Pretend you are a natural gas market maker hero (TM). Your goal is to buy gas from producers and sell it to consumers. "Aha!", you think, "I'll just use my magic teleportation and time machines to facilitate that transaction!" Unfortunately, real life is a little more complicated. First, there's often a tenor and size difference … Continue reading Market Maker Hero (TM)

Usually, the producers of natural gas aren't in the same physical region as consumers. For example, the Marcellus Shale gas producing region is far away from urban centers like New York and Washington DC, which consume natural gas for both electricity and heating homes. This results in regional differences in physical natural gas markets. An … Continue reading Teleportation and Time Machines