Opposite of buying outright, in simple terms, it is borrowing to buy stocks. More specifically, it is buying stocks using...

A floater (FRN) in which coupon payments are subject to a floor set at the preceding coupon payment and a...

A trading algorithm that targets the closing price, and hence the name “market-on-close (MOC) algorithm”. This algorithm allows electronic traders...

The flat yield spread that is required to reprice a floating rate security (floater, floating-rate bond, etc.) to par. It...

The cash which a futures trader has to deposit in a margin account as security for guaranteeing a contract fulfillment at...

The cash which a futures trader has to deposit in a margin account as security for guaranteeing a contract fulfillment at...

The cash which a futures trader has to deposit in a margin account as security for guaranteeing a contract fulfillment at...

A call (i.e., request) which is issued by a broker demanding a customer (whether a short seller or a party...

The amount of cash or marginable securities (e.g., treasuries, blue chip stocks) that a holder of a futures or options...

The amount of cash or marginable securities (e.g., treasuries, blue chip stocks) that a holder of a futures or options...