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Commodity exchange

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Commodity exchange

Exchange of futures for cash

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A transaction in which the buyer of a cash commodity transfers to the seller a corresponding amount of long futures contracts, or receives from the seller a corresponding amount of short futures, at ...

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 ...

Exchange for physicals

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 "versus cash".

Against actuals

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 "versus cash".

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."

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.

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.

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