Are commodity merchants “swap dealers” by any other name? – Equities.com

Are commodity merchants "swap dealers" by any other name? Equities.com BP reported the fair value of its derivatives holdings at $7.2 billion at the end of 2010, one-fifth as much as Goldman Sachs. But three-quarters of BP's total was in natural gas."WE WILL HAVE TO PAY THEIR PRICES "Companies like Shell, BP and Vitol say …

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Are commodity merchants “swap dealers” by any other name? – Equities.com

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