We live in a world where there is a total disconnect between prices and supply demand economics. All commodities are sold at a price determined by the futures market. 90% plus of the futures bought/sold are via the High Frequency Traders. You need to have a billion $ plus of real money that you want to play with before you can even ask for a seat at the table. Guess who owns the seats. PS..please tell me that you are not a registered PENG.  Is there really any difference between fixed prices and futures market determined prices when volumes of commodity being traded are twenty five times the real world production volume for that commodity. The answer is not that one is government driven and the other is capitalist driven. Government is pervasive in both camps.