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About Natural Gas
NATGAS tracks the value of 1 MMBtu of Henry Hub natural gas. Henry Hub serves as the primary U.S. benchmark for natural gas pricing and is widely referenced in global energy markets.
On Aster (AsterDex), NATGAS is a synthetic perpetual market. Aster quotes it independently of every other venue CoinBeaver tracks, so its mark price, funding rate and open interest are its own.
NATGAS is listed as an Aster synthetic perpetual market. Prices track traditional-asset exposure synthetically and do not represent ownership of the underlying shares, ETFs, commodities, or cash instruments. Educational market data only — not investment advice.
Sector tags: Energy, Commodities.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does trading NATGAS give me a claim on any physical natural gas?
- No. NATGAS is a synthetic perpetual with no delivery mechanism — there is no physical natural gas backing the contract and no way to take delivery of it. It gives price exposure only.
- In what unit and currency is NATGAS's price quoted, and what is Henry Hub?
- Henry Hub natural gas is conventionally priced in U.S. dollars per MMBtu (million British thermal units), and NATGAS's price follows that same USD-per-MMBtu convention. Henry Hub itself is a physical natural-gas pipeline hub in Erath, Louisiana that lends the benchmark its name.
- How is NATGAS different from other names, like CL?
- NATGAS tracks Henry Hub natural gas, the primary U.S. natural-gas benchmark. CL, by contrast, tracks WTI crude oil — a different fuel and a physically separate market, even though both are U.S. energy benchmarks.
- NATGAS on Aster is a synthetic perpetual market that tracks the value of 1 MMBtu of Henry Hub natural gas. It trades on Aster, so you can gain long or short exposure without holding the physical commodity.
- NATGAS on Aster is a synthetic perpetual market that tracks the value of 1 MMBtu of Henry Hub natural gas. It trades on Aster, so you can gain long or short exposure without holding the physical commodity.
- Can NATGAS's price on Aster differ from the price on other venues?
- Yes. Aster quotes NATGAS independently of every other venue CoinBeaver tracks, so its mark price, funding rate, and open interest are its own. The price on Aster can therefore differ from the same instrument on another venue.
- What does an independent quote on Aster mean in practice?
- It means NATGAS's price on Aster is set by activity on Aster itself — its mark price, funding rate, and open interest reflect Aster's own market rather than being copied from another venue's feed.
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