It stands for restricted investment account; an Islamic investment account which is subject to certain restrictions imposed by the account...

The interest-only (OI) portion of a mortgage loan. Financial institutions, especially mortgage financing firms, separate a series of interest payment...

An abbreviation for asset swapped convertible option transaction; this structure combines both an option and an asset swap. In other...

An abbreviation for indication of interest; a phase of the offering process during which the underwriter gathers information about the...

It stands for hope for a market stabilization in a given range, which is one of the numerous names for...

It stands for hedge ratio; the ratio of the value of long or short futures contracts to the value of...

It stands for principal-only swap; a type of currency swaps which involves the exchange of principal between two currencies. In...

An initial public offering (IPO) that has no scheduled release date on the IPO calendar. An IPO is typically designated...

It stands for forward-starting CDO; a single-tranche CDO (an exotic CDO product) with a premium starting at a pre-specified time...

The index of US government bonds with a 3-year maturity (3-year bonds/ notes or in general 3-year treasuries). It measures...