Commodity exchange

Commodity exchange

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Ginnie Mae

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Pass-through mortgage-backed certificates guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae). The certificates are backed by pools of FHA insured and/or VA guaranteed ...

life of contact

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Period between the beginning of trading in a particular futures contract and the expiration of trading. In some cases this phrase denotes the period already passed in which trading has already ...

maturity

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Period within which a futures contract can be settled by delivery of the actual commodity.

differentials

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Price differences between classes, grades, and delivery locations of various stocks of the same commodity.

combination

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Puts and calls held either long or short with different strike prices and expirations.

hedge ratio

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Ratio of the value of futures contracts purchased or sold to the value of the cash commodity being hedged, a computation necessary to minimize basis risk.

Refers to informal (non-exchange) trading of commodities to be delivered at a future date. Contracts for forward delivery are "personalized" (i.e., delivery time and amount are as determined between ...