Hedging is the act of intentionally taking a market position to reduce price risk. It is generally thought of as an "equal but opposite" transaction; equal quantities of risk in opposite price directions.
FCStone assists customers in all segments of the energy spectrum.
FCStone assists:
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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Producers - to protect against lower prices on their production.
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Refineries - to protect against higher crude oil costs and against declines in refinery margins.
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Pipeline Shippers - to protect against declining value of inventories.
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Wholesalers - to protect against both contract purchases and contract sales.
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Retailers - to protect against both inventories price decline and retail margin decline.
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End Users - to protect against increasing prices on anticipated purchases.
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Freight Shippers - to protect against increases in fuel surcharges.
FCStone has been assisting commercial energy accounts with their energy hedging needs since energy futures were first introduced.
No firm in the industry has more experience or expertise than FCStone to assist you with your energy hedging needs.
