Think Energy Has More Downside? Here Are Two Ways To Play It

• Energies, especially crude oil, are in the news every day, almost all the time.
• Energy markets are innately volatile due to the direct impact that world events can have on supply, Nadex explained.
• This year was particularly tough for these sectors. Oil, in particular, had a terrible year on the back of a substantial oversupply. So, is there a way to capitalize from these trends with relatively low collateral? This article will look into this option.

Do you think oil and gas will continue to decline? Or do you believe there’s a rebound right around the corner?

Whatever your thoughts on the issue are, binary options might offer an interesting way to play the events with relatively low collateral.

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What Are Binary Options?

Investing via binary options is just that: Playing a binary event. “Binary options are limited risk contracts based on a simple yes/no market proposition like will the markets go up by the end of the trading week,” binary options trading site Nadex exlicated.

How To Trade Oil With Binary Options

Via binary options, investors can put money down on the results they expect, with limited risk. Below is an example of how to trade energy (in this case, oil) using binary options.

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In the following example the underlying crude oil future is trading around $99.50.

A standard Crude Oil Binary Option may look something like: Crude Oil (Jan) > 100.50 (2:30PM)

For those who think that the crude oil future will trade below 100.50 at 2:30pm, Selling this Binary Option may be the way to go.

On the other hand, those who believe the crude oil future will trade above 100.50 at 2:30pm should Buy the Binary Option.

Check out the full example, including potential profits and losses, here.

Disclosure: Javier Hasse holds no positions in any of the securities mentioned above.