Anticipating future price movement using historical prices, trading volume, open interest and other trading data to study price patterns.

The smallest allowable increment of price movement for a contract.

A customer order that designates the time during which it can be executed.

Part of the order-routing process in which the time of day is stamped on an order. An order is time-stamped when it is (1) received on the trading floor, and (2) completed.

The amount of money option buyer are willing to pay for an option in the anticipation that, over time, a change in the underlying futures price will cause the option to increase in value.

The difference between a nation's imports and exports of merchandise.

See Position Limit

See U.S. Treasury Bill

See U.S. Treasury Bond

See U.S. Treasury Note