It stands for Dutch auction rate transferable securities preferred stock; a preferred stock whose dividend is reset at specified periods…

An arbitrage strategy that is based on buying a convertible security (like convertible bonds) and simultaneously selling short the issuing…

A fixed-income strategy that aims at buying new cash-generating assets so that their cash inflows will be used to match…

A constant maturity credit default swap (CMCDS) in which the rate is capped at a specific level. This swap combines…

A certificate of deposit that offers an investor the choice to combine any desired maturity and deposit size to meet…

A transaction that involves simultaneously taking a cash position and futures position on the same underlying. That means, a position taken…

A floating-rate note (FRN) which has a minimum and a maximum interest rate, i.e., an embedded collar. This collar has…

An index that is composed of securities that represent the overall market. The index includes a sufficiently diverse set of...

The spread that would be realized over the whole risk-free spot rate curve if a given risky security such as…

A stock that is issued by a very large company, specifically with a market capitalization of ranging between $5-10 billion.…