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Pit
(redirected from Pit pony)

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Pit
A specific area of the trading floor that is designed for the trading of commodities, individual futures, or option contracts.

Ring
A place on an exchange assigned for the trading of certain commodities, futures, or options. It is also called a pit or a trading pit.

pit
A location on a commodities exchange trading floor where the futures of a particular commodity are traded. Also called ring.


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CAPTION(S): * A TOUGH LIFE FOR MAN AND BEAST: Miner Herman Kaye with pit pony Jock at Hepworth Iron Works in 1953 (Examiner ref: 53-0063,TmcHUD310809-ke08381) * SHIFT'S END: Miner D Horne hands in his lamp at the end of a hard day's work (Examiner ref: 53-0062, TmcHUD310809-ke08380)
CAPTION(S): Mike Kirkup who interviewed Sir John for his book on North Seaton Colliery ON DISPLAY: The young John Hall, circled, watching an old Ashington tradition of someone riding a pit pony around the town.
MY WEEK Punting high Backing Black Bear Island for my maximum in a match bet against pit pony Gan Amhras in the Derby.
 
 
 
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