Commodity exchange

Commodity exchange

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Commodity exchange

variation margin

Financial services; Commodity exchange

During periods of great market volatility or in the case of high-risk accounts, additional margin deposited by a clearing member firm to an exchange.

capping

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Effecting commodity or security transactions shortly prior to an option's expiration date depressing or preventing a rise in the price of the commodity or security so that previously written call ...

day trading

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Establishing and offsetting the same futures market position within one day.

churning

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Excessive trading of an account by a broker with control of the account for the purpose of generating commissions while disregarding the interests of the customer.

default

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Failure to perform on a futures contract as required by exchange rules, such as failure to meet a margin call, or to make or take delivery.

grain futures act

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Federal statute which regulated trading in grain futures, effective June 22, 1923; administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; amended in 1936 by the Commodity Exchange Act.

hybrid-instruments

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Financial instruments that possess, in varying combinations, characteristics of forward contracts, futures contracts, option contracts, debt instruments, bank depository interests, and other ...