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Commodity exchange
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Commodity exchange
trade balance
Financial services; Commodity exchange
The difference between a nation's imports and exports of merchandise.
gross processing margin
Financial services; Commodity exchange
The difference between the cost of soybeans and the combined sales income of the processed soybean oil and meal.
basis
Financial services; Commodity exchange
The difference between the current cash price and the futures price of the same commodity. Unless otherwise specified, the price of the nearby futures contract month is generally used to calculate ...
net position
Financial services; Commodity exchange
The difference between the open long contracts and the open short contracts held by a trader in any one commodity.
allowances
Financial services; Commodity exchange
The discounts (premiums) allowed for grades or locations of a commodity lower (higher) than the par (or basis) grade or location specified in the futures contract. See Differentials.
suspension
Financial services; Commodity exchange
The end of the evening session for specific futures and options markets traded at the Chicago Board of Trade.
delta value
Financial services; Commodity exchange
The expected change in an option's price given a one-unit change in the price of the underlying futures contract or physical commodity.
