The public trading market that is formed once an initial public offering (IPO) has been distributed and the stock has…

The action which an investor takes by entering into an interest rate swap in order to offset an exposure to…

A public shell corporation that has been formed either through issuance of shares following a bankruptcy (these shares are publicly…

The liquidation of an option position while at the same time taking an essentially equivalent position in an option with…

A shell company that is formed from scratch for the purpose of serving as a shell company. In other words,…

The process of locking in a futures trader’s roll-over costs (i.e., hedging the trader’s roll risk) involving going long (buying)…

An option trading strategy which involves selling a far-month call option and buying a near-month call in order to benefit…

A security that is traded on more than one exchange. For example, a Japanese company may list its shares in…

A calendar straddle that is designed to profit as the underlying is expected to break out in either direction. This…

A market activity that results from a floor broker or a brokerage firm executing trades on behalf of clients and…