The trader who takes a short position in futures, i.e., he/she will sell the underlying commodity of a futures contract,…
The trader who takes a long position in futures, i.e., he/she will buy the underlying commodity of a futures contract,…
A limit on speculative positions in options on futures contracts. The futures-equivalent of an option position is the number of…
A futures contract whereby one counterparty is under obligation to buy from, or sell to, another counterparty a standardized amount…
A type of electronically traded futures contract that is smaller in size than otherwise identical futures contract. That is, an...
A commodity swap in which one party makes a series of fixed payments and receives floating payments tied to a…
A futures contract (usually not exchange-traded) which has a clause allowing the holder to transfer his rights of assignment to…
On the futures markets, it refers to the maximum price fluctuation a given futures contract is allowed to experience in…
An artificially created security that combines a financial security (such as a bond, stock, etc) with another asset such as…
In futures and option contracts, it refers to the amount or units of an asset to be delivered as dictated…
