As a product of mature market economy, the crude oil futures market has the functions as avoiding the price risk and hedging. The WTI crude oil contract in NYMEX and the Brent crude oil contract in IPE are two successful examples.

• 作为成熟市场经济的产物,原油期货市场具有规避原油价格风险和套期保值的功能,美国纽约商品交易所的WTI合约和英国伦敦商品交易所的Brent合约是国际原油期货合约成功的典范。