futures commission merchant

futures commission merchant definition - finance
A company or individual who solicits orders to buy or sell futures contracts or options that are traded on organized exchanges. Also called commission house or wire house.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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