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How can I buy shares of oil? I'm told it's done through ETFs. How's that related to oil prices per barrel?
While we're not supposed to make direct recommendations, and I am in no way advising anything, USO an ETF that buys light sweet crude oil futures with the intention of mirroring the price movements of oil.