Quickly identifies potential conflicts that impact current delivery commitments.

快速地识别影响承诺履行的潜在冲突。

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We start from a market in oil for current delivery that is in balance, where the price is such that supply and demand are roughly equal.

FORBES: Are Speculators Responsible for Today's Higher Oil Prices?

The argument du jour is that speculators are driving up oil futures prices, and these higher futures prices in turn drive up prices of oil for current delivery.

FORBES: Are Speculators Responsible for Today's Higher Oil Prices?

Here is the real question to ask if one suspects that speculators are driving the price of oil for current delivery above and beyond the market clearing price: Where is all the extra oil going?

FORBES: Are Speculators Responsible for Today's Higher Oil Prices?