Commodity exchange

Commodity exchange

Industry: Financial services

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Commodity exchange

liquidate

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Selling (or purchasing) futures contracts of the same delivery month purchased (or sold) during an earlier transaction or making (or taking) delivery of the cash commodity represented by the futures ...

short hedge

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Selling futures contracts to protect against possible declining prices of commodities that will be sold in the future. At the time the cash commodities are sold, the open futures position is closed ...

selling hedge

Financial services; Commodity exchange

commercial paper

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Short-term promissory notes issued in bearer form by large corporations, with maturities ranging from 5 to 270 days. Since the notes are unsecured, the commercial papers market generally is dominated ...

bull

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Someone who thinks market prices will rise. The opposite of "bear." A news item is considered bullish if it portends higher prices.

non-member traders

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Speculators and hedgers who trade on the exchange through a member but do not hold exchange memberships.

certificated

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Stocks of a commodity that have been inspected and found to be of a quality deliverable against futures contracts, stored at the delivery points designated as regular or acceptable for delivery by a ...