Commodity glossary V
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Commodity Glossary
VANILLA OPTION
- The date agreed between parties for the settlement of a transaction
VARIATION MARGIN
- Additional margin, or collateral payable by an investor, resulting from an adverse movement in the price of the underlying asset in a forward, futures or options contract.
VOLATILITY
- Refers to options. The rate of change in the price of the underlying asset.
VOLUME
- On futures exchanges, the number of contracts traded in a session