| 1. | Call Option | An option which gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase (“go long”) the underlying futures contract at the strike price on or before the expiration date. More… |
| 2. | Carrying Broker | A member of a futures exchange, usually a clearinghouse member, through which another firm, broker or customer chooses to clear all or some trades. =National Futures Association |
| 3. | Carrying Charge | The cost of storing a physical commodity, such as grain or metals, over a period of time. The carrying charge includes insurance, storage and interest on the invested funds as well as other More… |
| 4. | Cash Commodity | The actual physical commodity as distinguished from the futures contract based on the physical commodity. Also referred to as Actuals. =National Futures Association |
| 5. | Cash Market | A place where people buy and sell the actual commodities (i.e., grain elevator, bank, etc.). See also: Forward (Cash) Contract and Spot =National Futures Association |
| 6. | Cash Settlement | A method of settling certain futures or options contracts whereby the market participants settle in cash (rather than delivery of the commodity). =National Futures Association |
| 7. | Charting | The use of graphs and charts in the technical analysis of futures markets to plot price movements, volume, open interest or other statistical indicators of price movement. See also: More… |
| 8. | Churning | Excessive trading that results in the broker deriving a profit from commissions while disregarding the best interests of the customers. =National Futures Association |
| 9. | Circuit Breaker | A system of trading halts and price limits on equities and derivatives markets designed to provide a cooling-off period during large, intraday market declines. =National Futures More… |
| 10. | Clear | The process by which a clearinghouse maintains records of all trades and settles margin flow on a daily mark-to-market basis for its clearing members. =National Futures Association |
| 11. | Clearing Member | A member of an exchange clearinghouse responsible for the financial commitments of its customers. All trades of a non-clearing member must be registered and eventually settled through a More… |
| 12. | Clearinghouse | An agency or separate corporation of a futures exchange that is responsible for settling trading accounts, collecting and maintaining margin monies, regulating delivery and reporting trade More… |
| 13. | Closing Price | See Settlement Price. =National Futures Association |
| 14. | Closing Range | A range of prices at which futures transactions took place during the close of the market. =National Futures Association |
| 15. | Commission | A fee charged by a broker to a customer for executing a transaction. =National Futures Association |
| 16. | Commission House | See Futures Commission Merchant. =National Futures Association |
| 17. | Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) | The federal act that provides for federal regulation of futures trading. =National Futures Association |
| 18. | Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) | 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. More… |
| 19. | Commodity Pool | An enterprise in which funds contributed by a number of persons are combined for the purpose of trading futures or options contracts. The concept is similar to a mutual fund in the More… |
| 20. | Commodity Pool Operator (CPO) | An individual or organization which operates or solicits funds for a commodity pool. A CPO is generally required to be registered with the CFTC. =National Futures Association |
