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Commodity exchange
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Commodity exchange
Fast tape
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Transactions in the pit or ring take place in such volume and with such rapidity that price reporters are behind with price quotations, so insert "FAST" and show a range of prices.
Assign
Financial services; Commodity exchange
To make an option seller perform his obligation to assume a short futures position (as a seller of a call option) or a long futures position (as a seller of a put option).
Eurodollar
Financial services; Commodity exchange
U.S. dollar deposits placed with banks outside the U.S. Holders may include individuals, companies, banks and central banks.
Cost of tender
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Total of various charges incurred when a commodity is certified and delivered on a futures contract.
Sell on opening
Financial services; Commodity exchange
To sell at the beginning of a trading session within the open price range.
Systemic risk
Financial services; Commodity exchange
Market risk due to price fluctuations which cannot be eliminated by diversification.
Trend
Financial services; Commodity exchange
The general direction, either upward or downward, in which prices have been moving.
