A Short Note on Manipulation, Speculation and Crude Oil Prices

Measures have recently been proposed to restrict trading in crude oil and gasoline. This proposal is based on the presumption that market speculators are artificially raising the prices of these products; in other words, that the market is being manipulated. In this short note I will review the difficulty in defining, identifying and proving manipulation, how speculation differs from manipulation, and briefly discuss recent empirical evidence on the role of speculators and market restrictions into commodities prices

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Abrantes-Metz, Rosa M.
Publisher:	[2012]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Theorie \| Theory \| Ölpreis \| Oil price \| Spekulation \| Speculation \| Volatilität \| Volatility \| Ölmarkt \| Oil market

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (4 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments May 2, 2012 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.2050577 [DOI]
Classification:	G18 - Government Policy and Regulation ; K20 - Regulation and Business Law. General ; K23 - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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