clearing house

clearing house

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  • clearing house — A body through which futures or commodity trading takes place. It monitors transactions and provides a system for financial settlement. For exchange contracts, namely, transactions conducted through clearing houses, the clearing house also acts… …   Law dictionary

  • clearing house — clearing houses also clearing house 1) N COUNT If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information. The centre will act as a clearing house for research projects for former nuclear scientists.… …   English dictionary

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  • Clearing House (EU) — Clearing House is an obscure working group in the European Union established after the September 11, 2001 attacks. It is composed of national security services under the Common Foreign and Security Policy who meet regularly in Brussels on counter …   Wikipedia

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  • clearing house — An adjunct to a futures exchange through which transactions executed on its floor where trades are settled by a process of matching purchases and sales. A clearing organization is also charged with the proper conduct of delivery procedures and… …   Financial and business terms

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