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Contribution margin
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Contribution marginThe difference between variable revenue and variable cost.
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Variable
A quantity that is liable to change; the adjective describing such a quantity.
Cost
The opposite of revenue. An expense that reflects the price of purchasing goods, services and financial instruments. A cash cost means that cash is given up today to the purchase. Also, the purchase price of an investment, which is compared to the sale proceeds to determine capital gain or loss.
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CONTACT Resources Ltd
CONTACT Resources Ltd is a large Australian company.. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is CTS.
Contango
A market condition in which futures prices are higher in the distant delivery months.
CONTANGO MICROCAP Limited
CONTANGO MICROCAP Limited is a large Australian company in the field of diversified financials. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is CTN.
Continental
Continental is a top German corporation in the field of consumer durables, and its estimated market value is 10,190 million US dollars.
Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines is a top United States corporation in the field of transportation, and its estimated market value is 0,710 million US dollars.
CONTINENTAL Credit Union
CONTINENTAL is a credit union with head office in EL SEGUNDO, CA
Continental del Mar, SICAV, S.A.
Continental del Mar, SICAV, S.A. is a Spanish company listed at Madrid Stock Exchange. Its business activity is capital investment.
CONTINENTAL EMPLOYEES Credit Union
CONTINENTAL EMPLOYEES is a credit union with head office in ALEXANDRIA, LA
CONTINENTAL Goldfields Limited
CONTINENTAL Goldfields Limited is a large Australian company in the field of materials. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is CNF.
CONTINENTAL H
CONTINENTAL H is a securities company with code 00513 at Hong Kong stock. Board lot: 2,000.
Contingency
An additional amount or percentage added to any cash flow item.
Contingency graph
A plot of the net profit to a speculator in currency options under various exchange rate scenarios.
Contingent
In context of liabilities, those liabilities that do not yet appear on the balance sheet (i.e.. guarantees, supports, lawsuit settlements). For support or recourse, the trigger may occur at any time in the future.
Contingent claim
A claim that can be made only if one or more specified outcomes occur.
Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC)
The formal name for the load of a back-end load fund.
Contingent order
An order which can be executed only if another event occurs.
Continuous compounding
The process of accumulating the time value of money forward in time on a continuous, or instantaneous, basis. Interest is earned constantly, and at each instant, the interest that accrues immediately begins earning interest on itself.
Continuous net settlement (CNS)
Method of securities clearing and settlement using a clearing house, which matches transactions to securities available, resulting in one net receive or deliver position at the end of the day.
Continuous random variable
A random value that can take any fractional value within specified ranges, as contrasted with a discrete variable.
Contra broker
The broker on the buy side of a sell order or the sell side of a buy order.
CONTRA COSTA Credit Union
CONTRA COSTA is a credit union with head office in MARTINEZ, CA
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.
Contractual claim
An amount that by legal agreement must be paid periodically to the buyer of a security; contractual claim may also specify the time at which the principal must be repaid and other details.
Contractual intermediary
Holder of an indirect claim through a legal agreement that specifies that the individual must make periodic, fixed payments to the intermediary in exchange for the right to receive payments from the intermediary in the future.
Contramarket stock
In the context of general equities, stock that tends to go against the trend of the market as a whole, such as a commodities-related stock or one in an industry out of favor with investors in a bull market.
Contrans Income Fund
Contrans Income Fund is one of Canada's largest companies.
Contrarian
An investment style that leads one to buy assets that have performed poorly and sell assets that have performed well.
Contrarian investing
Ignoring market trends by buying securities that the investor considers undervalued and out of favor with other investors.
Contribution
Money placed in an individual retirement account (IRA), an employer-sponsored retirement plan, or other retirement plan for a particular tax year.
Control
50% of the outstanding votes plus one vote.
Control limits
The upper and lower limits on the acceptable level of cash that minimizes the sum of the opportunity cost of excessive cash and the cost of marketable security transactions.
Control parameters
In a nonlinear dynamic system, the coefficient of the order parameter; the determinant of the influence of the order parameter on the total system.
Control stock
The shares owned by the controlling shareholders of a corporation. Sometimes refers to stock that has voting rights rather than stock that carries no voting rights.
Controlled commodities
Commodities regulated by the Commodities Exchange Act of 1936 in order to prevent fraud and manipulation in commodities futures markets.
Controlled disbursement
A service that provides for a single presentation of checks each day (typically in the early part of the day).
Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC)
A foreign corporation whose voting stock is more than 50% owned by US stockholders, each of whom owns at least 10% of the voting power.
Controller
The corporate manager responsible for the firm's accounting activities. Sometimes referred to as the comptroller.
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Contractual intermediary
Holder of an indirect claim through a legal agreement that specifies that the individual must make periodic, fixed payments to the intermediary in exchange for the right to receive payments from the intermediary in the future.
Contramarket stock
In the context of general equities, stock that tends to go against the trend of the market as a whole, such as a commodities-related stock or one in an industry out of favor with investors in a bull market.
Contrarian
An investment style that leads one to buy assets that have performed poorly and sell assets that have performed well.
Contrarian investing
Ignoring market trends by buying securities that the investor considers undervalued and out of favor with other investors.
Contribution
Money placed in an individual retirement account (IRA), an employer-sponsored retirement plan, or other retirement plan for a particular tax year.
Contribution margin
Control
50% of the outstanding votes plus one vote.
Control limits
The upper and lower limits on the acceptable level of cash that minimizes the sum of the opportunity cost of excessive cash and the cost of marketable security transactions.
Control parameters
In a nonlinear dynamic system, the coefficient of the order parameter; the determinant of the influence of the order parameter on the total system.
Control stock
The shares owned by the controlling shareholders of a corporation. Sometimes refers to stock that has voting rights rather than stock that carries no voting rights.
Controlled commodities
Commodities regulated by the Commodities Exchange Act of 1936 in order to prevent fraud and manipulation in commodities futures markets.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Variable
A quantity that is liable to change; the adjective describing such a quantity.
Cost
The opposite of revenue. An expense that reflects the price of purchasing goods, services and financial instruments. A cash cost means that cash is given up today to the purchase. Also, the purchase price of an investment, which is compared to the sale proceeds to determine capital gain or loss.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
CONTACT Resources Ltd
CONTACT Resources Ltd is a large Australian company.. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is CTS.
Contango
A market condition in which futures prices are higher in the distant delivery months.
CONTANGO MICROCAP Limited
CONTANGO MICROCAP Limited is a large Australian company in the field of diversified financials. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is CTN.
Continental
Continental is a top German corporation in the field of consumer durables, and its estimated market value is 10,190 million US dollars.
Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines is a top United States corporation in the field of transportation, and its estimated market value is 0,710 million US dollars.
CONTINENTAL Credit Union
CONTINENTAL is a credit union with head office in EL SEGUNDO, CA
Continental del Mar, SICAV, S.A.
Continental del Mar, SICAV, S.A. is a Spanish company listed at Madrid Stock Exchange. Its business activity is capital investment.
CONTINENTAL EMPLOYEES Credit Union
CONTINENTAL EMPLOYEES is a credit union with head office in ALEXANDRIA, LA
CONTINENTAL Goldfields Limited
CONTINENTAL Goldfields Limited is a large Australian company in the field of materials. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is CNF.
CONTINENTAL H
CONTINENTAL H is a securities company with code 00513 at Hong Kong stock. Board lot: 2,000.
Contingency
An additional amount or percentage added to any cash flow item.
Contingency graph
A plot of the net profit to a speculator in currency options under various exchange rate scenarios.
Contingent
In context of liabilities, those liabilities that do not yet appear on the balance sheet (i.e.. guarantees, supports, lawsuit settlements). For support or recourse, the trigger may occur at any time in the future.
Contingent claim
A claim that can be made only if one or more specified outcomes occur.
Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC)
The formal name for the load of a back-end load fund.
Contingent order
An order which can be executed only if another event occurs.
Continuous compounding
The process of accumulating the time value of money forward in time on a continuous, or instantaneous, basis. Interest is earned constantly, and at each instant, the interest that accrues immediately begins earning interest on itself.
Continuous net settlement (CNS)
Method of securities clearing and settlement using a clearing house, which matches transactions to securities available, resulting in one net receive or deliver position at the end of the day.
Continuous random variable
A random value that can take any fractional value within specified ranges, as contrasted with a discrete variable.
Contra broker
The broker on the buy side of a sell order or the sell side of a buy order.
CONTRA COSTA Credit Union
CONTRA COSTA is a credit union with head office in MARTINEZ, CA
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.
Contractual claim
An amount that by legal agreement must be paid periodically to the buyer of a security; contractual claim may also specify the time at which the principal must be repaid and other details.
Contractual intermediary
Holder of an indirect claim through a legal agreement that specifies that the individual must make periodic, fixed payments to the intermediary in exchange for the right to receive payments from the intermediary in the future.
Contramarket stock
In the context of general equities, stock that tends to go against the trend of the market as a whole, such as a commodities-related stock or one in an industry out of favor with investors in a bull market.
Contrans Income Fund
Contrans Income Fund is one of Canada's largest companies.
Contrarian
An investment style that leads one to buy assets that have performed poorly and sell assets that have performed well.
Contrarian investing
Ignoring market trends by buying securities that the investor considers undervalued and out of favor with other investors.
Contribution
Money placed in an individual retirement account (IRA), an employer-sponsored retirement plan, or other retirement plan for a particular tax year.
Control
50% of the outstanding votes plus one vote.
Control limits
The upper and lower limits on the acceptable level of cash that minimizes the sum of the opportunity cost of excessive cash and the cost of marketable security transactions.
Control parameters
In a nonlinear dynamic system, the coefficient of the order parameter; the determinant of the influence of the order parameter on the total system.
Control stock
The shares owned by the controlling shareholders of a corporation. Sometimes refers to stock that has voting rights rather than stock that carries no voting rights.
Controlled commodities
Commodities regulated by the Commodities Exchange Act of 1936 in order to prevent fraud and manipulation in commodities futures markets.
Controlled disbursement
A service that provides for a single presentation of checks each day (typically in the early part of the day).
Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC)
A foreign corporation whose voting stock is more than 50% owned by US stockholders, each of whom owns at least 10% of the voting power.
Controller
The corporate manager responsible for the firm's accounting activities. Sometimes referred to as the comptroller.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Contractual intermediary
Holder of an indirect claim through a legal agreement that specifies that the individual must make periodic, fixed payments to the intermediary in exchange for the right to receive payments from the intermediary in the future.
Contramarket stock
In the context of general equities, stock that tends to go against the trend of the market as a whole, such as a commodities-related stock or one in an industry out of favor with investors in a bull market.
Contrarian
An investment style that leads one to buy assets that have performed poorly and sell assets that have performed well.
Contrarian investing
Ignoring market trends by buying securities that the investor considers undervalued and out of favor with other investors.
Contribution
Money placed in an individual retirement account (IRA), an employer-sponsored retirement plan, or other retirement plan for a particular tax year.
Contribution margin
Control
50% of the outstanding votes plus one vote.
Control limits
The upper and lower limits on the acceptable level of cash that minimizes the sum of the opportunity cost of excessive cash and the cost of marketable security transactions.
Control parameters
In a nonlinear dynamic system, the coefficient of the order parameter; the determinant of the influence of the order parameter on the total system.
Control stock
The shares owned by the controlling shareholders of a corporation. Sometimes refers to stock that has voting rights rather than stock that carries no voting rights.
Controlled commodities
Commodities regulated by the Commodities Exchange Act of 1936 in order to prevent fraud and manipulation in commodities futures markets.
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