Monday, July 20, 2015

The Various Ways An Investor Can Get Into Oil Investments Business

By Olive Pate


Energy related ventures are considered to be very enticing projects to undertake as they are associated with returns that are very high. But before an investor decides to commit their capital in this projects, it is very crucial they observe some few tips, these tips include thoroughly investigating the company they are about to invest in, understanding their investing terms and finally going through their policies regarding ventures. Oil investments is a serious venture as it is exposed to many risks.

Many investors will approach the oil market from different angles, some will want to invest in this sector for just a short period of time, and these are investor with short term goals. This approach does not need heavy initial outlay and it is suitable for traders who are not financially sound and do not like taking risks.

Purchasing shares in oil companies is a good entry point to this industry as a trader, but you should be warned about the speculative nature of such ventures. These make such projects to be highly risky but as the saying goes, the higher the risk the higher the returns on capital invested.

Many investors choose not commit all of their fortune at once in this market and instead purchase shares bits by bits as the price of stocks stabilize. The investors can use any of the following brokers, the bullish brokers or bearish brokers. There are few techniques an investor should use to evaluate their projects viability.

One of these technique include payback period, which solutions the issue of how long it will take for an investor to get back money invested. Then there is the net present value technique which takes into consideration time value of money. It equates future cash flows to present value and matches it against the initial cash outlay. If the resultant figure is positive and greater than one then an investor can go ahead and invest.

It is advisable for investor to first learn of risks an industry is exposed to before they undertake the venture. There are general risks which a stock is exposed to and such risks include management risk and unfair dealings in stock markets. There exist more serious risks that affect the industry as a whole.

Like many other ventures the prices of oil are subject to constant fluctuations making them very volatile. These changes in prices can affect an investor either positively or negatively. The obvious advantages of this venture include high profit margins in case a vast reservoir is discovered. The return on such projects can skyrocket ten times bigger than the capital initially put in.

Law interpretation in different countries differs a lot, and their drilling regulation also differs. So when a company is extracting oil abroad political risk increases. These companies will tend to prefer states with political systems that are stable. Though some companies give a blind eye to regulations and laws and go to any state with oil reservoirs. The other risk is geological risk, oil reservoirs are not easy to find as the existing ones are tapped into already, and if not tapped into they are about to be.

This is due to prices of this commodity being inversely proportion to gas. When market prices of gas shoots up, their demand reduces leading to oil demand going up and eventually resulting to rise in price as the price of gas goes down to increase demand. The other advantage that traders get in this venture is tax advantage. Tax advantage is especially common with limited partnership companies. A quarter of their returns in terms of dividend is not subject to taxation.




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