With respect to subprime deals, it a trigger that determines the collateral tests. It is one of the specific features…

A calendar straddle (horizontal straddle) that is designed to profit as the underlying is believed to stay stagnant over a…

The practice of granting options (employee or executive stock options– ESOs) just before the announcement of key information that is…

The difference between three-month LIBOR and the overnight index swap rate (OIS rate). It is an indication of the amount…

A bond issue (particularly a municipal issue) in which a certain proportion (installment) matures at regular intervals (e.g. each year)…

A calendar call spread that is established by selling a front-month call option at a given strike price and buying a…

A bond (particularly issued by municipalities) in which a certain proportion (installment) matures at regular intervals (e.g. each year) until…

On the futures markets, it refers to the maximum price fluctuation a given futures contract is allowed to experience in…

An artificially created security that combines a financial security (such as a bond, stock, etc) with another asset such as…

A call diagonal calendar spread that is designed to profit when the underlying remains relatively stable over a specific period of…