commodity
91Commodity Swap — A swap in which exchanged cash flows are dependent on the price of an underlying commodity. A commodity swap is usually used to hedge against the price of a commodity. The vast majority of commodity swaps involve oil. So, for example, a company… …
92Commodity-Product Spread — The commodity product spread is the difference between the price of a raw material commodity and price of a finished product created from that commodity. A common commodity product spread is the crack spread . This is the spread between the price …
93Commodity programs — In United States federal agricultural policy, the term commodity programs is usually meant to include the commodity price and income support programs administered by the Farm Service Agency and financed by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).… …
94commodity broker — A broker who deals in commodity, especially one who trades on behalf of principals in a commodity market (see also futures contract). The rules governing the procedure adopted in each market vary from commodity to commodity and the function of… …
95commodity exchange — noun an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery • Syn: ↑commodities exchange, ↑commodities market • Hypernyms: ↑exchange • Hyponyms: ↑futures exchange, ↑futures market, ↑ …
96Commodity Futures Trading Commission — Offizielles Emblem der Commodity Futures Trading Commission Die Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Abkürzung: CFTC) mit Sitz in Washington, D.C. ist eine unabhängige Behörde der Vereinigten Staaten und reguliert die Future und Optionsmärkte in …
97Commodity loan rate — The commodity loan rate is the price per unit (pound, bushel, bale, or hundredweight) at which the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) provides commodity loans to farmers to enable them to hold commodities for later sale, to realize marketing loan …
98Commodity Futures Contract — An agreement to buy or sell a set amount of a commodity at a predetermined price and date. Buyers use these to avoid the risks associated with the price fluctuations of the product or raw material, while sellers try to lock in a price for their… …
99Commodity Pairs — The three forex pairs which include currencies from countries that possess large amounts of commodities. The commodity pairs are: USD/CAD, USD/AUD, USD/NZD. These pairs are highly correlated to changes in commodity prices, therefore traders… …
100Commodity Pool Operator - CPO — Persons or limited partnerships responsible for investing a commodity pool s assets in commodity futures and options positions. Commodity pool operators solicit funds for trading in securities such as futures contracts, or off exchange foreign… …
