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Warehouse Receipts

Receipts for a commodity stored in a warehouse that guarantee the existence of this commodity and verify its availability and...

Warehouse Warrant

In the context of futures contracts, it refers to a receipt or certificate issued by a warehouse to register delivery...

HR

It stands for hedge ratio; the ratio of the value of long or short futures contracts to the value of...

Roll Risk

The possible danger of loss that long-term hedgers face when reinvesting in more distant futures contracts as they retire near-month...

SSF Option

It is an acronym for single stock futures option, which is an American-style option in which the underlying is a...

SSF

It stands for single stock futures; a futures contract in which the underlying asset is one specific stock of a...

Anticipatory Hedge

Hedging a transaction that is expected to be made on a future date using futures contracts. In other words, it...

Long Hedge

A hedge that involves taking a long position in futures contracts so as to lock in a price. When a...

Contango

A pricing structure in securities, foreign currencies and commodities trading wherein the prices of far future deliveries exceed those of...

Flat Rate Forward

A forward contract/ futures contract that has a flat/ constant contango over the course of its lifespan. Contango occurs when...