Crush Spread — A trading strategy used in the soybean futures market. A soybean crush spread is often used by traders to manage risk by combining soybean, soybean oil and soybean meal futures positions, into a single position. The spread position is used to… … Investment dictionary
crush spread — The purchase of soybean futures and the simultaneous sale of soybean oil and meal futures. Chicago Board of Trade glossary A type of commodity product spread which involves the purchase of soybean futures and the sale of soybean oil and soybean… … Financial and business terms
reverse-crush spread — The spread between soya beans and soya bean products created by buying soya bean oil and soya bean meal futures and selling soya bean futures. Exchange Handbook Glossary … Financial and business terms
reverse crush spread — The sale of soybean futures and the simultaneous purchase of soybean oil and meal futures. Chicago Board of Trade glossary … Financial and business terms
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spread-eagle — I verb 1. stretch out completely (Freq. 1) They spread eagled him across the floor • Hypernyms: ↑stretch, ↑extend • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2 … Useful english dictionary
Crush, Tear, Curl — Black tea produced through CTC processing Crush, Tear, and Curl (also Cut, Twist, Curl) is a method of processing black tea, similar to that of orthodox tea manufacture. Instead of the leaves being rolled as a final stage, they are passed through … Wikipedia
Spread Option — A type of option that derives its value from the difference between the prices of two or more assets. Spread options can be written on all types of financial products including equities, bonds and currencies. This type of position can be… … Investment dictionary
Intercommodity Spread — Going long on one futures market in a given delivery month and simultaneously going short on the same commodity and delivery month but a different futures market but with similar underlying asset. Examples of intercommodity spreads include the… … Investment dictionary
commodity-product spread — The simultaneous purchase (or sale) of a commodity and the sale (or purchase) of the products derived from that commodity; for example, buying soybeans and selling soybean oil and meal. This is known as a crush spread. Another example is the… … Financial and business terms
This article incorporates public domain material from the Congressional Research Service document "Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition" by Jasper Womach.
