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CAPM Capital Asset Pricing Model Theory in economics describing the linkage between risk and return. Used to price risky securities. The model asserts that only systematic risk is priced by rational investors. CAPM states that the rate of zero risk securities plus risk premium … [Read more...]
CARDs Stands for Certificates of Amortized Revolving Debt. Credit card receivables backed pass-through securities. … [Read more...]
CARs Stands for Certificates of Automobile Receivables. Automobile receivables backed pass-through securities. … [Read more...]
CBOE Stands for Chicago Board Options Exchange. Securities exchange that enables public trading of option contracts that are standardized. … [Read more...]
CEC Commodities Exchange Centre Central location of the New York futures exchanges - New York Mercantile exchange (NYMEX), - Commodity Exchange, Inc. (COMEX), - New York futures exchange (NYFE). - New York Cotton Exchange - Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa exchange (CSC) … [Read more...]
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...]
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange Non profit member owned corporation functioning as a central marketplace for futures and options trading. Market information pertaining to these instruments is collected and disseminated, the clearing mechanism is maintained and trading rules are … [Read more...]
CML- Capital Market Line Line represented by each combination of the market portfolio and the risk-free asset. … [Read more...]
COBRA- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act A health plan that allows continuation of health insurance coverage for a year and a half even if the holder quits his job, provided he was actively participating in the company's health plan during employment. … [Read more...]
Cable Rate of exchange between U.S. dollars and British pounds sterling. … [Read more...]
Calendar The new issues expected and scheduled to come into the market soon, presented as a list. … [Read more...]
Calendar Effect Differential performance of stocks during different times of the year. For example, month-of-the-year effect, January effect, holiday effect and day-of-the-week effect. … [Read more...]
Call Option giving a right to purchase the futures contract underlying it. … [Read more...]
Call an Option Exercising call option by buying the underlying asset … [Read more...]
Call Date A specific date, determined at time of issue, that falls before maturity date, whereupon the bond issuer can retire at a given call price, a portion of the bond. … [Read more...]
Call Market Marketplace wherein all transactions occur at predetermined intervals. The bids and asks are grouped and executed in bulk. The number of bid and ask instructions determines the market clearing price. … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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