Energy is the largest category of futures markets. More futures trading occurs in oil-related futures than in any other categories. Investing in the oil industry may be accomplished via purchasing individual stocks, ETFs, or commodity indices.
Major Oil Companies
· ExxonMobil XOM
· PetroChina PTR
· PetroleoBrasileiro PBR
· BP BP
· Chevron CVX
Major Energy-related ETFs
· US Oil Fund USO
· Powershares DB Oil Fund DBO
· iShares S&P Global Energy Sector (IXC)
· Energy Select Sector SPDR XLE
· iShares Goldman Sachs Natural Resources IGE
Major Energy Indices
· GSCI
· S&P Commodity Index
· RICI
· Reuters/Jefferies CRB
Crude Oil is the most popularly followed energy commodity. In trading crude oil, two important factors have to be kept in mind; supplied on hand in refineries and production capacity. In addition, there are other important energy commodities as below
Brent Crude Oil – IPE
Ethanol – CBOT
Light Crude Oil –NYMEX
NYH RBOB Gasoline – NYMEX
Gas Oil – IPE
Heating Oil – NYMEX
Natural Gas – NYMEX
Propane – NYMEX
Unleaded Gas - NYMEX