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Call
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CallAn option that gives the holder the right to buy the underlying futures contract.
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Option
The right but not the obligation to buy or sell a fixed quantity of a commodity, currency or security at a fixed price on or until a particular date.
Holder
1) A person in possession of a negotiable instrument such as a bill of exchange or promissory note. 2) A person who has made an opening purchase of an option and thus has acquired the rights to them.
Right
Privilege granted shareholders of a corporation to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the public.
Underlying
1) In derivatives, the security that must be delivered when a derivative contract, such as a put or call option, is exercised. 2) In equities, the common stock that must be delivered when a warrant is exercised, or when a convertible bond or convertible preferred share is converted to common stock.
Futures
Contracts covering the sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery on a commodity exchange.
Contract
A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actual bilateral agreement between the buyer and seller of a transaction as defined by an exchange.
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CAC 40 index
A broad-based index of common stocks composed of 40 of the 100 largest companies listed on the forward segment of the official list of the Paris Bourse.
Cage
A section of a brokerage firm used for receiving and disbursing funds.
Calendar
List of new issues scheduled to come to market shortly.
Calendar effect
Describes the tendency of stocks to perform differently at different times, including performance anomalies like the January effect, month of the year effect, day of the week effect, and holiday effect.
Calendar spread
Applies to derivative products. A strategy in which there is a simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class at different strike prices, but with the same expiration date.
Call
Call an option
To exercise a call option.
Call date
A date before maturity, specified at issuance, when the issuer of a bond may retire part of the bond for a specified call price.
Call feature
Part of the indenture agreement between the bond issuer and buyer describing the schedule and price of redemptions prior to maturity.
Call loan
A loan repayable on demand. Sometimes used as a synonym for broker loan or broker overnight loan.
Call money rate
Also called the broker loan rate , the interest rate that banks charge brokers to finance margin loans to investors. The broker charges the investor the call money rate plus a service charge.
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Option
The right but not the obligation to buy or sell a fixed quantity of a commodity, currency or security at a fixed price on or until a particular date.
Holder
1) A person in possession of a negotiable instrument such as a bill of exchange or promissory note. 2) A person who has made an opening purchase of an option and thus has acquired the rights to them.
Right
Privilege granted shareholders of a corporation to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the public.
Underlying
1) In derivatives, the security that must be delivered when a derivative contract, such as a put or call option, is exercised. 2) In equities, the common stock that must be delivered when a warrant is exercised, or when a convertible bond or convertible preferred share is converted to common stock.
Futures
Contracts covering the sale of financial instruments or physical commodities for future delivery on a commodity exchange.
Contract
A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actual bilateral agreement between the buyer and seller of a transaction as defined by an exchange.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
CAC 40 index
A broad-based index of common stocks composed of 40 of the 100 largest companies listed on the forward segment of the official list of the Paris Bourse.
Cage
A section of a brokerage firm used for receiving and disbursing funds.
Calendar
List of new issues scheduled to come to market shortly.
Calendar effect
Describes the tendency of stocks to perform differently at different times, including performance anomalies like the January effect, month of the year effect, day of the week effect, and holiday effect.
Calendar spread
Applies to derivative products. A strategy in which there is a simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class at different strike prices, but with the same expiration date.
Call
Call an option
To exercise a call option.
Call date
A date before maturity, specified at issuance, when the issuer of a bond may retire part of the bond for a specified call price.
Call feature
Part of the indenture agreement between the bond issuer and buyer describing the schedule and price of redemptions prior to maturity.
Call loan
A loan repayable on demand. Sometimes used as a synonym for broker loan or broker overnight loan.
Call money rate
Also called the broker loan rate , the interest rate that banks charge brokers to finance margin loans to investors. The broker charges the investor the call money rate plus a service charge.
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