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Commodity exchange

Contributors in Commodity exchange

Commodity exchange

Aggregation

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The principle under which all futures positions owned or controlled by one trader (or group of traders acting in concert) are combined to determine reporting status and compliance with speculative ...

Clear

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The process by which a clearinghouse maintains records of all trades and settles margin flow on a daily mark-to-market basis for its clearing member.

Holder

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The purchaser of either a call or put option. Option buyers receive the right, but not the obligation, to assume a futures position. Also referred to as the Option Buyer.

Yield to maturity

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The rate of return an investor receives if a fixed-income security is held to maturity.

Law of demand

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The relationship between product demand and price.

Path dependent option

Financial services; Commodity exchange

An option whose valuation and payoff depends on the realised price path of the underlying asset, such as an Asian option or a Lookback option.

Small traders

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Traders who hold or control positions in futures or options that are below the reporting level specified by the exchange or the CFTC.

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