Teucrium WTI Crude Oil Fund: Another Way to Buy 12 Months of Oil Contango

Ron Rowland submits:Teucrium Trading last week (2/1/11) launched the Teucrium Natural Gas Fund (NAGS), providing investors with unleveraged exposure to natural gas futures contracts. The fund’s stated objective is to reflect the daily percentage change in the next March, April, October, and November Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures Contracts, weighted 25% equally in each contract month, less expenses.

Ron Rowland submits:If you want 100% exposure to crude oil contracts and their associated contango problems, plus you want to leverage up for another 100% exposure to large-cap U.S. stocks, then Morgan Stanley has just the product for you.

Michael Johnston submits:Teucrium, the issuer behind the only pure play corn ETF on the market, has doubled the size of its ETF lineup with the introduction of the Teucrium Natural Gas Fund (NAGS). The new fund will offer investors another option for gaining exposure to natural gas futures contracts through the exchange-traded structure.

Michael Johnston submits:Teucrium Trading LLC, the Brattleboro, Vermont-based firm that launched the first pure play corn ETF (CORN) earlier this month, has now filed for SEC approval on a slew of single-commodity funds offering exposure to everything from crude oil to soybeans. The five proposed products include:

Michael Johnston submits:United States Commodity Funds, the company behind several of the largest futures-based exchange-traded commodity products, added a new fund to its lineup this week. The United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) began trading on Wednesday, becoming the eighth product offered by USCF.

While the price of WTI will probably appreciate relative to Brent over the next 12 months, the contract itself has lost its relevance as a marker for global oil markets For the first year since the futures were created, Brent crude is poised to overtake West Texas Intermediate oil as the world’s most-traded commodity.

By Tom Lydon: Oil prices have plunged the past week with crude futures dropping below $86 a barrel after touching $110 earlier this year. Contrarian investors, however, can consider oil ETFs for a rebound in energy prices.Physical oil exposure provide investors as an added hedge and diversifier for a well-rounded investment portfolio. Currently, there are a number of ways to gain exposure to oil and other oil products through exchange traded funds.

By Jarred Cummans:Crude oil trading is one of the most prominent aspects of the commodity industry. With this fossil fuel having such a deep impact on our everyday lives, it’s no wonder why it is among the most heavily traded commodities in the world.