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natural gas august 2024 average forwards


The natural gas futures market is a marketplace where standardized contracts for the future delivery of set natural gas volumes are traded. Most natural gas futures are bought and sold in the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Futures contracts allow participants to manage their exposure to market volatility by locking in a price today for a future purchase or a future sale of a physical commodity.

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