Is there any way to invest in gas?

[KTP]

Your math doesn't quite make sense.

You bought a contract for 1000 barrels of oil for $55,000. You paid $1000 for the contract.

The max out of pocket to you is $56,000 if the price of oil falls to $0 a barrel, not 85k or 110k.

I think you were subtracting out a profit as a loss. ie, you bought 1000 at 55, the price drops to 30, you sell the 1000 at 30, thus your loss is 56,000 - 30000 = 21,000.

Still a hefty loss, but not really any more of a loss than the S&P500 had in the same time period. Now if you are talking about doing things on margin, then I can understand how losses could get enormous.

I don't think I would actually do a futures investment, at least not in the sense of buying a oil contract. Possibly I might invest in a company that knows how to invest in futures...if I wanted that level of risk/return.

[tripods68]

Crude Oil (Light) Futures Price Quote

Month
Click for chart Session Pr.Day Options
Open High Low Last Time Sett Chg Vol Sett OpInt
Apr 09 44.45 46.30 44.45 46.30 Mar 16, 11:34 47.35 1.10 221028 46.25 108188 Call Put
May 09 45.27 46.14 45.27 46.14 Mar 16, 10:53 48.05 1.02 126309 47.03 324293 Call Put
Jun 09 46.85 48.90 46.38 48.90 Mar 16, 12:17 49.11 1.00 42051 48.11 161554 Call Put
Jul 09 - - - 49.99 Mar 13, 17:56 49.96 0.91 11331 49.05 77352 Call Put
Aug 09 - - - 50.80 Mar 13, 17:57 50.68 0.81 5950 49.87 29446 Call Put
Sep 09 - - - 51.51 Mar 13, 18:01 51.38 0.75 6161 50.63 35404 Call Put
Oct 09 - - - 52.01 Mar 13, 18:03 51.99 0.78 4125 51.21 27730 Call Put
Nov 09 - - - 49.07 Mar 13, 18:00 52.59 0.83 2353 51.76 18985 Call Put
Dec 09 - - - 49.59 Mar 13, 17:59 53.18 0.88 15468 52.30 83702 Call Put
Jan 10 - - - 50.10 Mar 13, 18:01 53.73 0.91 1998 52.82 22368 Call Put
Feb 10 - - - 53.87 Mar 13, 17:58 54.27 0.94 1885 53.33 10710 Call Put
Mar 10 - - - 54.33 Mar 13, 17:59 54.80 0.95 1433 53.85 12201 Call Put
Apr 10 - - - 54.80 Mar 13, 17:57 55.32 0.95 790 54.37 5988 Call Put
May 10 - - - 55.27 Mar 13, 17:58 55.80 0.92 1185 54.88 4518 Call Put
Jun 10 - - - 55.76 Mar 13, 18:02 56.27 0.89 2370 55.38 24299 Call Put
Jul 10 - - - 53.07 Mar 13, 18:00 56.69 0.86 587 55.83 6965 Call Put
Aug 10 - - - 53.56 Mar 13, 18:02 57.08 0.81 363 56.27 3267 Call Put
Sep 10 - - - 57.18 Mar 13, 18:00 57.46 0.76 120 56.70 7063 Call Put
Oct 10 - - - 56.01 Mar 13, 18:01 57.84 0.71 - 57.13 2403 Call Put
Nov 10 - - - 58.11 Mar 13, 17:58 58.20 0.65 352 57.55 3552 Call Put
Dec 10 - - - 58.56 Mar 13, 18:02 58.55 0.59 8278 57.96 78734 Call Put
Jan 11 - - - 58.96 Mar 13, 17:59 58.88 0.52 1548 58.36 3721 Call Put
Feb 11 - - - 56.31 Mar 13, 17:56 59.21 0.45 - 58.76 2201 Call Put
Mar 11 - - - 58.06 Mar 13, 17:57 59.53 0.38 - 59.15 2134 Call Put
Apr 11 - - - 61.66 Mar 13, 18:02 59.85 0.31 - 59.54 6130 Call Put
May 11 - - - 58.10 Mar 13, 18:03 60.16 0.24 - 59.92 1633 Call Put
Jun 11 - - - 60.91 Mar 13, 18:00 60.45 0.17 50 60.28 19122 Call Put
Jul 11 - - - 61.95 Mar 13, 18:01 60.73 0.10 - 60.63 2034 Call Put
Aug 11 - - - 59.68 Mar 13, 17:58 60.99 0.03 - 60.96 1699 Call Put
Sep 11 - - - 68.14 Mar 13, 17:59 61.25 -0.04 - 61.29 1773 Call Put
Oct 11 - - - 64.47 Mar 13, 17:57 61.49 -0.11 - 61.60 1126 Call Put
Nov 11 - - - 121.12 Mar 13, 17:57 61.73 -0.18 - 61.91 1203 Call Put
Dec 11 - - - 62.87 Mar 13, 17:57 61.96 -0.25 1621 62.21 31278 Call Put
Jan 12 - - - 63.92 Mar 13, 17:56 62.20 -0.27 - 62.47 1495 Call Put
Feb 12 - - - 70.85 Mar 13, 17:57 62.42 -0.29 10 62.71 1108 Call Put
Mar 12 - - - 62.10 Mar 13, 17:59 62.64 -0.31 - 62.95 1866 Call Put
Apr 12 - - - 62.41 Mar 13, 17:57 62.85 -0.33 - 63.18 1535 Call Put
May 12 - - - 70.82 Mar 13, 18:01 63.05 -0.35 - 63.40 1201 Call Put
Jun 12 - - - 61.52 Mar 13, 17:58 63.24 -0.37 20 63.61 4640 Call Put
Jul 12 - - - 70.80 Mar 13, 18:03 63.39 -0.39 - 63.78 1071 Call Put
Aug 12 - - - 64.84 Mar 13, 18:00 63.53 -0.41 - 63.94 1252 Call Put
Sep 12 - - - 75.65 Mar 13, 17:57 63.67 -0.43 - 64.10 1136 Call Put
Oct 12 - - - 79.77 Mar 13, 18:01 63.81 -0.45 - 64.26 1608 Call Put
Nov 12 - - - 84.50 Mar 13, 17:56 63.95 -0.47 - 64.42 1105 Call Put
Dec 12 - - - 62.69 Mar 13, 18:03 64.09 -0.49 291 64.58 34908 Call Put
Jan 13 - - - 84.79 Mar 13, 18:03 64.26 -0.49 - 64.75 810 Call Put
Mar 13 - - - 87.64 Mar 13, 18:01 64.58 -0.51 - 65.09 645 Call Put
Jun 13 - - - 64.72 Mar 13, 18:01 65.06 -0.52 - 65.58 1586 Call Put
Oct 13 - - - 86.98 Mar 13, 18:02 65.72 -0.52 - 66.24 378 Call Put
Nov 13 - - - 86.08 Mar 13, 18:00 65.88 -0.53 - 66.41 356 Call Put
Dec 13 - - - 64.94 Mar 13, 18:02 66.04 -0.54 161 66.58 13967 Call Put
Jun 14 - - - 88.60 Mar 13, 17:59 67.02 -0.60 - 67.62 1102 Call Put
Dec 14 - - - 67.12 Mar 13, 17:57 67.95 -0.65 77 68.60 10660 Call Put
Jun 15 - - - 94.40 Mar 13, 18:00 68.90 -0.69 - 69.59 73 Call Put
Dec 15 - - - 72.70 Mar 13, 18:00 69.85 -0.73 50 70.58 12625 Call Put