Commodity exchange

Commodity exchange

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Commodity exchange

Limit order

Financial services; Commodity exchange

An order in which the customer sets a limit on the price and/or time of execution.

Commodity price index

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Index or average, which may be weighted, of selected commodity prices, intended to be representative of the markets in general or a specific subset of commodities (for example, grains or livestock).

Market situation in which futures prices are progressively lower in the distant delivery months. For instance, if the gold quotation for February is $160.00 per ounce and that for June is $155.00 per ...

Commodity pool operator (CPO)

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Individuals or firms in businesses similar to investment trusts or syndicates that solicit or accept funds, securities or property for the purpose of trading commodity futures contracts or commodity ...

Commodity trading advisor (CTA)

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Individuals or firms that, for pay, issue analyses or reports concerning commodities, including the advisability of trading in commodity futures or options.

Free on board (FOB)

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Indicates that all delivery, inspection and elevation or loading costs involved in putting commodities on board a carrier have been paid.

Crush spread

Financial services; Commodity exchange

In the soybean futures market, the simultaneous purchase of soybean futures and the sale of soybean meal and soybean oil futures to establish a processing margin. See Gross Processing Margin.