futures broker

  • 1Futures — A term used to designate all contracts covering the sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery on a commodity exchange. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * futures fu‧tures [ˈfjuːtʆəz ǁ ərz] noun [plural]… …

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  • 2futures — Contracts for the sale/purchase of a specified quantity of a financial instrument, currency, or commodity at an agreed upon price on a given future date. First developed for agricultural commodities, actively traded futures are available for… …

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  • 3Futures (magazine) — Futures Type Monthly Business magazine (in USA, a registered newspaper) Format Magazine Owner Highline Media Editor …

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  • 4broker — A company or individual that executes futures and options orders on behalf of financial and commercial institutions and/or the general public. Chicago Board of Trade glossary An agent who executes trades (buy or sell orders) for customers. He… …

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  • 5Futures contract — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …

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  • 6Futures Industry Association — The Futures Industry Association (FIA) is a trade association in the United States composed of futures commission merchants. A futures commission merchant is analogous to a broker; they are entities that accept orders and payment for commodity… …

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  • 7Introducing Broker - IB — A futures broker who has a direct relationship with a client, but delegates the work of the floor operation and trade execution to another futures merchant. The merchant firm is usually a close partner of the IB. This is done to increase… …

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  • 8Association Of Futures Brokers And Dealers - AFBD — An organization established by the major London futures exchanges to provide regulatory supervision for futures brokers and dealers. The Association of Futures Brokers and Dealers (AFBD) was a self regulating organization when it was founded in… …

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  • 9Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 — The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) is United States federal legislation that officially ensured the deregulation of financial products known as over the counter derivatives. It was signed into law on December 21, 2000 by… …

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  • 10NASDAQ futures — are investment instruments which allow an investor to hedge with or speculate on the future value of various components of the NASDAQ market index. Contents 1 In General 2 NASDAQ derived futures 3 Trading strategies …

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