Report of the Federal Trade Commission on the Grain Trade, Volume 7U.S. Government Printing Office, 1926 - Grain trade |
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... Difference in price in place and in time ... . Connection of markets by way of future quotations .. Futures as a world market . Broadening effect of deferred delivery . 5. Speculation described and defined__ . Speculation as an open ...
... Difference in price in place and in time ... . Connection of markets by way of future quotations .. Futures as a world market . Broadening effect of deferred delivery . 5. Speculation described and defined__ . Speculation as an open ...
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... Difference between scalpers and speculators_ . Economics of the scalping process .. Scalping operations Scalpers as a factor in the smallness of price changes --- . The relation of scalping to prices-- . 2. The pit scalping business _ ...
... Difference between scalpers and speculators_ . Economics of the scalping process .. Scalping operations Scalpers as a factor in the smallness of price changes --- . The relation of scalping to prices-- . 2. The pit scalping business _ ...
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... differences between end - of - May and first - of - June average cash prices , basis of lows , Chicago , 1891 to 1917-- 84. Differences between end - of - May and first - of - June five - day cash prices , basis of lows , by years ...
... differences between end - of - May and first - of - June average cash prices , basis of lows , Chicago , 1891 to 1917-- 84. Differences between end - of - May and first - of - June five - day cash prices , basis of lows , by years ...
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... difference exactly corresponding to the develops in cash grain markets between his purchase a of the actual wheat . As a matter of fact , the spread b and futures does not behave in this way . Although general a parallel movement ...
... difference exactly corresponding to the develops in cash grain markets between his purchase a of the actual wheat . As a matter of fact , the spread b and futures does not behave in this way . Although general a parallel movement ...
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... difference change in one market and in another , or in one option an or even in one grain and in another . The spreader , for e sell Chicago wheat and buy Minneapolis wheat when above Minneapolis , and buy the Chicago contract in and ...
... difference change in one market and in another , or in one option an or even in one grain and in another . The spreader , for e sell Chicago wheat and buy Minneapolis wheat when above Minneapolis , and buy the Chicago contract in and ...
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Board of Trade Bought Sold Bought broker buying cash grain Chicago futures classes clearing members close commission houses commodity corn and oats corner crop customers days open dealers December delivery month discounts effect exchange Federal Trade Commission figures future contracts future trading futures market gain or loss gains and losses grain futures grain trade groups of clearing hedger hedging July July-December Kansas City limit long side losses per bushel manipulation margin Minneapolis nonmember occupations October Open board open interests operations Ordinal analysis period pit scalpers purchases and sales Quan Ratio to transactions regards relation result roman type rule same-day trades sample Saturdays scalping scalping trades seller September short selling short side short trades Sold Bought Sold speculative spreads stop-loss order Sums of ordinals TABLE terminal elevators tion tity transactions per day volume of trading Wheat Corn Oats wheat futures wire houses
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Page 260 - All purchases and sales made by us for you are made in accordance with and subject to the rules, regulations and customs of the Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade where the trades are made and the rules, regulations and requirements of its Board of Directors, and all amendments that may be made thereto. The contract is made under the authority of the Act of Congress known as 'The Future Trading Act.
Page 412 - That the provisions of this Act shall cease to be in effect when the existing state of war between the United States and Germany shall have terminated, and the fact and date of such termination shall be ascertained and proclaimed by the President...
Page 99 - or ' scratch sales ' or ' pass-outs,' provided that the purchase and sale are made at the same exchange, on the same day, at the same price, and for the account of the same person, or (e) the sales are made by a broker on account of a principal, and the name of the principal is not disclosed to the buyer, provided the principal sells to the broker the same quantity and the same grade and kind of grain at the same price, on the same day, on the same...
Page 305 - Justice. (c) When the governing board thereof prevents the dissemination by the board or any member thereof, of false, misleading, or inaccurate report, concerning crop or market information or conditions that affect or tend to affect the price of commodities.
Page 305 - ... to affect the price of commodities, and any member who shall knowingly or carelessly disseminate such report shall be suspended by the Board of Directors from all privileges of membership for such period as the gravity of the offense committed may warrant.
Page 380 - In case anv property contracted for future delivery is not delivered at maturity of contract, the president shall appoint a committee of three from the membership at large, to be approved by the board of directors, which committee shall determine as nearly as possible the true commercial value of the commodity in question on the...
Page 260 - Please take notice that all orders for the purchase or sale of cotton, coffee, grain and provisions for future delivery are received and executed with the distinct understanding that ACTUAL DELIVERY is CONTEMPLATED and the party giving the order so understands and agrees.
Page 260 - All orders for the purchase and sale of any article are received and executed with the distinct understanding that actual delivery is contemplated and in accordance with and subject to the rules, regulations, and customs of the Exchange upon which the order is to be executed and the requirement of its Board of Directors and all amendments made thereto, and that the party giving the order so understands and agrees."5 The customer pleaded ignorance of the exchange by-laws and rules and contended that...
Page xxi - SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a report of the Federal Trade Commission with respect to the sale and distribution of milk and milk products.
Page 403 - I enclose herewith for your information a copy of resolutions recently adopted by the board of directors of the board of trade of the city of Chicago relative to the prohibition ' by Germany and France of the importation of American hog products.