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Acreage Allotment |
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A voluntary limitation on the number of acres farmers plant to a given crop. Established under the federal farm program to stimulate production of certain crops of limited supply, and curtail production of others in ample supply |
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Actuals |
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The physical or cash commodity, as distinguished from commodity futures contracts |
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Afloat |
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Commodities in harbor or in transit in vessels |
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Aggregation |
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The policy under which all futures positions owned or controlled by one trader or a group of traders are combined to determine reporting status and speculative limit compliance |
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Amortize |
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An artificial method of allocating over the life of the instrument, income received or given up at maturity |
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Arbitrage |
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The simultaneous purchase of one commodity against the sale of another in order to profit from distortions from usual price relationships. Variations include simultaneous purchase and sale of different delivery months of the same commodity, of the same commodity and delivery month on two different exchanges, and the purchase of one commodity against the sale of another commodity. See also Spreading |
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Arbitrageur |
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One who engages in arbitrage |
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Arbitration |
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The process of settling disputes between members or between members and customers. NFA's arbitration program provides a forum for resolving futures-related disputes |
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Ask |
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Low ask (offer) is the lowest price that someone is willing to accept for a security. |
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Associated Person (AP) |
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An individual who solicits orders, customers, or customer funds on behalf of a Futures Commission Merchant, an Introducing Broker, a Commodity Trading Advisor, a Commodity Pool Operator or a Leverage Transaction Merchant who is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
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At-The-Money |
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An option whose strike price is equal - or approximately equal - to the current market price of the underlying futures contract |
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American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) |
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Receipts held by an American bank that represent shares in a foreign company |
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Arbitrage |
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Technique of buying and selling securities to take advantage of small difference in price. |