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Commodity exchange
Industry: Financial services
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Commodity exchange
day traders
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Commodity traders, generally members of the exchange on the trading floor, who take positions in commodities and then offset them prior to the close of trading on the same trading day.
nominal price
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Computed price quotation on futures for a period in which no actual trading took place, usually an average of bid and asked prices.
nominal quotation
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Computed price quotation on futures for a period in which no actual trading took place, usually an average of bid and asked prices.
cost and freight (C & F)
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Cost and freight paid to a point of destination and included in the price quoted. Same as C.A.F.
carrying charges
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Cost of storing a physical commodity or holding a financial instrument over a period of time. Includes insurance, storage, and interest on the invested funds as well as other incidental costs. It is ...
cost, insurance and freight (CIF)
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Cost, insurance and freight paid to a point of destination and included in the price quoted.
initial margin
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Customers' funds put up as security for a guarantee of contract fulfillment at the time a futures market position is established. See Original Margin.
