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FRA

It stands for forward rate agreement which is an over-the-counter agreement to apply a certain interest rate to either lending...

Charm

A second-order greek that measures the instantaneous rate of change of an option’s delta with respect to the passage of...

Floor Notional Amount

A floor is a put option on a specified interest rate such as LIBOR, Euribor, the US prime rate, or...

Forward Option

An option whose underlying is a forward contract. This option gives the holder the right to enter into a forward...

Decumulator

The reverse of an accumulator. More specifically, it is a structured product that involves investors taking on the obligation to...

Offsetting Swap

A swap which is basically created to offset or counter the interest rate or market risk of an earlier swap...

Corridor Accrual Option

A path-dependent option that is typically embedded in a structured note (range note), allowing the holder to receive a coupon...

Composite Option

A currency option- usually on a foreign currency or a currency basket or index- that is made or written at...

Binomial Model

A discrete model for pricing options that was introduced by Cox, Ross and Rubinstein in 1979. In this model, the...

Consumption Asset

An asset that is held primarily for consumption (end-user needs) and not usually for investment or resale. Examples include different...