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Usually has to do with the position limits and margin required by each respective exchange and the related clearing preference for OTC option market makers when entering/exiting deltas.

Has anyone, anywhere, ever been under the illusion that China was a "free market"? These tactics should have been anticipated in the context of their past.

World's first diamond exchange to be launched in Singapore

Follow up: China to launch first crude futures contract no sooner than Sep

China Rallies Around Yuan as IMF Mulls Reserve-Currency Inclusion

To speak to everyone's point, this is just another step in China's long march towards a liberalized market. They are establishing RMB trading posts around the world from Australia to Canada, building Silk Road infrastructure projects linking Europe to Asia, investing billions in Africa and the...

China to allocate 34 million barrels of storage for 1st crude futures contract

Chinese trader Unipec sells crude stored on megatanker as prices rise -sources Looks like Unipec hedged the cargo with the Jan/July Brent or Dubai spreads.

I'm fairly certain same and next day options are OTC only.

In short, I am in the bearish camp. I expect a 20 handle by the time "the bottom" is fixed.

Storage Sells for 10 Cents a Month at U.S. Oil Import Hub

And therein lies a market. We will continue to see how many soldiers each of you have in your respective camps.

The decision to enter into a fence is subject to many variables that are dynamic and need to be weighed at the time of execution. You should consider volatility, skew, upcoming earnings/dividends, recent appreciation/depreciation, purchase price, reason and time frame for hedging the position...

Edmonton Crude Oil Storage Hits Record High; Alberta Storage Builds in Preparation for Connecting Pipeline

Todd was a good trader moving size when he was on the floor, but these moves could have caught anyone off guard.

God speed, longs.

The crude will begin to "settle" and separate with heavy sediments drifting to the bottom and light molecules rising to the top. There will be vapor loss as well, however loss rates are subject to the quality and density of the crude oil as well as the atmospheric surroundings of the vessel...

The fastest source to publish the EIA data would probably be the EIA website.

Fair question. Inland spot prices and those at the well are usually cheaper because they must be piped to delivery hubs like Cushing, Patoka, or Hardisty. The shipment via pipe adds costs to the crude which are then reflected in the higher prices at the main hubs. If you buy at Cushing for...

Storage dearth may drive oil prices to $30