hedging.
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39 points to remember about using financial swaps for propane price management
June 29, 2021 By Mark Rachal
For future reference, use this list of key points about financial swaps and how they can be used with pre-buys and spot buying to manage price risks.
Read More Protecting gains when speculating with swaps
June 8, 2021 By Mark Rachal
Speculation requires vigilance in monitoring the position. If it isn’t performing as expected, then the prudent step might be to close the position.
Read More How hedging and speculating with financial swaps differ
June 2, 2021 By Mark Rachal
Hedging is the easiest way to use financial swaps, but we can also use swaps to capture an opportunity that may be present in the market, says Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions.
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