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Breadth

The ratio of the number of stocks in an index that have advanced (i.e., have positive performance) versus the number…

Ba’i al-Naqeesah

A contract of sale in which the seller reveals (or is under obligation to reveal) to the buyer his actual…

Buyers Over

A situation where the number of buyers, on a stock exchange, exceeds the number of sellers. Typically, this would pushes…

Bay’ al-Gharar

Arabic (بيع الغرر) for aleatory sale transactions or sales with uncertain outcome. In other words, it is the sale of…

BERN

It stands for buffered enhanced return note; a structured note that offers an enhanced return (upside participation) depending on the…

Buying-In

A situation where a seller of some asset (shares, bonds, commodities, etc) fails to deliver on the agreed date. This…

CTRS

It stands for currency total return swap; a total return swap (TRS) that allows the buyer to hedge against both…

Auto-Callable Absolute Return Barrier Note

An absolute return barrier note (ARBN) which is generally “continously callable”- i.e., with continuous call dates. This allows the note…

Autocallable Bond

A structured fixed-income security (bond) that allows the holder an early redemption if a predefined event (early redemption event, or…

CoP

A call option on a put option. It gives the holder the right, without the obligation, to purchase a put…