Agribusiness

Commodities Futures and Commodities Trading Soft Commodities Trading Financial Terms Dictionary

• Agribusiness is a combination of the words “agriculture” and “business” and refers to any business related to agriculture and commercial activities related to agriculture.

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Backwardation

Futures and Commodities Trading Strategy & Education Financial Terms Dictionary

• Backwardation is when the current price of the underlying asset is higher than the prices traded in the futures market.

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Baltic Dry Index

Fund Trading Futures and Commodities Trading Index Trading Strategy Financial Terms Dictionary

• The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is an index of average prices paid for the transport of dry bulk materials on more than 20 routes.

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Bond Futures

Bonds Financial Futures Trading Futures and Commodities Trading Financial Terms Dictionary

• Bond futures are contracts that give the holder of the contract the right to buy a bond on a specified date at a price specified today.

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Buying on Margin

Futures and Commodities Trading Strategy & Education Financial Terms Dictionary

• Buying on margin means you are investing borrowed money.

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Cash-and-Carry-Arbitrage

Financial Futures Trading Futures and Commodities Trading Financial Terms Dictionary

• Cash and carry arbitrage seeks to exploit pricing inefficiencies between the spot and futures markets for an asset by going long on the spot market and going short on the futures contract.

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Cheapest to Deliver (CTD)

Futures and Commodities Trading Strategy & Education Financial Terms Dictionary

• Cheapest delivery is the cheapest security that can be long in a futures contract to meet the contract specifications.

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)

Brokers Futures and Commodities Trading Financial Terms Dictionary

• The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or Merc, is an organized exchange for trading futures and options.

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Contango

Futures and Commodities Trading Strategy & Education Financial Terms Dictionary

• Contango is a situation where the futures price of a commodity is higher than the spot price.

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Contract For Differences (CFD)

Futures and Commodities Trading Strategy & Education Financial Terms Dictionary

• A Contract for Difference (CFD) is a financial contract that pays for the difference in settlement price between an open and a closed trade.

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