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Definition of 'Noncommercial Trader'
A classification used by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to identify traders that use the futures market for speculative purposes.
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Investopedia explains 'Noncommercial Trader'
Generally, the category of noncommercial trader includes individual investors, hedge funds, and some large financial institutions. If noncommercial traders (speculators) have a substantial number of short positions, it can be inferred that this group of investors believes the price of the underlying asset is going to decrease.
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Search results for 'Noncommercial Trader'
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/05/COTreport.asp
... interest in CHF futures will allow the trader to correctly guess the direction of
USD/CHF 73% of the time. Figure 2: Net positions of noncommercial traders in ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/02/120402.asp
... So the trader must then look at a newsletter called the Bullish Review ... Large speculators
are considered noncommercial traders by the report because they meet ...
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