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Financial services

Related to any service provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of organisations that deal with the management of money.

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accommodation trading
Financial services; Commodity exchange

Non-competitive trading entered into by a trader, usually to assist another with illegal trades.

basis quote
Financial services; Commodity exchange

Offer or sale of a cash commodity in terms of the difference above or below a futures price (e.g., 10 cents over December corn).

cross trading
Financial services; Commodity exchange

Offsetting or noncompetitive match of the buy order of one customer against the sell order of another, a practice that is permissible only when executed in accordance with the ...

assignable contract
Financial services; Commodity exchange

One which allows the holder to convey his rights to a third party. Exchange-traded contracts are not assignable.

bear
Financial services; Commodity exchange

One who expects a decline in market prices. The opposite of a "bull." A news item is considered bearish if it is expected to result in lower prices.

short
Financial services; Commodity exchange

One who has sold futures contracts or plans to purchase a cash commodity. (verb) Selling futures contracts or initiating a cash forward contract sale without offsetting a ...

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Financial services; Commodity exchange

OPEC became a major petroleum pricing power in 1973, when the ownership of oil production in the Middle East transferred from the operating companies to the governments of the ...

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