Glossary

Floor Broker

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Broker: Broker is a company or individual that executes futures and options orders on behalf of financial and commercial institutions and/or the general public. A broker charges a fee or commission for executing buy or sell orders for a customer. In commodity futures trading, the term may refer to:
a) a Floor broker, a person who actually executes orders on the trading floor of an exchange;
b) an Account executive or associated person, the person who deals with customers in the offices of futures commission merchants;
c) the futures commission merchant.

Commodity: A commodity, as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act, includes the agricultural commodities enumerated in Section 1a(4) of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 USC 1a(4), and all other goods and articles, except onions as provided in Public Law 85-839 (7 USC 13-1), a 1958 law that banned futures trading in onions, and all services, rights, and interests in which contracts for future delivery are presently or in the future dealt in.

Delivery: Delivery is the transfer of the cash commodity from the seller of a futures contract to the buyer of a futures contract. It is the tender and receipt of the actual commodity, the cash value of the commodity, or of a delivery instrument covering the commodity (e.g., warehouse receipts or shipping certificates), used to settle a futures contract. Each futures exchange has specific procedures for delivery of a cash commodity. Some futures contracts, such as stock index contracts, are cash settled.

Exchange: A central marketplace with established rules and regulations where buyers and sellers meet to trade futures and options contracts or securities. Exchanges include designated contract markets and derivatives transaction execution facilities.

Pit: Pit (also referred to as a ring) is the area on the trading floor where trading in futures or options contracts is conducted by open outcry. It is a specially constructed area on the trading floor of some exchanges where trading in a futures contract or option is conducted. On other exchanges, the term ring designates the trading area for commodity contract.

Ring: Ring is a circular area on the trading floor of an exchange where traders and brokers stand while executing futures trades. Some exchanges use pits rather than rings.

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