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Commodity exchange

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Commodity exchange

soft

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A description of a price which is gradually weakening. Also refers to commodities such as sugar, cocoa, and coffee.

paper profit or loss

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The profit or loss that would be realized if open contracts were liquidated as of a certain time or a certain price.

round turn

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A completed transaction involving both a purchase and a liquidating sale, or a sale followed by a covering purchase.

public

Financial services; Commodity exchange

In trade parlance, non-professional speculators as distinguished from hedgers and professional speculators or traders.

winter wheat

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Wheat that is planted in the fall, lies dormant during the winter, and is harvested beginning about May of the next year.

time-of-day order

Financial services; Commodity exchange

This is an order which is to be executed at a given minute in the session. For example, "Sell 10 March corn at 12:30 p.m."

volatility quote trading

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Refers to the quoting of bids and offers on option contracts in terms of their implied volatilities rather than as prices.

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