Natural Gas Futures

Natural Gas Futures are traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) under ticker symbol NG in U.S dollars and cents per mmBTU. One Natural Gas futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange is 10,000 million British Thermal Units (mmBTU). Natural gas is believed by many to be the most important energy source for the future. The abundance of natural gas coupled with its environmental soundness and multiple applications across all sectors, means that natural gas will continue to play an increasingly important role in meeting demand for energy in the United States