Finance

Tag: Futures Trading

  • Depository Receipt

    ResourcesSee AlsoVault Receipt Futures Trading Consumer Protection Consumer Finance

  • Job Lot

    Concept of Job Lot in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Job Lot: A form of contract having a smaller unit of trading than is featured in a regular contract.

  • Reporting Level

    Concept of Reporting Level in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Reporting Level: Sizes of positions set by the exchanges and/or the CFTC at or above which commodity traders or brokers who carry these accounts must make daily reports about the size […]

  • Declaration Date

    ResourcesSee AlsoExpiration Date Futures Trading Consumer Protection Consumer Finance

  • Credit Default Option

    Concept of Credit Default Option in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Credit Default Option: A put option that makes a payoff in the event the issuer of a specified reference asset defaults. Also called default option.

  • Bear Market Rally

    Concept of Bear Market Rally in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Bear Market Rally: A temporary rise in prices during a bear market. See Correction.

  • Close

    Concept of Buy (or Sell) On Close in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Buy (or Sell) On Close: To buy (or sell) at the end of the trading session within the closing price range.

  • Max Show

    ResourcesSee AlsoHidden Quantity Order Futures Trading Consumer Protection Consumer Finance

  • Member Rate

    Concept of Member Rate in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Member Rate: Commission charged for the execution of an order for a person who is a member of or has trading privileges at the exchange.

  • Exchange

    Concept of Exchange in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Exchange: A central marketplace such as a designated contract market with established rules and regulations where buyers and sellers meet to trade futures and options contracts or securities.

  • Point-and-Figure

    Concept of Point-and-Figure in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Point-and-Figure: A method of charting that uses prices to form patterns of movement without regard to time. It defines a price trend as a continued movement in one direction until a […]

  • Security

    Concept of Security in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Security: Generally, a transferable instrument representing an ownership interest in a corporation (equity security or stock) or the debt of a corporation, municipality, or sovereign. Other […]

  • Next Day

    Concept of Next Day in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Next Day: A spot contract that provides for delivery of a commodity on the next calendar day or the next business day. Also called day ahead.

  • Bear

    Concept of Bear in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Bear: One who expects a decline in prices. The opposite of a bull. A news item is considered bearish if it is expected to result in lower prices.

  • Diagonal Spread

    Concept of Diagonal Spread in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Diagonal Spread: A spread between two call options or two put options with different strike prices and different expiration dates. See Horizontal Spread, Vertical Spread.