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Commodity exchange

Contributors in Commodity exchange

Commodity exchange

Visible supply

Financial services; Commodity exchange

Usually refers to supplies of a commodity in licenced warehouses. Often includes afloats and all other supplies "in sight" in producing areas.

Terminal elevator

Financial services; Commodity exchange

An elevator located at a point of greatest accumulation in the movement of agricultural products which stores the commodity or moves it to processors.

Seller's market

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A condition of the market in which there is a scarcity of goods available and hence sellers can obtain better conditions of sale or higher prices.

Sharpe ratio

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A measurement of trading performance calculated as the average return divided by the variance of those returns; named after William P. Sharpe.

Spot commodity

Financial services; Commodity exchange

(1) The actual commodity as distinguished from a futures contract: (2) sometimes used to refer to cash commodities available for immediate delivery.

Transferable contract

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A contract which permits a position in the option market to be offset by a transaction on the opposite side of the market in the same contract.

Transferable option

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A contract which permits a position in the option market to be offset by a transaction on the opposite side of the market in the same contract.

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