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Call |
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(1) A period in which the price for each futures contract is established, i.e. an opening or closing call; (2) Buyer's Call - A purchase of a specified quantity of a specific grade of a commodity at a fixed number of points above or below a specified delivery month in futures, with the buyer being allowed a certain period of time within which to fix the price by either purchasing a futures contract for the account of the seller, or indicating to the seller when he wishes to fix price; (3) Seller's Call - Same as the buyer's call except that the seller has the right to determine the time to fix price |
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Call Date |
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Date upon which issuer can exercise a call feature. See also Call Feature |
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Call Feature |
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An option on the part of the issuer to redeem a bond issue prior to maturity at a predetermined price |
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Call Option |
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An option that gives the buyer the right to purchase (go "long") the underlying futures contract at the strike price on or before the expiration date |
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Call Price |
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Price at which a bond issue can be called, usually at par or a slight premium |
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Carry |
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The cost of financing (borrowing to buy) a position in financial instruments |
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Carry (Negative) |
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The condition in which the cost of financing (the short-term rate of interest) is more than the return on the instrument |
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Carry (Positive) |
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The condition in which the cost of financing (the short-term rate of interest) is less than the return on the instrument |
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Carrying Broker |
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A member of a commodity exchange, usually a clearinghouse member, through another broker or customer, chooses to clear all or some trades |
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Carrying Charges |
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(1) Those costs incurred in warehousing the physical commodity, generally including interest, insurance and storage; (2) Full Carrying Charge Market - A situation in the futures market when the price difference between delivery months reflects the full costs of interest, insurance and storage |
Carry |
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Over That part of current supplies of a commodity comprised of stocks from previous production/marketing seasons |
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Cash (Commodity) |
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The physical commodity as distinguished from Futures Contracts based upon the physical commodity; The commodity as acquired through a cash market |
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Cash Market |
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A market in which transactions for purchase and sale of the physical commodity are made under whatever terms are agreeable to buyer and seller and are legal under law and the rules of the market organization, if such exist. Cash Market can refer to an organized, self-regulated central market, such as the cash grain sections of commodity exchanges that also have futures contract trading, or such as the central stockyards in the livestock industry. It can also refer to an over-the-counter type of market, in which buyers, sellers, and/or dealers compete in decentralized locations, possibly under rules of an organized association. In still other uses, the term may refer to other methods of purchasing and selling the physical commodity as are prevalent in the industries using that commodity. For example, an elevator company in town and neighboring farmers who feed livestock may comprise a corn grower's cash market, even though no close organized relationship exists between them. See also Spot and Forward Contract |
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Cash Settlement |
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Transaction in which securities are delivered versus federal funds on the same day the transaction is made |
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Cable |
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Dealers slang for the Sterling/US Dollar exchange rate. |
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Call Rate |
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The overnight interbank interest rate. |
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Cash Market |
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The market for the purchase and sale of physical currencies. |
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Convertible Currency |
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Currency which can be freely exchanged for other currencies or gold without special authorisation from the appropriate central bank. |
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Counterparty |
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The customer or bank with whom a foreign deal is made. The term is also used in interest and currency swaps markets to refer to a participant in a swap exchange. |
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Cross Rate |
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An exchange rate between two currencies, usually constructed from the individual exchange rates of the two currencies, measured against the United States dollar. |
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Currency Swap |
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Contract which commits two counter-parties to exchange streams of interest payments in different currencies for an agreed period of time and to exchange principal amounts in different currencies at a pre-agreed exchange rate at maturity. |
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Currency Option |
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Option contract which gives the right to buy or sell a currency with another currency at a specified exchange rate during a specified period. |
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Currency Swaption |
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OTC Option to enter into a currency swap contract. |
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Currency Warrant |
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OTC Option; long-dated (more than one year) currency option. |
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Call Option |
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Agreement that gives an investor the right, but not the obligation to, buy a stock, bond, commodity or other instrument at a specified prices within a specific time period.
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Candlestick Charts |
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Price activity is aggregated and displayed for specific periods of time and coded in the form of candlesticks. The convention of candlesticks visually posts the open, high and low price of the period.
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Cash Market |
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The trading of securities according to their current or spot price, as opposed trading in a security for future delivery. |
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Channel |
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In charting, a price channel contains prices throughout a trend. There are three basic ways to draw channels: parallel, rounded and channels that connect lows or highs. |
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Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) |
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A commodity-trading market. |
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Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) |
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An exchange set up by the Chicago Board of Trade to trade stock options. |
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Closing Price |
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The last trading price of a stock when the market closes. |
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Composite Trading |
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Total amount of trading across all markets in a share that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or American Stock Exchange. This includes transactions on those exchanges, the five regional exchanges, and on the Nasdaq Stock Market. |
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Consolidation |
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A pause that allows market participants to reevaluate the market and sets the stage for the next price move. |
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
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A gauge of inflation that measures changes in the prices of consumer goods. The index is based on a list of specific goods and services purchased in urban areas, and is released monthly by the Labor Department. |
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Correction |
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A reverse movement, usually downward, in the price of an individual stock, bond, commodity, index, or the stock market as a whole.
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Crossed Market |
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A situation in which one broker's bid exceeds the lowest offer of another or vise versa. NASD rules prohibit a broker from intentionally entering such bids or offers.
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Cup and Handle |
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Accumulation pattern observed on bar charts and generally lasts from seven to 65 weeks. The cup is in the shape of a "U" and the handle is usually more than one or two weeks in duration. The handle is s downward drift with low trading volume from the right side. |
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CPI |
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Percentage change in Consumer Price Index, monthly, from Labor Department.
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CPI core |
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Percentage change in CPI excluding food and energy, monthly, from Labor Department. |
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CRB Index |
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Index of commodity prices, end of month reading, from Commodity Research Bureau. |
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Capacity utilization |
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Percentage of industrial capacity in use, monthly, from Federal Reserve.
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