Discretionary account
Discretionary account means a commodity futures or commodity option trading account for which buying or selling orders can be placed or originated, or for which transactions can be effected, under a general authorization and without the specific consent of the customer, whether the general authorization for such orders or transactions is pursuant to a written agreement, power of attorney, or otherwise.
Source
17 CFR § 15.00
Scoping language
As used in parts 15 to 19, and 21 of this chapter: