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after-hours trading
After-hours trading is stock trading which takes place after the  more...
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aftermarket
The aftermarket, also called the secondary market, is the market  more...
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American Association of Individual Investors
American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) is a Chicago-based, investor  more...
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American Stock Exchange
The American Stock Exchange is one of the largest organized  more...
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arbitrage
Arbitrage is a financial transaction that involves a simultaneous purchase  more...
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arbitrageur
An arbitrageur is an individual or an organization that engages  more...
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bid
In practical terms, the bid is the available price at  more...
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bid/ask spread
The bid/ask spread is the difference between the price sellers  more...
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CBOE
The CBOE, or Chicago Board Options Exchange, was founded in  more...
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CBOE Gold Index
CBOE Gold Index stands for the Chicago Board Options Exchange  more...
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CBOT
The CBOT, or Chicago Board of Trade, is the world’s  more...
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COMEX
Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX) was established in 1933 through the  more...
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commercial hedger
A commercial hedger is a corporation that attempts to stabilize  more...
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commodity
Generally speaking, any tangible good can be categorized as a  more...
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Commodity Exchange
A commodity exchange is a market organized to allow for  more...
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commodity futures
Commodity futures are futures contracts for delivery of commodities.  more...
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is an independent federal regulatory  more...
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contract size
Contract size is the deliverable amount on a contract.  more...
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Counterparty Risk
Counterparty risk refers to the risk of default of one  more...
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day trader
A day trader is market participant who generally closes out  more...
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delivery month
The specified month within which a futures contract matures and  more...
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derivative
A derivative, or derivative security, is an asset whose price  more...
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derivative security
A derivative security is an asset whose price is based  more...
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double witching hour
Double witching hour refers to the final hour of the  more...
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expiration date
In derivatives markets, the expiration date is the date that  more...
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Forex
Forex stands for foreign (FOR) exchange (EX). The Forex  more...
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futures contract
The futures contract is a type of forward agreement, an  more...
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HUI Index
The HUI Index represents the symbol of the AMEX Gold  more...
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investment newsletter
An investment newsletter is a publication designed to help investors  more...
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Job Lot
A job lot refers to a particular contract that deals  more...
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limit down
Limit down refers to the maximum amount that a futures  more...
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limit order
In trading, a limit order is an order to buy  more...
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limit price
The price specified in a limit order is called the  more...
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Mexican peso
The Mexican peso is the currency of Mexico. MXN  more...
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OPEC
OPEC is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.  more...
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precious metals
Precious metals are those scarce metallic elements with enough economic  more...
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Reuters Jefferies CRB Index
The Reuters Jefferies CRB Index is a global commodity index.  more...
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S&P 500 Mini
A S&P 500 Mini is a derivative contract created for  more...
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Serial Option
A serial option is an option investors may buy on  more...
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spread
Spread can mean several different things to investors, depending on  more...
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Stock Replacement Strategy
A stock replacement strategy is an approach to investing that  more...
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underlying security
Also called an underlier, an underlying security is the security  more...
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Wilshire 5000
The Wilshire 5000 Index was created by Wilshire Associates in  more...
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