Comanager Term used with international bond issues or syndicated Eurocredit. Banks ranking below the lead managers who normally aid the lead manger bank with the pricing and processes pertaining to the instrument’s issue. … [Read more...]
Combination Matching
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Combination Matching Also termed horizon matching. Variant of cash flow matching and multi-period immunization wherein a constantly duration matched portfolio is built and over the initial years it is cash matched. … [Read more...]
Combination Strategy
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Combination Strategy Refer: Straddle. Strategy wherein puts and calls with same strike price and expiry date are either sold or bought simultaneously. … [Read more...]
Commercial Draft
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Commercial Draft Demand for payment made by bank on behalf of someone. … [Read more...]
Commercial Paper
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Commercial Paper Unsecured promissory notes, issued by a corporation, that have short term maturity. A CP normally matures before 270 days with 30 to 50 day terms being the most common maturity range. … [Read more...]
Commercial Risk
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Commercial Risk Risk arising from a possibility that an overseas borrower will not fulfill repayment commitments owing to bankruptcy or other business events. … [Read more...]
Commercial Trader
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Commercial Trader CFTC classification that describes traders who use futures markets primarily to carry out hedging transactions. … [Read more...]
Commission
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Commission Also termed round-turn. A charge/ fee charged by the broker to carry out trades. The fee normally depends on the number and dollar value of bonds, shares, options transacted. The deregulation in 1975, opened up the market discount brokers who do not offer advice like full … [Read more...]
Commission Broker
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Commission Broker Brokers functioning within specific exchanges working on behalf of a specific brokerage house and transacting with stocks for commissions. … [Read more...]
Commitment
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Commitment Refer: Open interest. Refers to the obligation undertaken by a futures contract trader to make or take delivery. … [Read more...]
Commitment Fee
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Commitment Fee Fees charged by commercial banks for giving its legal commitment to make a loan in future. … [Read more...]
Common Law
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Common Law Unwritten laws followed in the U.S. based on court precedents. Used for judging novel cases where existing statutes do not suffice for resolving issues. … [Read more...]
Common Size Statement
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Common Size Statement Statement wherein all items are represented as a percentage of a specified base figure. Used in analyzing trends and to track the relationship among various items in the financial statements. … [Read more...]
Commodity
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Commodity Physical substances like foods, metals etc that are sold or purchased through future contracts by investors. … [Read more...]
Common Market
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Common Market An agreement between two or more countries that permits the free movement of capital and labor as well as goods and services. … [Read more...]
Common Stock
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Common Stock Securities representing any company’s equity ownership. Common shares give voting rights to elect the company directors and entitle the holder to dividend payments or a share of profits in the form of share price appreciation. … [Read more...]
Common Stock/Other Equity
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Common Stock/Other Equity Also termed shareholders' equity. Measure of outstanding common shares value at par, plus retained earnings that are accumulated. … [Read more...]
Common Stock Equivalent
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Common Stock Equivalent Convertible securities that can be traded like equity owing to the high market price of the common stock optioned therein. … [Read more...]
Common Stock Market
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Common Stock Market A marketplace where equities, with exception of preferred stock are traded. … [Read more...]
Common Stock Ratio
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Common Stock Ratio A ratio that evaluates the relative entitlements of shareholders to earnings on each share and equity of the firm (share book value). … [Read more...]
