Commodity exchange

Commodity exchange

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board order

Financial services; Commodity exchange

An order that becomes a market order when a particular price is reached. A sell MIT is placed above the market; a buy MIT is placed below the market.

producer (AP)

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A large trader that declares itself a “Producer” on CFTC Form 40, which provides as examples, “farmer” and “miner.” A firm that extracts crude oil or natural gas from the ground would also be ...

intermediary

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A person who acts on behalf of another person in connection with futures trading, such as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity pool operator, commodity trading advisor, or ...

pre-trade transparency

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Describes markets where basic data on proposed transactions (such as the prices and quantities of the best bid and offer) are generally available to market participants.

minimum trading functionality

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Refers to standards for market microstructure that all Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) must offer. Generally, Minimum Trading Functionality requires SEFs to allow traders to execute transactions ...

henry hub

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A natural gas pipeline hub in Louisiana that serves as the delivery point for New York Mercantile Exchange natural gas futures contracts and often serves as a benchmark for wholesale natural gas ...

request for quote

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A trading system or platform whereby market participants transmit a request for buy or sell prices for a specific instrument and transaction size to other market participants, similar to a ...