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Commodity-for-Interest Swap

A swap (fixed-for-floating swap/ fixed-for-fixed swap) that entails payment of a return based on the commodity price against a payment...

Centrally Cleared Derivative

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...

IM

It stands for initial margin; in relation to a loan, it represents the difference between the current market value of...

Initial Margin

In relation to a loan, it represents the difference between the current market value of collateral posted for a loan...

Futures-Style Margining

In relation to a futures-style option (a futures contract on an option-like payoff), and similar to a standard futures contract,...

Margin Securities

Securities that are carried by a broker for the account of a customer in a margin account and in any...

Tri-Party Repo

A type of repo in which a three-way agreement is entered into to facilitate settlement and daily margining. The three...

Buying On Margin

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

Triparty Repo

A type of repo in which a three-way agreement is entered into to facilitate settlement and daily margining. The three...

Tripartite Repo

A type of repo in which a three-way agreement is entered into to facilitate settlement and daily margining. The three...