Commodity exchange

Commodity exchange

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consignment

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A shipment made by a producer or dealer to an agent elsewhere with the understanding that the commodities in question will be cared for or sold at the highest obtainable price. Title to the ...

covered option

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A short call or put option position which is covered by the sale or purchase of the underlying futures contract or physical commodity. For example, in the case of options on futures contracts, a ...

contract month

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A specific month in which delivery may take place under the terms of a futures contract.

delivery month

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A specific month in which delivery may take place under the terms of a futures contract. Also referred to as contract month.

diagonal spread

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A spread between two call options or two put options with different strike prices and different expiration dates.

intercommodity spread

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A spread in which the long and short legs are in two different but generally related commodity markets. Also called an intermarket spread. See Spread.