Stock Market Glossary - C
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Close - The end of a trading day. The price at the end of this time is what is shown in the newspaper
Close Position - Getting out of a position in a certain stock.
Correction - A price change (usually atleast 10%) of a stock or security.
Cross Trade - A practice in which buy and sell orders for the same stock are offset without recording the trade, outlawed on most exchanges.
Call - A contract giving the owner the right to buy a specified amount of a security at a specified price within a specified time.
Call Option - Agreement that gives an investor the right to buy a stock at a specified price within a specific time period.
Call Ratio Backspread - A bullish investment strategy which combines options to create a spread which has limited risk and a mixed chance for profit
Capped Option - An option with an pre-determined profit cap.
Cash-or-Nothing Call - A type of option whose payoff is set to a specified fixed price if the final asset price is above the strike price and is otherwise zero.
Cash-or-Nothing Put - A type of option whose payoff is set to a specified fixed price if the final asset price is below the strike price and is otherwise zero.
Clearing House - A firm that guarantees the obligations of the parties in an exchange traded swap.
Combination - When an investor holds a position in both call and put options on the same asset.
Commission House - A brokerage firm which manages futures contracts for customer accounts.
Commodity - Any bulk good that is traded on an exchange.
Commodity Swap - A swap where exchanged cash flows are dependant on the price of an underlying commodity.
Compound Option - Having an option on an option.
Convergence - Change in price of a futures contract towards the price of the underlying cash commodity.
Covered Call - A combination of owning shares of a corporation and selling a call option on those shares.
Credit Derivative - Privately held negotiable bilateral contracts that allow users to reduce their exposure to credit risk
Currency Swap - A swap that involves the exchange of principal and interest in one currency for the same in a different currency.
Call - A contract giving the owner the right to buy a specified amount of a security at a specified price within a specified time.
Call Option - Agreement that gives an investor the right to buy a stock at a specified price within a specific time period.
Call Ratio Backspread - A bullish investment strategy which combines options to create a spread which has limited risk and a mixed chance for profit
Capped Option - An option with an pre-determined profit cap.
Cash-or-Nothing Call - A type of option whose payoff is set to a specified fixed price if the final asset price is above the strike price and is otherwise zero.
Cash-or-Nothing Put - A type of option whose payoff is set to a specified fixed price if the final asset price is below the strike price and is otherwise zero.
Clearing House - A firm that guarantees the obligations of the parties in an exchange traded swap.
Combination - When an investor holds a position in both call and put options on the same asset.
Commission House - A brokerage firm which manages futures contracts for customer accounts.
Commodity - Any bulk good that is traded on an exchange.
Commodity Swap - A swap where exchanged cash flows are dependant on the price of an underlying commodity.
Compound Option - Having an option on an option.
Convergence - Change in price of a futures contract towards the price of the underlying cash commodity.
Covered Call - A combination of owning shares of a corporation and selling a call option on those shares.
Credit Derivative - Privately held negotiable bilateral contracts that allow users to reduce their exposure to credit risk
Currency Swap - A swap that involves the exchange of principal and interest in one currency for the same in a different currency.
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