Commodity exchange

Commodity exchange

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Commodity exchange

clearing house

Financial services; Commodity exchange

An adjunct to, or division of, a commodity exchange through which transactions executed on the floor of the exchange are settled. Also charged with assuring the proper conduct of the exchange's ...

clearinghouse

Financial services; Commodity exchange

An agency or separate corporation of a futures exchange that is responsible for settling trading accounts, clearing trades, collecting and maintaining margin monies, regulating delivery, and ...

position trader

Financial services; Commodity exchange

An approach to trading in which the trader either buys or sells contracts and holds them for an extended period of time.

An arrangement by which the holder of an account gives written power of attorney to someone else, often a broker, to buy and sell without prior approval of the holder; often referred to as a "managed ...

commodity

Financial services; Commodity exchange

An article of commerce or a product that can be used for commerce. In a narrow sense, products traded on an authorized commodity exchange. The types of commodities include agricultural products, ...

boiler room

Financial services; Commodity exchange

An enterprise which often is operated out of inexpensive, low-rent quarters (hence the term "boiler room") that uses high pressure sales tactics (generally over the telephone) and possibly false or ...