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The Basics of Natural Gas Hedging That You Need to Know

If natural gas is a significant underlying cost or a significant source of income for your business there is one term that you would have to live with and perhaps even sleep with – ‘VOLATILITY’. Natural gas is historically one of the most volatile commodities and the price fluctuations that take place can be very troublesome for both consumers and producers. Managing this risk is not always easy, but can be done through the use of a well laid out hedging strategy. Natural gas hedging is by no means a way a “profit center”, but rather is meant to mitigate the risks involved for your business due to unwanted price fluctuations. In …