Finance

Category: C

  • Commodity Exchange

    Concept of Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in Futures TradingIn this context of the United States financial law, the following is a definition of Commodity Exchange Act (CEA): The Commodity Exchange Act, 7 USC 1, et seq., provides for the federal regulation of commodity futures and options trading […]

  • Conversion Factors

    Concept of Conversion Factors in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Conversion Factors: Numbers published by a futures exchange to determine invoice prices for debt instruments deliverable against bond or note futures contracts. A separate […]

  • Credit Event

    Concept of Credit Event in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Credit Event: An event such as a debt default or bankruptcy that will affect the payoff on a credit derivative, as defined in the derivative agreement.

  • Client

    Definition of ClientThis is the meaning of Client published by Marco Terry: A factoring client who sells their invoices to the factor. Not to be confused with the term customer.

  • Carrying Charges

    Concept of Carrying Charges in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Carrying Charges: Also called Cost of Carry. Cost of storing a physical commodity or holding a financial instrument over a period of time. These charges include insurance, storage, […]

  • Chartist

    Concept of Chartist in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Chartist: Technical trader who reacts to signals derived from graphs of price movements.

  • Customer

    Definition of CustomerThis is the meaning of Customer published by Marco Terry: A company that purchases products or services from the factoring client and who will pay the invoice that is factored by the client.

  • Commodity Exchange Commission

    Concept of Commodity Exchange Commission (CEC) in Futures TradingIn this context of the United States financial law, the following is a definition of Commodity Exchange Commission (CEC): The Commodity Exchange Commission was the successor commission to the Grain Futures Commission, which was […]

  • Clearing Organization

    Concept of Clearing Organization in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Clearing Organization: An entity through which futures and other derivative transactions are cleared and settled. It is also charged with assuring the proper conduct of each […]

  • Closing Trade

    Concept of Closing Trade in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): A bought or sold trade which is used partly to offset an open position, or fully offset it and close it out.ResourcesSee AlsoDerivatives Contract

  • Credit Default Option

    Concept of Credit Default Option in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Credit Default Option: A put option that makes a payoff in the event the issuer of a specified reference asset defaults. Also called default option.

  • Close

    Concept of Buy (or Sell) On Close in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Buy (or Sell) On Close: To buy (or sell) at the end of the trading session within the closing price range.

  • Copula

    Concept of Copula in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): A statistical tool describing how the distribution of single risks join together to form joint risk distribution. Copulas are used in the valuation of synthetic CDO tranches […]

  • Co-Location

    Concept of Co-Location in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Co-Location: The placement of servers used by market participants in close physical proximity to an electronic trading facility’s matching engine in order to facilitate high-frequency trading.

  • Calypso

    Concept of Calypso in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): A single integrated platform that supports trading, risk management and processing (real-time monitoring) for credit, interest rate, equity, commodity and foreign exchange […]