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ALS

An acronym for asset-light sukuk; a sukuk structure that involves intangible assets as underlying, or in which the requirement of tangible assets is minimal. Companies...

RWA

Assets which are adjusted to relevant risks by multiplying their values by the proper risk weights. Risk-weighted assets (RWAs) measure...

ARR

It stands for accounting rate of return; the ratio of return before interest and taxes to the capital employed as...

ATOM

It stands for agricultural trade option merchant; any person who undertakes soliciting or entering option transactions involving an enumerated agricultural...

TRORS

It stands for total rate of return swap. A credit derivative in which the total return on a reference obligation...

ATO

It stands for agricultural trade option; an OTC commodity option that is traded by producers or users of the underlying...

DP

It stands for decision price; the price of a security (e.g., a stock) that drives the decision of a market...

RV

It stands for realized variance or realized volatility; a realized variance a measure of rate/ price variability associated with the...

RV

It stands for replacement value; the replacement value of an asset is the cost that entity (broadly, the user) has...

CDO-2

A collateralized debt obligation (CDO) that is backed by other collateralized debt obligations. Differently stated, it is an asset-backed security...