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Search definitions        Search       All     A     B   C   D     E     F     G     H     I     J     K     L     M     N     O     P     Q     R     S     T     U     V     W     X     Y     Z         Call Option An Option which gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase ("go Long") the Underlying Futures Contract at the Strike Price on or before the Expiration Date. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Carrying Broker A member of a futures Exchange, usually a Clearinghouse member, through which another firm, Broker or customer chooses to Clear all or some trades. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Carrying Charge The cost of storing a physical commodity, such as grains or metals, over a period of time. The carrying charge includes insurance, storage and Interest on the invested funds as well as other incidental costs. In Interest rate futures markets, it refers to... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Cash Commodity The actual physical commodity as distinguished from the Futures Contract based on the physical commodity. Also referred to as Actuals. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Cash Market A place where people buy and sell the actual commodities (i.e. grain elevator, bank etc.) See also Forward (Cash) Contract and Spot. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Cash Settlement A method of settling certain futures or options contracts whereby the market participants settle in Cash (rather than Delivery of the commodity). Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Charting The use of graphs and charts in the Technical Analysis of futures markets to ply prose movements, Volume, Open Interest or other statistical indicators of price movement. See also Technical Analysis Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Churning Excessive trading that results in the Broker deriving a profit from commissions while disregarding the best interests of the customers. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Circuit Breaker A system of trading halts and price limits on equities and derivatives markets designed to provide a cooling-off period during large, intraday market declines. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Clear The process by which a Clearinghouse maintains records of all trades and settles Margin flow on a daily market-to-market Basis for its clearing members. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Clearing Member A member of an Exchange Clearinghouse responsible for the financial commitments of its customers. All trades of a non-clearing member must be registered and eventually settled through a clearing member. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Clearinghouse An agency or separate Corporation of a futures Exchange that is responsible for settling trading accounts, collecting and maintaining Margin monies, regulating Delivery and reporting trade data. The clearinghouse becomes the buyer to each seller (and the seller... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Closing Price See Settlement Price Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Closing Range A Range of prices at which futures transactions took place during the close of the market. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Commission A fee charged by a Broker to a customer for executing a transaction. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Commission House See Futures Commission Merchant. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) The federal act that provides for federal regulation of futures trading. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Commodity Futures Trading Commission The federal regulatory agency established in 1974 that administers the Commodity Exchange Act. The CFTC monitor the futures and options on futures markets in the United States. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Commodity Pool An enterprise in which funds contributed by a number of persons are combined for the purpose of trading futures or options contracts. The concept is similar to a Mutual Fund in the securities industries. Also referred to as a Pool. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Commodity Pool Operator (CPO) An individual or organization which operates or solicits funds for a commodity Pool. A CPO is generally required to be registered with the CFTC. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Commodity Trading Advisor A person who, for compensation or profit, directly or indirectly advises others as to the advisability of buying or selling futures or commodity options. Providing advice includes exercising trading authority over a customer's account. A CTA is generally required... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Confirmation Statement A Statement sent by a Futures Commission Merchant to a customer when a futures or options Position has been initiated. The Statement shows the price and the number of contracts bought or sold. Sometimes combined with a Purchase and Sale Statement. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Contango A futures market in which prices in succeeding Delivery months are progressively higher. The opposite of Backwardation. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Contract Market A Board of Trade designated by the CFTC to trade futures or options contracts on a particular commodity. commonly used to mean any Exchange on which futures are traded. Also referred to as an Exchange. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Contract Month The month in which Delivery is to be made in accordance with the terms of the Futures Contract. Also referred to as Delivery Month. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Convergence The tendency for prices of physical commodities and futures to approach one another, usually during the Delivery month. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Cost of Carry See Carrying Charge. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Covered Option A Short call or put Option Position which is covered by the sale or purchase of the Underlying Futures Contract or physical commodity. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Cross-Hedging Hedging a Cash Commodity using a different but related Futures Contract when there is no Futures Contract for the Cash Commodity being hedged and the Cash and futures market follow similar price trends (e.g., using soybean meal futures to Hedge fish meal). Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Customer Segregated Funds See Segregated Account. Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details   Submit new definition

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