Delivery point (futures trading)

In a futures contract where the underlying is a physical object, such as grain or oil, the price of the futures contract is quoted assuming delivery of that physical object to a specific physical location in the world.^[1] For instance, natural gas futures in the United States usually have the Henry Hub as a delivery point^[2], and gold may have a delivery point of New York or London. Futures contracts that differ only in the delivery point will typically have slightly different prices, reflecting localized supply and demand and transportation costs.^{[citation needed]}

West Texas Intermediate crude oil has a delivery point to Cushing, Oklahoma.

References

1. ^ Glossary - delivery point Chicago Board of Trade
2. ^ NYMEX to Launch Nine New Natural Gas Delivery Point Pipe Options Contracts Nymex - New York Mercantile Exchange

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