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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by pas on Monday April 20, 2020 @02:30PM (#22926818)
Are there market makers for those contracts? (So can they sell them at all?)
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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by mlrtime on Monday April 20, 2020 @04:44PM (#22928312)
Of course there are market makers, but they aren't going to buy contracts if they can't deliver.
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Re:Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract e... by pas on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @08:44AM (#22934417)
Okay, but isn't the point of designated market makers to always provide liquidity?
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