Consol

Consol Bond that is not issued in capital markets in U.S., that has indefinite life. … [Read more...]

Consolidation

Consolidation Grouping two or more businesses to create a new business. … [Read more...]

Consortium Banks

Consortium Banks Subsidiary of a merchant bank established by several banks of same or varying nationalities. Such banks participate actively in loan syndication and are found in Euromarket most commonly. … [Read more...]

Constant-Growth Model

Constant-Growth Model Gordon-Shapiro model that applies the dividend discount model. Assumptions: (a) Future dividends have a fixed growth rate, (b) One single rate of discount. … [Read more...]

Consumer Credit

Consumer Credit Also termed retail credit. Firm’s credit granted to consumers so that they may purchase goods or services. … [Read more...]

Consumer Price Index

Consumer Price Index A measure of prices of consumer goods and services and of the inflation pace in the U.S. The CPI is published each month by U.S. Department of Labor. … [Read more...]

Contango

Contango Condition prevailing in the market where futures prices in the later/ distant delivery months are higher. … [Read more...]

Contingent Claim

Contingent Claim When a specified outcome or more such outcomes occur, the claim that can be made. … [Read more...]

Contingent Immunization

Contingent Immunization Active investment strategy used with bond portfolio wherein the money manager continues the same investment strategy until unfavorable investments push the present potential return to safety-net return level. An immunization strategy is now needed to be … [Read more...]

Contingent Pension Liability

Contingent Pension Liability Provisions of ERISA whereby a firm must pay up to 39% of the firm’s net worth to plan participants. … [Read more...]

Contingent Voting Power

Contingent Voting Power Granting of voting power to preferred shareholders, that occurs when a company fails to fulfill obligations described in the shareholding arrangement. Additional security is offered to holders of preferred instruments. … [Read more...]

Continuous Compounding

Continuous Compounding Accumulation of time value of money on a recurring or immediate basis forward in time. Interest accrues continuously, is also earned on itself continuously. … [Read more...]

Continuous Random Variable

Continuous Random Variable Random value capable of assuming any fractional value that is within a specified range, as opposed to a variable that is deemed discrete. … [Read more...]

Contract

Contract Denotes a trading agreement for a commodity or financial future. Also refers to any agreement between two parties of any transaction. … [Read more...]

Contract Month

Contract Month Settlement month for a futures contracts when giving or accepting delivery fulfills the contract. … [Read more...]

Contribution Margin

Contribution Margin Variable revenue minus variable cost. … [Read more...]

Contributory Value

Contributory Value Term used with real estate to refer to the contribution made by a given component to the overall property value. … [Read more...]

Control

Control A controlling voting power of 1 vote plus 50% of outstanding votes. … [Read more...]

Controlled Disbursement

Controlled Disbursement System that is used to present all checks at a single instance every day, usually during the first half. … [Read more...]

Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC)

Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) Overseas corporation where more than 50% of its voting stock is owned by U.S. citizens with 10% of total voting power being held by each at a minimum. … [Read more...]