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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by agseward on Monday April 20, 2020 @02:12PM (#22926639)
That's literally what futures contracts are for.
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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by greenshackle2 on Monday April 20, 2020 @06:11PM (#22929294)
In a discussion about negative future prices no less. If buyers could refuse physical delivery, that's what they would be doing now, not selling at negative prices.
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