Crude oil futures traders are not investment banks. Crude oil futures traders fall into the category of financial traders.

Financial traders are a profession that obtains spread profits through buying and selling. A trader can refer to a trader or a market maker representative (Dealer). As a trader, a trader is a general trading institution or individual, and can be a delegate to the trading institution. It can carry out buying and selling operations of financial products such as stocks and futures. Although bank foreign exchange traders also use the English word Dealer, Dealer also means a casino dealer and a market maker (Dealer) who acts as an opponent to ordinary traders in the financial market.