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is there a way to buy raw oil today and sell it in 1 year time?
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there are many ways of investing either directly or indirectly in oil: all of these options are ways to invest in an expected change in the price of oil at various degrees of directness and risk profiles. investing in derivative or derivative-like products such as futures and cfds is very risky and requires a good degree of sophisticated knowledge to manage.
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