Glossary

Cash Market

See Also:

Cash Commodity: Cash Commodity (also referred to as Actuals.) is the actual physical commodity as distinguished from the futures contract based on the physical commodity. Cash Commodity sometimes called spot commodity

Contract: Contract is a term of reference describing a unit of trading for a commodity future or option. At the same time contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specified commodity, detailing the amount and grade of the product and the date on which the contract will mature and become deliverable.

Exchange: A central marketplace with established rules and regulations where buyers and sellers meet to trade futures and options contracts or securities. Exchanges include designated contract markets and derivatives transaction execution facilities.

Futures: Futures (also called Futures Contract) is a legally binding agreement to buy or sell a commodity or financial instrument at a later date. Futures contracts are normally standardized according to the quality, quantity, delivery time and location for each commodity, with price as the only variable.

Futures Contract: Futures Contract is an agreement to purchase or sell a commodity for delivery in the future: (1) at a price that is determined at initiation of the contract; (2) that obligates each party to the contract to fulfill the contract at the specified price; (3) that is used to assume or shift price risk; and (4) that may be satisfied by delivery or offset.

Local: Local is a member of an exchange who trades for his own account. Traditionally Local trades on an exchange floor, and Local's activities provide market liquidity.

Local: Local is a member of an exchange who trades for his own account. Traditionally Local trades on an exchange floor, and Local's activities provide market liquidity.

Local: Local is a member of an exchange who trades for his own account. Traditionally Local trades on an exchange floor, and Local's activities provide market liquidity.

Labels: