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Dubai Merc launches new oil contracts

By Javier Blas in London

Published: February 18 2008 15:40 | Last updated: February 18 2008 15:40

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange plans to launch two new crude oil derivatives contracts in the second quarter in an attempt to build further trading interest on Wall Street.

The new Brent and Oman crude oil futures contracts will be financially-settled. They will allow traders to play the price difference between the high-quality, light-sweet Brent oil and the lower-quality, heavy-sour Oman oil.

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