# What is the natural gas futures market? -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

> This is an explainer on how natural gas futures contracts trade on NYMEX and ICE and how they are used to hedge price risk at Henry Hub. It describes the market's structure and does not report a new price move.

- Date: 2024-07-29 · published 2024-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29451-what-is-the-natural-gas-futures-market-u-s-energy-information-administration-eia
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

The piece gives background on how gas hedging works but carries no new supply or demand signal for feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/TODAYinENERGY/detail.php?id=62605

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