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51Commodity Trading Advisor - CTA — An individual or a firm, registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, that receives compensation for giving people advice on options, futures and the actual trading of managed futures accounts. Registration for CTAs is done through… …
52Commodity ETF — Exchange traded funds that invest in physical commodities such as agricultural goods, natural resources and precious metals. A commodity ETF may be focused on a single commodity and hold it in physical storage or may invest in futures contracts.… …
53Commodity Pool Operator - CPO — Persons or limited partnerships responsible for investing a commodity pool s assets in commodity futures and options positions. Commodity pool operators solicit funds for trading in securities such as futures contracts, or off exchange foreign… …
54commodity exchange — An exchange that lists designated futures contracts for the trading of various types of derivative products and allows use of its facilities by traders. Must comply with rules set forth by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC). Chicago …
55Commodity trading advisor — A commodity trading advisor (CTA) is an asset manager who follows a set of systematic investment strategies in futures contracts and options on futures contracts. The advisors originally operated predominantly in commodities markets, but today… …
56futures contract — An agreement to buy or sell a fixed quantity of a particular commodity, currency, or security for delivery at a fixed date in the future at a fixed price. Unlike an option, a futures contract involves a definite purchase or sale and not an option …
57commodity pool — An enterprise in which funds contributed by a number of persons are combined for the purpose of trading futures contracts or commodity options. Chicago Board of Trade glossary A venture where several persons contribute funds to trade futures or… …
58futures market — noun a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded • Syn: ↑futures exchange, ↑forward market • Hypernyms: ↑commodity exchange, ↑commodities exchange, ↑commodities market * * * a market in which futures contracts in commodities are… …
59Commodity Futures Modernization Act - CFMA — An act passed in 2000 by the U.S Government that reaffirmed the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for five years as the regulatory body of the American futures markets. The most significant outcome from this act was the… …
60Commodity price index — A commodity price index is a fixed weight index or (weighted) average of selected commodity prices, which may be based on spot or futures prices. It is designed to be representative of the broad commodity asset class or a specific subset of… …
