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Commodity exchange
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Commodity exchange
Overnight trade
Financial services; Commodity exchange
A trade which is not liquidated on the same trading day in which it was established.
Fill or kill order
Financial services; Commodity exchange
An order which demands immediate execution or cancellation.
Approved delivery facility
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Any bank, stockyard, mill, storehouse, plant, elevator or other depository that is authorised by an exchange for the delivery of commodities tendered on futures contracts.
Stop order
Financial services; Commodity exchange
An order to buy or sell when the market reaches a specified point. A stop order to buy becomes a market order when the futures contract trades (or is bid) at or above the stop price. A stop order to ...
Technical analysis
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Anticipating future price movement using historical prices, trading volume, open interest and other trading data to study price patterns.
Controlled account
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Any account for which trading is directed by someone other than the owner. Also called a Managed Account or a Discretionary Account.
At-the-market
Financial services; Commodity exchange
An order to buy or sell a futures contract at whatever price is obtainable when the order reaches the trading floor. Also called a Market Order.
