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Currency Convertible

A bond that is issued in one currency giving the holder the option, often at discretion, to receive repayment of…

Undated Forward

A forward contract that grants the seller the option to defer delivery to a specific date in the future rather…

Credit Default Swap Forward

A forward contract whose underlying is a credit default swap (CDS). It is a contract to take a buyer’s position…

Xccy Forward

A forward contract which allows the holder to lock in today an exchange rate at a future date. With this…

Covered Arbitrage 

An arbitrage technique that is based on the creation of a synthetic foreign exchangeforward contract using two zero-coupon debt instruments…

Self-Quanto Forward

A quanto forward whose payoff is directly converted into an amount denominated in a currency (e.g., a foreign currency) other...

Knock-In Knock-Out Forward

A structured instrument which consists of long put and short call positions particularly in currencies. A KIKO (knock-in knock-out) forward...

Quanto Equity Forward

An equity forward that is paid in a currency other than the currency denominating its underlying equity. The quanto feature...

Over-The-Counter Derivative

A derivative instrument which is traded and privately negotiated in over-the-counter (OTC) markets, i.e. directly between the two parties involved,...

Commodity Forward

A commodity derivative that constitutes a forward contract in which a commodity is used as underlying. It is a contractual...