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Ex-pit transaction
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Ex-pit transactionThe closing out of a futures position off the exchange floor. Effected when two hedgers, one long and one short, make a private deal in the cash market, and no longer need their (equal and opposite) futures contracts to hedge.
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Futures
Contracts covering the sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery on a commodity exchange.
Position
A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into.
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
Floor
1) The area of a stock exchange where active trading occurs. 2) The price at which a stop order is activated (when the price drops low enough to activate such an order). 3) In context of interest rates, a level which an interest rate or currency is structured not to go below.
Long
To have bought more of something than one has sold of it.
Short
One who has sold a contract to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of a long position.
Cash
The value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company. Usually includes bank accounts and marketable securities, such as government bonds and banker's acceptances.
Market
1) The total demand for a good. 2) The set of all actual and potential buyers of a good or service. 3) The place where people buy and sell. 4) The process by which buyers and sellers of goods, services and factors of production interact to determine prices and quantifies.
Hedge
A measure used to offset losses or potential losses.
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Experience rating
A technique insurance companies use to determine the correct price of a policy premium.
Expiration
The time an option contract lapses.
Expiration cycle
The recurring cycle of expiry months for which options on a particular security can be available. Basic options are placed in one of three cycles; Cycle 1 (the January-April-July-October, or the first month of each quarter); Cycle 2 (the second month of each quarter); or Cycle 3 (the third month of each quarter).
Expiration date
The last day (in the case of American-style) or the only day (in the case of European-style) on which an option may be exercised.
Expiration time
The time of day by which all exercise notices must be received on the expiration date.
Ex-pit transaction
Explicit bankruptcy costs
Specific costs incurred during the bankruptcy process such as legal fees, court costs, consultants' fees, and document preparation expenses.
Explicit tax
A tax specifically collected by a government; includes income, withholding, property, sales, and value-added taxes and tariffs.
Exploding term sheet
Venture capital jargon. Often a proposed term sheet might explode or be null and void in a fixed period set to negotiate the final contract.
Export
To sell goods or services to another country.
Export Commodity Control List
A listing administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce of items requiring validated export licenses for shipment to some or all countries.
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Futures
Contracts covering the sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery on a commodity exchange.
Position
A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into.
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
Floor
1) The area of a stock exchange where active trading occurs. 2) The price at which a stop order is activated (when the price drops low enough to activate such an order). 3) In context of interest rates, a level which an interest rate or currency is structured not to go below.
Long
To have bought more of something than one has sold of it.
Short
One who has sold a contract to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting purchase; the opposite of a long position.
Cash
The value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company. Usually includes bank accounts and marketable securities, such as government bonds and banker's acceptances.
Market
1) The total demand for a good. 2) The set of all actual and potential buyers of a good or service. 3) The place where people buy and sell. 4) The process by which buyers and sellers of goods, services and factors of production interact to determine prices and quantifies.
Hedge
A measure used to offset losses or potential losses.
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Experience rating
A technique insurance companies use to determine the correct price of a policy premium.
Expiration
The time an option contract lapses.
Expiration cycle
The recurring cycle of expiry months for which options on a particular security can be available. Basic options are placed in one of three cycles; Cycle 1 (the January-April-July-October, or the first month of each quarter); Cycle 2 (the second month of each quarter); or Cycle 3 (the third month of each quarter).
Expiration date
The last day (in the case of American-style) or the only day (in the case of European-style) on which an option may be exercised.
Expiration time
The time of day by which all exercise notices must be received on the expiration date.
Ex-pit transaction
Explicit bankruptcy costs
Specific costs incurred during the bankruptcy process such as legal fees, court costs, consultants' fees, and document preparation expenses.
Explicit tax
A tax specifically collected by a government; includes income, withholding, property, sales, and value-added taxes and tariffs.
Exploding term sheet
Venture capital jargon. Often a proposed term sheet might explode or be null and void in a fixed period set to negotiate the final contract.
Export
To sell goods or services to another country.
Export Commodity Control List
A listing administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce of items requiring validated export licenses for shipment to some or all countries.
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