Report of the Federal Trade Commission on the Grain Trade, Volume 7U.S. Government Printing Office, 1926 - Grain trade |
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... . Scalpers largely omitted___ Price trends for options represented .. 3. Comparative size of trades-- Indicated average size of trades at Chicago__ . The Minneapolis exchange-- . 102 103 103 103 104 106 107 107 108 6.
... . Scalpers largely omitted___ Price trends for options represented .. 3. Comparative size of trades-- Indicated average size of trades at Chicago__ . The Minneapolis exchange-- . 102 103 103 103 104 106 107 107 108 6.
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... in delivery months_ . Exploiting requirements regarding deliverable grades___ 3. Anticorner rules Early exchange rules___ Changes in the rule at Chicago --- . 210 211 211 212 213 216 216 217 217 218 The speculator's function_.
... in delivery months_ . Exploiting requirements regarding deliverable grades___ 3. Anticorner rules Early exchange rules___ Changes in the rule at Chicago --- . 210 211 211 212 213 216 216 217 217 218 The speculator's function_.
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... Exchange members often bears-- Effect of artificial discounts___ 5. Elevator facilities as a means of manipulation ... . Elevator use and exploitation of futures_- Manipulative powers of the elevators____ 6. Manipulative use of news and ...
... Exchange members often bears-- Effect of artificial discounts___ 5. Elevator facilities as a means of manipulation ... . Elevator use and exploitation of futures_- Manipulative powers of the elevators____ 6. Manipulative use of news and ...
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... exchange , according to the data , chiefly 1915 to 1917__ . 53. Average elapsed days ( days open ) for the Chicago board card short and long , member and nonmember , by groups of op chiefly 1915 to 1917-- 54. Average elapsed days ( days ...
... exchange , according to the data , chiefly 1915 to 1917__ . 53. Average elapsed days ( days open ) for the Chicago board card short and long , member and nonmember , by groups of op chiefly 1915 to 1917-- 54. Average elapsed days ( days ...
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... exchanges need the assistan sure from public opinion on the more or less inert mass o bership . The supervisory and regulatory powers of the of Agriculture recently provided by the grain futures act a needed means for obtaining ...
... exchanges need the assistan sure from public opinion on the more or less inert mass o bership . The supervisory and regulatory powers of the of Agriculture recently provided by the grain futures act a needed means for obtaining ...
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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.