Glossary

Commodity Futures Modernization Act

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Commodity: A commodity, as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act, includes the agricultural commodities enumerated in Section 1a(4) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 USC 1a(4), and all other goods and articles, except onions as provided in Public Law 85-839 (7 USC 13-1), a 1958 law that banned futures trading in onions, and all services, rights, and interests in which contracts for future delivery are presently or in the future dealt in.

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.

CFTC: CFTC abbreviation stands for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission which is the federal regulatory agency established in 1974 that administers the Commodity Exchange Act. The CFTC monitors the futures and options on futures markets in the United States.

Commission: Commission is a fee charged by a broker or brokerage house (company) to a customer (trader) for executing a transaction. In the future market commission is
1) The charge made by a futures commission merchant for buying and selling futures contracts;
2) the fee charged by a futures broker for the execution of an order. Note: when capitalized, the word Commission usually refers to the CFTC.

Commodity Exchange Act: The Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) provides for the federal regulation of commodity futures and options trading. See Commodity Futures Modernization Act.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is the federal regulatory agency established in 1974 that administers the Commodity Exchange Act. The CFTC monitors the futures and options on futures markets in the United States.

Option: Option is a contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specified quantity of a commodity or other instrument at a specific price within a specified period of time, regardless of the market price of that instrument. There are two types of options: Put Options and Call Options.

Securities and Exchange Commission: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the Federal regulatory agency established in 1934 to administer Federal securities laws.

Single Stock Future: Single Stock Future is a futures contract on a single stock. Single stock futures were illegal in the U.S. prior to the passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act.

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