Delivery Date - The last date before when an underlying commodity in a futures contract is required to be delivered. - Maturity date given in a currency forward contract. … [Read more...]
Delivery Notice
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Delivery Notice Refer: notice day. Intention issued by seller in writing, of making delivery against a short futures position that is open at a specific time. … [Read more...]
Delivery Points
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Delivery Points Points at which a commodity or financial instrument addressed by a futures contract is delivered in accordance with the terms of contract. These points are determined by futures exchanges. … [Read more...]
Delivery Price
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Delivery Price A clearing house established price that is used for invoicing futures deliveries. This price is also the one at which a futures contract will be settled at the time of delivery. … [Read more...]
Delivery Versus Payment
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Delivery Versus Payment Transactions wherein payments made for securities by buyers are due when the securities are delivered. Generally the payment is made to a financial institution/ bank by means of direct account credit, wire transfer or check. … [Read more...]
Delphi Method
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Delphi Method Tool used in projections that is based on analysis of the answers to questionnaires filled in by a group of experts. Many rounds of questionnaires may be sent out and the different results aggregated. … [Read more...]
Delta
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Delta Alternatively termed hedge ratio. Refers to change in call option price compared with underlying stock price expressed as a ratio. … [Read more...]
Delta Hedge
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Delta Hedge Strategy to hedge dynamically rather than passively, using options. The options are adjusted constantly in number, based on a function of the option’s delta. … [Read more...]
Delta Neutral
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Delta Neutral Denotes the portfolio value unaffected by fluctuations in the asset value wherein options are written on this asset. … [Read more...]
Demand Deposits
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Demand Deposits Zero interest checking accounts wherein, on demand, funds can be withdrawn. … [Read more...]
Demand Line of Credit
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Demand Line of Credit Line of credit granted by a bank that allows day to day or on demand borrowings by customers. … [Read more...]
Demand Master Notes
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Demand Master Notes Securities with short-term maturity that must be repaid on demand immediately. … [Read more...]
Demand Shock
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Demand Shock Any occurrence or event that impacts prevailing economic demand for goods and services. … [Read more...]
Delta Spread
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Delta Spread Strategy used in options trading wherein a delta neutral position is initially established by trader by simultaneously selling and buying options in line with neutral ratio. … [Read more...]
Dependent
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Dependent A capital budgeting project whose acceptance is dependent or contingent on another project’s acceptance. … [Read more...]
Depreciate
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Depreciate Allocation of the asset’s cost of acquisition over the period it is used by the business. … [Read more...]
Depreciation
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Depreciation Expense that is not directly translatable into cash, but that affords a free cash flow source. The allocation made to amortize the cost of acquisition of long term asset. The amortization takes place throughout the asset’s life. … [Read more...]
Depreciation Tax Shield
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Depreciation Tax Shield The tax advantage gained from depreciating plant and machinery measured in terms of monetary value received. … [Read more...]
Derivative Instruments
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Derivative Instruments Financial contracts wherein the price is dependent on that of an underlying asset. For example, options, futures. … [Read more...]
Derivative Product Company
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Derivative Product Company Entity created to act as counter party to derivative transactions. Often originates the product that is sold or guarantees an existing derivative product or acts as intermediary in such a transaction. … [Read more...]
