Finance

Category: R

  • Related Exchange

    Concept of Related Exchange in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): The principal derivatives exchange on which listed options or futures contracts on the share or index are traded.ResourcesSee AlsoDerivatives Contract

  • Reporting Level

    Concept of Reporting Level in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Reporting Level: Sizes of positions set by the exchanges and/or the CFTC at or above which commodity traders or brokers who carry these accounts must make daily reports about the size […]

  • Request for Quote

    Concept of Request for Quote in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Request for Quote: A trading system or platform whereby market participants transmit a request for buy or sell prices for a specific instrument and transaction size to other market […]

  • Ratio

    Concept of Gold/Silver Ratio in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Gold/Silver Ratio: The number of ounces of silver required to buy one ounce of gold at current spot prices.

  • Random Walk

    Concept of Random Walk in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Random Walk: An economic theory that market price movements move randomly. This assumes an efficient market. The theory also assumes that new information comes to the market randomly. […]

  • Receiver

    Concept of Receiver in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): A credit swaption giving the option buyer the right to sell protection on a certain date at a certain price.ResourcesSee AlsoDerivatives Contract

  • Reference Asset

    Concept of Reference Asset in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Reference Asset: An asset, such as a corporate or sovereign debt instrument, that underlies a credit derivative.

  • Reserve

    Definition of ReserveThis is the meaning of Reserve published by Marco Terry: A specified amount of funds, often expressed as a percentage of the funding line that is used to cover bad debt expenses and payment shortages.

  • Rainbow

    Concept of Rainbow in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): A strategy which pays out the performance of the asset comprised in a basket which has performed the best/worst in a given time period relative to the other assets comprised […]

  • Replicating Portfolio

    Concept of Replicating Portfolio in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Replicating Portfolio: A portfolio of assets for which changes in value match those of a target asset. For example, a portfolio replicating a standard option can be constructed […]

  • Rebate

    Definition of RebateThis is the meaning of Rebate published by Marco Terry: The funds that are wired to your account once your customer pays the invoice in full. These are funds that were not initially advanced. The rebate is often calculated by subtracting the factoring fees and the advance […]

  • Repurchase Agreement

    Concept of Repo or Repurchase Agreement in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Repo or Repurchase Agreement: A transaction in which one party sells a security to another party while agreeing to repurchase it from the counterparty at some date in the […]

  • Risk Factor

    ResourcesSee AlsoDelta Futures Trading Consumer Protection Consumer Finance

  • Reference Entity

    Concept of Reference Entity in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): The underlying company or Sovereign which issues the debt obligation or obligations which constitute the reference obligation(s) under a credit […]

  • Risk Mitigation Service

    Concept of Risk Mitigation Service in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Risk Mitigation Service: Similar to Portfolio Compression Services, Risk Mitigation Service providers evaluate the portfolio of a swaps market participant and enter into new […]