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DIB

An abbreviation for deferred-interest bond; a special type of deferred-coupon bond in which coupon interest is deferred for a specified…

Documentary L/C

A common method of payment that is used in international transactions to facilitate trade by extending credit to banks’ clients.…

Markov Process

A stochastic process with the Markov property that the distribution of the future process depends solely on the present state,…

DARTS Preferred Stock

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

Convertible Hedge

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

Dedication

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

Capped Constant Matuirty Credit Default Swap

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

Designer CD

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

Cash Futures Swap

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

Collared Floating-Rate Note

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