Tip - How can I buy oil as an investment?

Investors have many options for getting involved with oil. These methods come with varying degrees of risk and range from direct investment in oil as a commodity, to indirect exposure in oil through the ownership of energy-related equities.One direct method of owning oil is through the purchase of oil futures or oil futures options.
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