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Saturday's Term
Aggregation
Definition:
The principle under which all futures positions owned or controlled by one trader (or group of traders acting in concert) are combined to determine reporting status and compliance with speculative position limits. See CFTC Backgrounder: Speculative Limits, Hedging, and Aggregation.
Ponzi Scheme
Definition:
Named after Charles Ponzi, a man with a remarkable criminal career in the early 20th century, the term has been used to describe pyramid arrangements whereby an enterprise makes payments to investors from the proceeds of a later investment rather than from profits of the underlying business venture, as the investors expected, and gives investors the impression that a legitimate profit-making business or investment opportunity exists, where in fact it is a mere fiction.
Exercise Price (Strike Price)
Definition:
The price, specified in the option contract, at which the underlying futures contract, security, or commodity will move from seller to buyer.
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