Americans will probably see lower energy bills this winter, as gasoline and heating oil futures also dropped sharply on Thursday.

由于周四天然气和燃料油的期货暴跌，这个冬天，美国人在能源花销上会省不少钱。

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"It doesn't draw the attention of regulatory authorities like maybe energy does," said Steve Platt, a futures strategist at Archer Financial Services in Chicago.

芝加哥阿彻金融服务公司(Archer Financial Services)的期货策略师Steve Plat说：“买卖这些期货不会像能源期货那样引起监管机构的关注。”

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The CFTC's traditional focus has been on exchange-traded futures contracts for agricultural, energy and financial products.

CFTC传统的关注点在交易所期货交易的农业，能源和金融产品合同。

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The oil futures market is very significant because it represents the price of energy on dates into the future.

石油期货市场对我们来说意义重大,因为它代表,未来的能源价格

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