Contracts
Technique
Index finger pointed vertical, touching the chin, and the rest of fingers closed.
Origin
CME version.
One Year Bundle; Part 1
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Index finger pointed vertical, touching the chin, and the rest of fingers closed.
CME version.
Bundling motion with both hands.
CME version.
Fist is held near mouth and rotated in circles.
Serial sounds like cereal, so action mimics eating spoonful of cereal. CME version.
Fist bangs in the air.
Using force of fist to pack. CME version.
Hand is held to head and mimics removing hat.
Cap or hat. CME version.
Thumb and index finger are held to form the letter "L."
"L" for LIBOR. CME version.
Thumb and index and middle fingers are extended outward.
Fingers form an "F" for the first letter of the country and currency. CME version.
Fist is held near mouth and mimics drinking from coffee cup.
Coffee is a Brazilian export. CME version.
Fist pounds on the head.
Play on name of currency. CME version.
Thumb and index finger mimic twirling of mustache.
Stereotype of Mexican with mustache. CME version.
Index finger is extended and draws circle around face.
Rand sounds like round. CME version.
Hand is cupped to ear.
Euro sounds like "ear." CME version.
Hand is held with fingers extended outward. Thumb is pressed to ring finger.
Duck-billed platypus, native to Australia. CME version.
Index and middle finger placed horizontally beneath the nose.
Hitler's mustache. CME version.
Index and middle finger placed horizontally beneath the nose.
Hitler's mustache. CME version.
Index finger is extended and pulls back corner of eye.
Stereotype of Asian with slanted eyes. CME version.
Hand is cupped to form the letter "C."
"C" is first letter of Canada. CME version.
Thumb and index finger squeeze nose.
Gas smells bad. NYMEX version.
Hand is held flat against the forehead and moved laterally.
Heating, hot, sweating. CME version.
Functions
Many different functional hand signals were developed to facilitate new contracts, the options markets and to be more specific in order execution. Generally, such functional signals were highly localized and their use confined to one exchange or even one pit.