Currency Basket

Currency Basket Also termed currency cocktail. The monetary worth of currency portfolio that has specific quantities of each currency. This value is used to establish another currency’s market value. … [Read more...]

Currency Future

Currency Future Contract encompassing a financial future agreement to deliver foreign currency specified in the contract. … [Read more...]

Currency Overlay

Currency Overlay Outsourcing the currency risk management to a firm specializing in this area, called the overlay manager. Separates the currency risk management from asset allocation decisions. … [Read more...]

Currency Risk

Currency Risk Refer: Exchange rate risk. Risk arising from the fluctuations in currency exchange rates. … [Read more...]

Currency Risk Sharing

Currency Risk Sharing Formal agreement among transacting parties to share the transaction risk pertaining to currency rate fluctuations. A customized hedge contract may be embedded in the transaction to facilitate risk sharing. … [Read more...]

Currency Selection

Currency Selection Allocation of assets wherein investments are chosen from among those denominated in varying currencies by the investor. … [Read more...]

Current Assets

Current Assets The monetary worth of accounts receivable, saleable securities, inventories, cash plus other assets convertible within a year to cash. … [Read more...]

Current Coupon

Current Coupon Bonds that have a current sale price that is nearly equal to par value. The coupon is almost the same as the yield offered for fresh bond issues that come with similar risk and maturity terms. … [Read more...]

Current Liabilities

Current Liabilities Funds required to pay salaries, debts payable within a year, accounts payable, interest. … [Read more...]

Current Issue

Current Issue The latest issue auctioned among Treasury securities. Active trading occurs in current issues as compared with issues that are off-the-run issues. … [Read more...]

Current Maturity

Current Maturity Time left until maturity on a debt instrument calculated from current time. … [Read more...]

Current / Non-current Method

Current / Non-current Method A currency conversion/ translation technique. All current liabilities and assets of the foreign subsidiary are converted to domestic currency using the prevailing exchange rate. Assets/ liabilities that are non current are converted using historical … [Read more...]

Current Price

Current Price Real time price of a security traded on the exchange. … [Read more...]

Current Ratio

Current Ratio Ratio that indicates the ability of a business to repay debt taken for short term periods. Higher ratio indicates greater liquidity. Formula: Current assets divided by current liabilities. … [Read more...]

Current-Coupon Issues

Current-Coupon Issues Refer: Benchmark issues. Bonds that have coupons that match market rates. … [Read more...]

Cushion Bonds

Cushion Bonds Bonds that carry high coupons but sell with moderate premium since they can be called at prices lower than the sale price of similar non-callable bonds. These are popular investments when a fall is imminent in the markets. … [Read more...]

Custodial Fees

Custodial Fees Amount collected as fee by institutions that undertake safekeeping of securities on the investor’s behalf. … [Read more...]

Custodial Receipt

Custodial Receipt Usually non-transferable receipt that represents securities held by a custodian. It denotes that the depositor has ownership of the security held in custody. … [Read more...]

Customary Payout Ratios

Customary Payout Ratios Payout ratio range usually calculated on the basis of an assessment of firms that are considered peers. … [Read more...]