financial futures contract
51Financial Industry Regulatory Authority — In the United States, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, is a private corporation that acts as a self regulatory organization (SRO). FINRA is the successor to the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD).… …
52financial instrument — There are two basic types: (1) a debt instrument, which is a loan with an agreement to pay back funds with interest; (2) an equity security, which is share or stock in a company. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Cash, evidence of ownership in an… …
53contract for difference — abbr CFD A term used in the Financial Services Act 1986 to describe cash settled (See cash settlement) instruments, e.g. FTSE 100 futures, FRAs, swaps and spread betting. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary * * * The exchange of… …
54Commodity 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… …
55NASDAQ 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 …
56U.S. Futures Exchange — (USFE) is a Chicago based, electronic futures exchange. USFE was originally Eurex US who bought BrokerTec, but applied and received its own futures exchange license from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In October 2006, Man Group… …
57China Stock Index Futures — China Shanghai Shenzhen 300 Stock Index Futures[1][2], often abbreviated to Hushen 300 Index (Shanghai is commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Hù，and Shenzhen is abbreviated as shēn), designated by the commodity ticker symbol IF, is a stock market… …
58index futures — A futures contract on a financial futures market, such as the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange, which offers facilities for trading in futures and options on a financial index. On the FTSE 100 Index (see Financial Times …
59Single-stock futures — (SSF s) are futures contracts with the underlying asset being one particular stock, usually in batches of 100. When purchased, no transmission of share rights or dividends occur. Being futures contracts they are traded on margin, thus offering… …
60List of futures exchanges — This is a list of futures exchanges. Those stock exchanges that also offer trading in futures contracts besides trading in securities are listed both here and the list of stock exchanges.North AmericaCanada* Montreal Exchange * Winnipeg Commodity …
