Commodity exchange

Commodity exchange

Industry: Financial services

Add a new term

Contributors in Commodity exchange

Become a Contributors

Commodity exchange

speculative position limit

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The maximum position, either net long or net short, in one commodity future (or option) or in all futures (or options) of one commodity combined that may be held or controlled by one person (other ...

vertical spread

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Any of several types of option spread involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class and expiration date but different strike prices, including bull vertical spreads, bear ...

in position

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Refers to a commodity located where it can readily be moved to another point or delivered on a futures contract. Commodities not so situated are 'out of position.' Soybeans in Mississippi are out of ...

market microstructure

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Refers to the means by which individual trades take place. An example of a broad class of market microstructures is an order book. Another such class covers the markets associated with most OTC ...

position accountability

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A rule adopted by an exchange in lieu of position limits requiring persons holding a certain number of outstanding contracts to report the nature of the position, trading strategy, and hedging ...

commitments of traders report (COT)

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A weekly report from the CFTC providing a breakdown of each Tuesday's open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the ...

designated contract market (DCM)

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A board of trade or exchange designated by the CFTC to trade futures, swaps, and/or options under the CEA. A contract market can allow both institutional and retail participants and can list for ...