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USGG10YR

The index of US government bonds with a 10-year maturity (10-year bonds or in general 10-year treasuries). It measures the...

KVA

It stands for capital valuation adjustment; it is part of x-value adjustments (XVA). By definition, it captures the impact of...

DCR

It stands for displaced commercial risk; a risk exposure, in Islamic banks and financial institutions (IFIs), whereby the institution attempts...

DPO

An abbreviation for direct public offering; an initial public offering (IPO) in which the issuing company doesn't hire the services...

SSF

It stands for single stock futures; a futures contract in which the underlying asset is one specific stock of a...

MVA

An abbreviation for margin valuation adjustment. It is a type of cross value adjustment/ x-value adjustment (XVA) that constitute the...

BPV

It stands for basis point value; a tool that is used to measure interest rate risk, especially that associated with...

CMS Floor

A non-standard interest rate floor in which the rate used is a swap rate with a constant maturity. For example,...

APO

An abbreviation for alternative public offering; any of the alternative methods for companies looking to become public without an underwriter. ...

PIK

An abbreviation for payment in kind. It refers to interest or dividend income that is paid by a borrower through...