"Speculators" Are HELPFUL, NOT HARMFUL!

Here is a “short” list documenting the FACT that futures traders
LOWER prices and CONSTRAIN price volatility:

Speculators Fixing Oil Prices?
Don’t Bet On It


Mischief in the Markets or World Oil Balance? (with a hat tip to yours truly)

In Defense of Oil Speculators

In Search of Villains for Rising Food and Oil Prices

More Evidence: Speculators Don't Cause Volatility

Remember: Futures Trading is Zero-Sum

Speculator-Bashing: Scapegoating, Grandstanding

Paul Krugman Has Two Words: Iron Ore

What Can Onions Teach Us About Oil Prices?

Blame Governments, Not Speculators for High Oil

Don't Blame the Speculators; Without Futures Markets, Oil Might Be At $200 Instead of $135

2001:Excessive Speculation Drove Oil Prices Down?

Oil Prices Double, Futures Contracts Flat and Falling: Where's The Excessive Speculation?

Money-Making Speculators Must Stablize Markets; Only Money-Losing Speculators Can Destabilize

Drill Now, Pay Less (Now):

We Can Lower Gas Prices Now: Drill, Drill, Drill