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  • Commodity Exchange

    Concept of Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in Futures TradingIn this context of the United States financial law, the following is a definition of Commodity Exchange Act (CEA): The Commodity Exchange Act, 7 USC 1, et seq., provides for the federal regulation of commodity futures and options trading […]

  • Conversion Factors

    Concept of Conversion Factors in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Conversion Factors: Numbers published by a futures exchange to determine invoice prices for debt instruments deliverable against bond or note futures contracts. A separate […]

  • Commodity Exchange Commission

    Concept of Commodity Exchange Commission (CEC) in Futures TradingIn this context of the United States financial law, the following is a definition of Commodity Exchange Commission (CEC): The Commodity Exchange Commission was the successor commission to the Grain Futures Commission, which was […]

  • Copula

    Concept of Copula in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): A statistical tool describing how the distribution of single risks join together to form joint risk distribution. Copulas are used in the valuation of synthetic CDO tranches […]

  • Co-Location

    Concept of Co-Location in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Co-Location: The placement of servers used by market participants in close physical proximity to an electronic trading facility’s matching engine in order to facilitate high-frequency trading.

  • Confirmation Statement

    Concept of Confirmation Statement in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Confirmation Statement: A statement sent by a futures commission merchant to a customer when a futures or options position has been initiated which typically shows the price […]

  • Concentration

    Definition of ConcentrationThis is the meaning of Concentration published by Marco Terry: The level for which a factor will fund a single customer in your portfolio. This is usually expressed as a percentage. Done as a risk management measure to ensure that a single account does not represent a […]

  • Commodity Index Trader

    Concept of Commodity Index Trader in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Commodity Index Trader: An entity that conducts futures trades on behalf of a commodity index fund or to hedge commodity index swap positions.

  • Commitments

    ResourcesSee AlsoOpen Interest Futures Trading Consumer Protection Consumer Finance

  • COT

    ResourcesSee AlsoCommitments of Traders Report Futures Trading Consumer Protection Consumer Finance

  • Contract Size

    Concept of Contract Size in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Contract Size: The actual amount of a commodity represented in a contract.

  • Commitments of Traders Report

    Concept of Commitments of Traders Report (COT) in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Commitments of Traders Report (COT): A weekly report from the CFTC providing a breakdown of each Tuesday’s open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders […]

  • Covered Option

    Concept of Covered Option in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Covered Option: A short call or put option position that is covered by the sale or purchase of the underlying futures contract or other underlying instrument. For example, in the case […]

  • Compounding

    Concept of Compounding in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): The process by which the value of an investment increases by adding the accumulated interest back on the principal amount. In effect, the investment is earning interest […]

  • Controlled Account

    Concept of Controlled Account in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Controlled Account: An account for which trading is directed by someone other than the owner. Also called a Managed Account or a Discretionary Account.