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Commodity exchange

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Commodity exchange

Treasury bills

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Short-term U.S. government obligations, generally issued with 13, 26 or 52-week maturities.

Split close

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Term which refers to price differences in transactions at the close of any market session.

Short the basis

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The purchase of futures as a hedge against a commitment to sell in the cash or spot markets.

Short selling

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Selling a futures contract with the idea of delivering on it or offsetting it at a later date.

Treasury notes

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Treasury notes are same as treasury bonds except that treasury notes are medium-term and not callable.

Quotation

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The actual price or the bid or ask price of either cash commodities or futures contracts.

Range

Financial services; Commodity exchange

The difference between the high and low price of a commodity during a given period.

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