Finance

Category: T

  • Transparency

    Concept of Transparency in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Transparency: Transparency in financial markets refers to the ability of a wide group of market participants and the public to access basic information describing market activity […]

  • Time Spread

    Concept of Horizontal Spread (also called Time Spread or Calendar Spread) in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Horizontal Spread (also called Time Spread or Calendar Spread): An option spread involving the simultaneous purchase and sale of options […]

  • Terminal Elevator

    Concept of Terminal Elevator in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Terminal Elevator: An elevator located at a point of greatest accumulation in the movement of agricultural products that stores the commodity or moves it to processors.

  • Transfer Notice

    Concept of Transfer Notice in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Transfer Notice: A term used on some exchanges to describe a notice of delivery. See Retender.

  • Treasury Bonds

    Concept of Treasury Bonds (or T-Bonds) in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Treasury Bonds (or T-Bonds): Long-term (more than ten years) obligations of the U.S. government that pay interest semiannually until they mature, at which time the […]

  • T-Bills

    Concept of Treasury Bills (or T-Bills) in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Treasury Bills (or T-Bills): Short-term zero coupon U.S. government obligations, generally issued with various maturities of up to one year.

  • Threshold

    Concept of Threshold in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): An amount of unsecured exposure a counterparty is prepared to accept before calling for collateral.ResourcesSee AlsoDerivatives Contract

  • Transfer Trades

    Concept of Transfer Trades in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Transfer Trades: Entries made upon the books of futures commission merchants for the purpose of: (a) transferring existing trades from one account to another within the same firm […]

  • Trade Option

    Concept of Trade Option in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Trade Option: A commodity option transaction in which the purchaser is reasonably believed by the writer to be engaged in business involving use of that commodity or a related commodity.

  • Transaction Fee

    Transaction Fee in relation to Home Equity Lines of CreditIn this context, a definition of Transaction Fee is provided: Fee charged each time a withdrawal or other speci? ed transaction is made on a line of credit, such as a balance transfer fee or a cash advance fee.

  • Treasury Notes

    Concept of Treasury Notes in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Treasury Notes: Same as Treasury bonds except that Treasury notes are medium-term (more than one year but not more than ten years).

  • Template

    Concept of Template in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): A standard reference source for a master agreement or confirmation which may either be published by an industry body or agreed between two counterparties.ResourcesSee […]

  • To-Arrive Contract

    Concept of To-Arrive Contract in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of To-Arrive Contract: A transaction providing for subsequent delivery within a stipulated time limit of a specific grade of a commodity.

  • Tender

    Concept of Tender in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Tender: To give notice to the clearing organization of the intention to initiate delivery of the physical commodity in satisfaction of a short futures contract. Also see Retender.

  • Transferable Option

    Concept of Transferable Option (or Contract) in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Transferable Option (or Contract): A contract that permits a position in the option market to be offset by a transaction on the opposite side of the market in the […]