Commodity exchange

Commodity exchange

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butterfly spread

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A three-legged spread in futures or options. In the option spread, the options have the same expiration date but differ in strike prices. For example, a butterfly spread in soybean call options might ...

certificate of deposit (CD)

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A time deposit with a specific maturity evidenced by a certificate. Large-denomination CDS are typically negotiable.

ginzy trading

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A trade practice in which a floor broker, in executing an order -- particularly a large order -- will fill a portion of the order at one price and the remainder of the order at another price to avoid ...

out trade

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A trade which cannot be cleared by a clearinghouse because the trade data submitted by the two clearing members involved in the trade differs in some respect (e.g., price and/or quantity). In such ...

overnight trade

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A trade which is not liquidated on the same trading day in which it was established.

scalper

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A trader who trades for small, short-term profits during the course of a trading session, rarely carrying a position overnight.

versus cash

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A transaction generally used by two hedgers who want to exchange futures for cash positions. Also referred to as "against actuals" or "exchange for physicals."