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Switching

Liquidating a position and simultaneously reinstating a position in another futures contract of the same type.

Switching

1. The act of closing a position and opening another with better prospects. This term often applies to securities and mutual funds. See also: Load.

2. In futures, the act of liquidating a contract and using the proceeds to buy another on the same type with a longer maturity. This is often done to avoid receiving delivery of the underlying.

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The present study aims to investigate the patterns and functions of code switching in English language classrooms.

The Functions of Code Switching in ESL Classrooms of Sindh University

The ferrite C/R switch is configured as a ring of 12 ferrite switches, so the switching is performed electronically with no moving parts.

Miniaturized ferrite switch networks. (Product Feature)

PM DCS-E also upgraded the 5th Signal Command Remote Operations and Maintenance Center at Heidelberg with workstations connected to the Switching Control Center Network Management System, which provides management oversight and control of the installed base of EWSD switches in Europe.

New switch beefs up DISN-E backbone

Switching stavudine or zidovudine to abacavir for HIV lipoatrophy: A randomized, controlled, open-label, multicentre, 24-week study.

Lipoatrophy and antiretroviral drug changes

Though you can't do switching without any routing at all, you can switch packets once they are inside an autonomous system if you do the routing once as the packet enters.

What's all the noise about switching layers?

A common problem when implementing switching is a lack of appreciation for the potential effects of adding significant lengths of transmission lines such as cable.

Understanding star switching

Typical applications for the CAN bus switches include automatic test equipment (ATE) where a switching network (switch matrix) is required to connect a multiport device under test to various types of test equipment.

SMART SWITCHES WITH A CAN SERIAL COMMUNICATION BUS

The attraction to vendors of Layer 4 switching is irresistible: the Layer 2 (LAN) switch market exploded because these switches inexpensively micro-segmented LANs, thus providing vast performance improvements at a fraction of the cost of routers.

All right, already ... enough layers!

When a local exchange delivers a telephone call to the network, it arrives at one of these switching centers, which can handle up to 700,000 calls an hour.

Finding fault: the formidable task of eradicating software bugs

The automatic switching of lighting sources has been realized by the light control switch.

Light Control Switch Market Set for Rapid Growth And Trend, by 2018-2028

Two major approaches are taken to optical fiber signal switching: One involves conversion to and from an electrical form and one doesn't.