CFTC Stands for Commodity Futures Trading Commission- a federal agency established to regulate futures trading. The Congress established the CFTC in 1975. Before this, Commodity Exchange Authority of the USDA regulated these trades. … [Read more...]
Call Option
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Call Option Option contracts wherein the holder has a right of purchase of a given quantity of underlying asset/ commodity, with the strike price being pre determined, provided the purchase takes place within a given period. … [Read more...]
Close
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Close Refer Opposite: Opening. A trading session’s ending phase. Also may refer to price at closing. … [Read more...]
Currency Swap
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Currency Swap Formal agreement to exchange a sequence of given dues/ obligations denominated in currency A for a sequence of given dues/ obligations denominated in currency B. … [Read more...]
Callable
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Callable Financial securities where a call option is attached or where the issuer can call the security. For example, bonds with call options. … [Read more...]
Currency Option
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Currency Option A buy or sell option on foreign currency. … [Read more...]
Creation Unit
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Creation Unit The collection of shares/ securities that is one unit of a trust fund that underlies an ETF. … [Read more...]
Capital Gains Yield
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Capital Gains Yield Portion of change in price in return on a stock. … [Read more...]
Call Money Rate
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Call Money Rate Also termed broker loan rate. The rate of interest charged by banks to finance investor margin loans. Brokers add a service charge to the call money rate. … [Read more...]
Complete Capital Market
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Complete Capital Market Market wherein one distinct security that is marketable exists for every outcome possible. … [Read more...]
Completion Undertaking
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Completion Undertaking Agreement or undertaking to fulfill performance stipulations by the time of completion of a project. Or repayment of debt if such stipulations and conditions are not fulfilled. … [Read more...]
Current Rate Method
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Current Rate Method A currency conversion/ translation technique. Each item shown in foreign currency in the balance-sheet as well as income statement is translated using the exchange rate prevailing currently. … [Read more...]
Checks and Balances
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Checks and Balances Procedures established to reduce mistakes or unethical behavior. Ensure that no individual or department has complete decision making authority. … [Read more...]
Characteristic Line
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Characteristic Line Market model as applied over one security. The security's beta is represented by the slope of the line. … [Read more...]
Current Yield
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Current Yield Coupon rate divided by price prevailing in the market for a bond or note. … [Read more...]
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)
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Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) A load fund that has a back end load. … [Read more...]
Correlation Coefficient
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Correlation Coefficient Standard measure used in statistics to evaluate the relation between two random variables. Formula covariance divided by the variables’ standard deviations. … [Read more...]
Commission House
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Commission House Refer: omnibus account, futures commission merchant. Any firm, that undertakes on behalf of customers, purchase and sales of future contracts. … [Read more...]
