Commodity exchange glossaries and terms

grantor

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The maker, writer, or issuer of an option contract who, in return for the premium paid for the option, stands ready to purchase the underlying commodity (or futures contract) in the case of a put ...

equilibrium price

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The market price at which the quantity supplied of a commodity equals the quantity demanded.

price limit

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The maximum advance or decline–from the previous day's settlement–permitted for a contract in one trading session by the rules of the exchange. According to the Chicago Board of Trade rules, an ...

The maximum number of speculative futures contracts one can hold as determined by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the exchange upon which the contract is traded. Also referred to as ...

position limit

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The maximum number of speculative futures contracts one can hold as determined by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the exchange upon which the contract is traded. Also referred to as ...

limits

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The maximum number of speculative futures contracts one can hold as determined by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the exchange upon which the contract is traded. Also referred to as ...

limit

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The maximum price advance or decline from the previous day's settlement price permitted during one trading session, as fixed by the rules of an exchange.

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