| Term | Definition |
| AP | associated person |
| BOC | buy on close |
| BOO | buy on opening |
| CBOT | Chicago board of trade (cbt) |
| CEA | commodity exchange act |
| CFTC | commodity futures trading commission |
| CME | Chicago mercantile exchange |
| CMX | new york commodity exchange |
| COMEX | new york com exchange |
| CPO | commoditiy pool operator |
| CSCE | new york cotton exchange |
| fcm | futures commission merchant |
| fok | fill or kill |
| gpm | gross processing margin |
| Imm | international monetary market (cme) |
| ib | introducing broker |
| kc | Kansas city board of trade |
| mce | midamerica commodity exchange |
| mit | market if touched |
| mpls | Minneapolis grain exchange |
| nfa | national futures association |
| nyfe | new york futures exchange |
| nym | new york mercantile exchange |
| nymex | new york merchantile exch |
| rcr | registered commodity representative |