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These facts are not designed to raise questions; instead, they 're to be part of your final review and used with any notes that you created during your studies.  \nCHAPTER 1 COMMODITY FUTURES  \n􀁹 Both parties to a futures contract have obligations.  \n􀁹 Contracts call for delivery from locations and at times that are specified in exchange rules.  \n􀁹 Contracts may allow for delivery of superior grade – for a premium; or inferior grade – at a discount.  \n􀁹 Place of delivery and acceptable locations (referred to as “regular for delivery warehouses”) must be approved by the Exchange.  \n􀁹 Speculators will cause higher liquidity and narrower price spreads.  \n􀁹 Floor brokers execute orders on behalf of others.  \n􀁹 Floor traders (also referred to as locals) trade for their own account.  \n􀁹 The clearinghouse becomes the buyer for every seller, and the seller for every buyer, thereby eliminating counter-party risk.  \n􀁹 Globex is an electronic platform for trading futures and options and is owned and operated by the CME.  \n􀁹 Electronically traded CME Globex products are interchangeable with floor-traded CME products.  \n􀁹 Side-by-side contracts trade simultaneously on CME Globex electronically and on the trading floor through open outcry.  \n􀁹 A futures contract that is traded on the ICE (Intercontinental Exchange) in London is interchangeable with a futures contract that is traded on a futures exchange in New York.  \nCHAPTER 2 REGULATIONS  \n􀁹 An AP is responsible for ensuring that the risk disclosure document is signed and dated at or prior to an account being opened.  \n􀁹 For some customers, the best disclosure statement is that trading futures is too risky.  \n􀁹 Spread positions should not be described as having little risk.  \n􀁹 An Option Disclosure Document must include the components that make up the option premium (i.e., time value and intrinsic value), but not the actual premium.  \n􀁹 If a customer refuses to disclose certain personal information, his account may still be opened.  \n􀁹 A margin agreement must be signed by all clients; there is no cash account for commodities.  \n􀁹 A transfer agreement, also referred to as a supplementary agreement, allows an FCM to transfer funds to/from a client’s securities account.  \n􀁹 FCMs must maintain net capital that is equal to or in excess of $1,000,000 .  \n􀁹 IBs must maintain net capital that is equal to or in excess of $45,000 .  \n􀁹 NFA members must keep books and records for five years.  \n􀁹 Speculative position limits only apply to speculators.  \n􀁹 Position reporting limits apply to both speculators and hedgers.  \n􀁹 If no transfer agreement was signed, an FCM must obtain the client’s specific, written approval for each transfer.  \n􀁹 An AP must have two years of experience in order to handle a discretionary account (unless the AP is a CTA) .  \n􀁹 Churning is defined as excessive trading in an account in an effort to generate commissions.  \n􀁹 The allocation of bunched orders is not required to be specified by the CTA at the time of order entry.  \n􀁹 The allocation of bunched orders must be done by the CTA or the account manager before the end of the day.  \n􀁹 The allocation of bunched orders is subject to fair, equitable, and non-preferential standards.  \n􀁹 A CPO may use a disclosure document for 12 months from the effective date.  \n􀁹 An associated person may have his registration held by two FCMs (dual registration) provided approval is obtained from both firms.  \nCHAPTER 3 PRICE FORECASTING  \n􀁹 The support is the level at which prices tend to stop falling.  \n􀁹 The resistance is the level at which prices tend to stop rising.  \n􀁹 Congestion is when prices are trapped in a trading range.  \n􀁹 A breakout occurs when prices break through an area of support or resistance.  \n􀁹 A breakout of an area ","cbCaiviKCLBu9Ouv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiviKCLBu9Ouv","pdf",1362471,"English","# CHAPTER 1 COMMODITY FUTURES\n## Obligations, delivery, and trading roles\n## Clearing, electronic trading platforms, and contract interchangeability\n# CHAPTER 2 REGULATIONS\n## Disclosures, margins, and transfer agreements\n## Capital, recordkeeping, and position limits\n# CHAPTER 3 PRICE FORECASTING\n## Support, resistance, congestion, and breakouts\n## Chart formations and cash-futures convergence\n# CHAPTER 4 PRICING\n## Treasury notes, bonds, and quotation mechanics","[{\"question\":\"What does “Crunch Time Facts” focus on for the exam?\",\"answer\":\"It provides a set of short, review-ready statements intended for final preparation. 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