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    CTA
    commodities trading adviser.
  • C.T.A.
    C.T.A.
    abbreviation
    with the will annexed.

CTA

1 American  
  1. commodities trading adviser.


C.T.A. 2 American  

abbreviation

Law.
  1. with the will annexed.

    an administrator C.T.A.


Etymology

Origin of C.T.A.

From Latin cum testāmentō annexō

Example Sentences

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The CTA is an arrangement dating back to 1922 when 26 of Ireland's 32 counties were granted a large degree of independence by the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

CTA President David Goldberg also praised “significant and long-fought-for wins for educators, students, and families.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The goal is to make “a set of shared demands” at “the same time across the state,” the CTA said in a press release.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“As a reminder, these strategies react to changes in volatility on a longer horizon than their CTA counterparts, so their impact will be more visible on sustained and structural shifts in market volatility,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Exiled voters represent only a fraction of ethnic Tibetans -- whom the CTA estimates at six million worldwide, compared with more than seven million China counted in its 2020 census.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

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