An agency contract (aqd al-wakalah) in which the principal (muwakkel) restricts the acts or discretion of the agent (wakil). For…

A financial contract (specifically an electricity derivative) which allows the holder to pay a fixed price for underlying electricity irrespective…

The fifty large-capitalization stocks with outstanding growth record and prospects such as IBM, Kodak, McDonald’s, Disney, Xerox, DuPont, General Electric,…

Arabic (ربح المثل) for matching rate of profit or prevalent rate of profit or benchmark/reference profit rate. It refers to…

A position in successive Eurodollar (ED) futures contracts. For example, a Eurostrip may be constructed by taking a long position…

A form of waqf (Islamic endowment) whose assets are intended for investment (i.e., generating income). The income generated from managing…

The fifty large-capitalization stocks with outstanding growth record and prospects such as IBM, Kodak, McDonald’s, Disney, Xerox, DuPont, General Electric,…

A barrier option that aims to prevent a knock out. Pricing of such an option depends on the amount of…

The separation of an entity's assets or profits (or return on assets) financially without necessarily having it operated as a...

A private equity fund which focuses making investments in companies in the very early stages of their lives and in…