Credit Period

Credit Period Time period over which credit is granted to a customer. … [Read more...]

Credit Risk

Credit Risk Refer: default risk. Risk arising from the possibility of default by a borrower or a debt security issuer or from the failure to make payment on negotiable instruments. … [Read more...]

Credit Scoring

Credit Scoring Technique used in statistics where many financial attributes are grouped to create a single score that indicates the creditworthiness of a customer. … [Read more...]

Credit Spread

Credit Spread Refer: Quality spread. Value of sold derivative less value of purchased derivative. … [Read more...]

Crediting rate

Crediting rate Rate of interest offered on an insurance policy that doubles as investment. … [Read more...]

Creditor

Creditor Individual or entity that loans money. … [Read more...]

Cross Default

Cross Default Arrangement wherein default occurring on one debt obligation prompts default on another. … [Read more...]

Cross Hedging

Cross Hedging Hedging technique that involves taking a position on a commodity different from the one underlying the hedged futures contract. … [Read more...]

Cross Holdings

Cross Holdings Shares belonging to one firm held by another corporation. … [Read more...]

Cross Rates

Cross Rates Rate of exchange in force over two currencies represented as a ratio. The ratio uses a third currency to compare the two currency exchange rates. … [Read more...]

Cross-Border Risk

Cross-Border Risk Denotes the return volatility in worldwide investments arising from events related to one particular country as compared with events related only to a specific financial or economic agent. … [Read more...]

Cross Border Financing

Cross Border Financing Financing arrangements that cross national borders. For example, cross border loans, LOCs, bankers acceptances issued in the U.S. for someone in China. … [Read more...]

Cross-Sectional Approach

Cross-Sectional Approach Method used in statistics that is applied at a specific time over a group of firms. … [Read more...]

Crossover Rate

Crossover Rate Level of return where two alternative projects carry the same NPV. … [Read more...]

Crown Jewel

Crown Jewel Asset or unit of a company that has a particularly high or significant value. … [Read more...]

Cum Dividend

Cum Dividend With dividend. Describes stocks whose owner is entitled to dividend. … [Read more...]

Cum Rights

Cum Rights With rights. Describes shares with rights attached. … [Read more...]

Cumulative Abnormal Return (CAR)

Cumulative Abnormal Return (CAR) Total of the difference that is seen between the return expected on stock and actual return generated owing to news released to marketplace. … [Read more...]

Cumulative Dividend Feature

Cumulative Dividend Feature Stipulation that dividends owed on preferred stock that are missed must be paid in full prior to dividend payments made to common share holders. … [Read more...]

Cumulative Preferred Stock

Cumulative Preferred Stock Also see: non-cumulative preferred stock. Stock of the preferred variety, wherein dividends accrue, if dividend payouts are not made on time by the issuer. … [Read more...]