Delivery Actions pertaining to futures contract settlement including receipt/ tender of the financial instrument or commodity underlying the contract. … [Read more...]
Delivery Date
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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...]
