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Accretion Bond Index Range Note

A note in which coupon amount is determined largely or entirely by an embedded range accumulation option, and where the...

Accelerated Dep.

Another casual name for the accelerated cost recovery system (ACRS). It is a tax accounting technique that determines the rate...

Acid Test Ratio

A liquidity ratio that focuses on a company's highly liquid assets as it disregards all but the most liquid of...

Absolute Call Protection

The constrained right of an issuer to redeem a convertible (e.g., a convertible bond) from holders before the passage of...

Accounting Equation

The representation of the double-entry bookkeeping system such that total assets are equal to total liabilities plus capital (equity). In...

Autocall Athena

A structured product in which the autocall mechanism determines the amount of payoff (coupons), accumulated and paid on an autocall...

Accrual Tranche

The last tranche in a collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO). Periodic interest accrues on an accrual tranche but no cash payments...

ATM Convertible

An at-the-money convertible; a convertible whose price is influenced by movements in both interest rates and share prices. Broadly speaking,...

At-The-Money Convertible

A convertible whose price is influenced by movements in both interest rates and share prices. Broadly speaking, a noncallable bond...

ATS-Traded Repo

A type of repo that trades over alternative trading systems (ATS) or alternative venues. Repo transactions are made either over...