An equity product (equity-linked product) that involves an embedded feature of a derivative. It is a product that has an...
An equity security that is embedded with certain derivative features such as exchangeability and convertibility into underlying equity, etc. Examples of...
It stands for initial margin; the cash (broadly, monetary assets) which a futures trader has to deposit in a margin...
It stands for variation margin; the extra money which is required to top off the balance in a margin account...
A swap (fixed-for-floating swap/ fixed-for-fixed swap) that entails payment of a return based on the commodity price against a payment...
A derivative that is not cleared through a central counterparty (CCP). Non-centrally cleared derivatives include interest rate, credit, commodity, FX...
A derivative that requires the out-of-the-money counterparty (the counterparty holding the out-of-the-money position) to periodically transfer an amount of variation...
The physical or actual commodity, as differentiated from the futures contract in which such a commodity is used to be…
A futures contract in which the underlying is the retail price of gasoline. The gas-at-the-pump futures is designed to track…
An index derivative whose performance is based on or tied to an underlying benchmark equity index. In other words, the...