Glossary of Trading Terminology – ClickPort International

GLOSSARY OF TRADING TERMINOLOGY

A

Actuals | arbitrage | at-the-market | at-the-money.

B

Basis | basis grade | bear | bid | breaking | bulging | bull | buy on close | buy on opening.

C

Call | cash commodity | cash delivery | cash market | CFTC | CTA | close | closing price | commission house | cover |cross hedge.

D-E

Day orders | delivery | delivery month | delivery notice | differentials.

F-K

Financial futures | fundamental analysis | futures contract | futures commission merchant | futures funds | hedge | in-the-money | index futures | intrinsic value.

L

Limit | limit order | liquidation | local | long.

M-N

Margin | margin call | mark-to-market | market order | nearby | net position.

O

Offer | on opening | open contracts | open interest | open order | opening | options on futures | opening price | out-of-the-money.

P

Pit | point | position | premium | price limit | purchase and sale statement | put.

R

Range | ratio hedging | reaction | round-turn | round-turn commission.

S

Scalping | settlement price | short | speculator | spot commodity | spot price | spread | striking price.

T-Z

Technical analysis | time value | volume of trading | writer.

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