Financial swaps are risk management tools. When used properly, they are true hedges that provide predictable results for supply purchases. Read more»

Mark Rachal explains the process of delivering physical supply to the customer and settling financial swaps to show how the two work together. Read more»

Learn how a propane retailer can use a financial swap to provide a fixed price to a customer for months or even years in advance. Read more»

Retailers use swaps to capture opportunities, turn unknown future prices into knowns and maintain flexibility to adjust positions when conditions change. Read more»

Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions explores some of the advantages of the propane swap market in price risk management. Read more»

Retailers that evaluate market conditions and establish buying criteria based on that evaluation may find that they captured the lowest price of the year. Read more»

U.S. retailers that have received propane imports by rail from Canada may find product harder to come by and may need to consider other sources. Read more»

Propane retailers should use all of the market knowledge and risk management tools available to lower supply cost, says Mark Rachal of CMS. Read more»

Two propane supply trends could warrant some caution about buying propane for next winter, says Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions. Read more»

Biting off a little 80-cent propane for next winter might not taste as bitter as we imagine, says Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions. Read more»