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Futures Terms |
| Browse our glossary of terms by using the Alphabet below. You may also search the glossary by using the search box in the right column. | |
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| Term | Definition |
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| Rights Offering | A grant by the issuing company to existing shareholders of the right to buy additional shares, in quantities proportional to current ownership, before they are offered to the general public. |
| Rollover | The transfer of a futures position from one delivery / expiry month to another - involving the purchase (sale) of the nearby month and the simultaneous and corresponding sale (purchase) of a further delivery or expiry month. |
| Round-trip | The opening purchase (sale) of a futures contract and the subsequent opposite and closing transaction in the same contract. Transaction costs are often quoted on a round-trip basis. |