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Commodity exchange
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Commodity exchange
Cover
Financial services; Commodity exchange
(1) Purchasing futures to offset a short position. Same as Short Covering. See Offset, Liquidation; (2) To have in hand the physical commodity when a short futures or leverage sale is made, or to ...
Haircut
Financial services; Commodity exchange
(1) In determining whether assets meet capital requirements, a percentage reduction in the stated value of assets. (2) In computing the worth of assets deposited as collateral or margin, a reduction ...
Corner
Financial services; Commodity exchange
(1) Securing such relative control of a commodity or security that its price can be manipulated; (2) In the extreme situation, obtaining contracts requiring the delivery of more commodities or ...
Long
Financial services; Commodity exchange
(1) One who has bought a futures contract to establish a market position; (2) a market position which obligates the holder to take delivery; (3) one who owns an inventory of commodities. See Short.
Futures price
Financial services; Commodity exchange
(1) Commonly held to mean the price of a commodity for future delivery that is traded on a futures exchange. (2) The price of any futures contract.
Hardening
Financial services; Commodity exchange
(1) Describes a price which is gradually stabilizing; (2) a term indicating a slowly advancing market.
Brokerage fee
Financial services; Commodity exchange
A fee charged by a broker for executing a transaction.
