Finance

Category: C

  • Call

    Concept of Call in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following are some alternative definitions of Call: (a) An option contract that gives the buyer the right but not the obligation to purchase a commodity or other asset or to enter into a long futures position at a specified […]

  • CCC

    ResourcesSee AlsoCommodity Credit Corporation Futures Trading Consumer Protection Consumer Finance

  • Confirmation Statement

    Concept of Confirmation Statement in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Confirmation Statement: A statement sent by a futures commission merchant to a customer when a futures or options position has been initiated which typically shows the price […]

  • Concentration

    Definition of ConcentrationThis is the meaning of Concentration published by Marco Terry: The level for which a factor will fund a single customer in your portfolio. This is usually expressed as a percentage. Done as a risk management measure to ensure that a single account does not represent a […]

  • Commodity Index Trader

    Concept of Commodity Index Trader in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Commodity Index Trader: An entity that conducts futures trades on behalf of a commodity index fund or to hedge commodity index swap positions.

  • Cheapest-to-Deliver

    Concept of Cheapest-to-Deliver in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Cheapest-to-Deliver: Usually refers to the selection of a class of bonds or notes deliverable against an expiring bond or note futures contract. The bond or note that has the […]

  • Commitments

    ResourcesSee AlsoOpen Interest Futures Trading Consumer Protection Consumer Finance

  • COT

    ResourcesSee AlsoCommitments of Traders Report Futures Trading Consumer Protection Consumer Finance

  • Contract Size

    Concept of Contract Size in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Contract Size: The actual amount of a commodity represented in a contract.

  • Credit Derivative Transactions

    Markit Red (reference Entity Database)Concept of Markit Red (reference Entity Database) in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): A market standard reference entity database providing critical reference data used to document and […]

  • Commitments of Traders Report

    Concept of Commitments of Traders Report (COT) in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Commitments of Traders Report (COT): A weekly report from the CFTC providing a breakdown of each Tuesday’s open interest for markets in which 20 or more traders […]

  • Cash Price

    Concept of Cash Price in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Cash Price: The price in the marketplace for actual cash or spot commodities to be delivered via customary market channels.

  • Covered Option

    Concept of Covered Option in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Covered Option: A short call or put option position that is covered by the sale or purchase of the underlying futures contract or other underlying instrument. For example, in the case […]

  • Closing-Out

    Concept of Closing-Out in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Closing-Out: Liquidating an existing long or short futures or option position with an equal and opposite transaction. Also known as Offset.

  • Compounding

    Concept of Compounding in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): The process by which the value of an investment increases by adding the accumulated interest back on the principal amount. In effect, the investment is earning interest […]