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Optimal contract
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Optimal contractThe contract that balances the three types of agency costs (contracting, monitoring, and misbehavior) against one another to minimize the total cost.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
Agency
An account between two broker/dealers that remains intact 30 days after the settlement date.
Total
Total is a top French corporation in the field of oil and gas operations, and its estimated market value is 151,130 million US dollars.
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--------------------------------------
Opti Canada
Opti Canada is one of Canada's largest companies.
Optical Exports Angola
Optical Exports Angola is a major Angolan company.
OPTIMA Corporation Limited
OPTIMA Corporation Limited is a large Australian company in the field of consumer durables and apparel. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is OPC.
OPTIMA ICM Limited
OPTIMA ICM Limited is a large Australian company in the field of technology hardware and equipment. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is OPI.
Optimal Group
Optimal Group is one of Canada's largest companies.
Optimal portfolio
An efficient portfolio most preferred by an investor because its risk-reward characteristics approximate the investor's utility function. A portfolio that maximizes an investor's preferences with respect to return and risk.
Optimal redemption provision
Provision of a bond indenture that governs the issuer's ability to call the bonds for redemption prior to their scheduled maturity date.
Optimization
In the context of technical analysis, it is the process of adjusting one's trading system in an attempt to make it more effective.
Optimization approach to indexing
An approach to indexing that seeks to optimize some objective, such as to maximize the portfolio yield, to maximize convexity, or to maximize expected total returns.
Optimized portfolio as listed securities
A portfolio of securities used to closely track an index without the exposure of purchasing all securities within that index.
Optimum capacity
The amount of manufacturing output that creates the lowest cost per unit.
Optimum General
Optimum General is one of Canada's largest companies.
Optimum leverage ratio
The borrowing level that maximizes the value of the firm. The cost of capital to the firm is minimized at that same level.
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.
Option account
A brokerage account that is approved to hold option positions or trades.
Option adjusted spread (OAS)
1) The spread over an issuer's spot rate curve, developed as a measure of the yield spread that can be used to convert dollar differences between theoretical value and market prices. 2) The cost of the implied call embedded in an MBS, defined as additional basis-yield spread.
Option agreement
A form that an options investor opening an option account fills out guarantees the investor will follow trading regulations and has the financial resources to settle possible losses.
Option chain
A way of quoting options prices through a list of all of the options for a given security.
Option cycle
The cycle of option expiration months. The most common cycles are: January, April, July, and October (JAJO); February, May, August, and November (FMAN); and March, June, September, and December (MJSD).
Option disclosure document
A publication issued by the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) that first-time option traders are required to read before being allowed to make any option trades.
Option elasticity
The percentage increase in an option's value, given a 1 percentage point change in the value of the underlying security.
Option holder
A person who has an option that has not been exercised.
Option margin
The margin requirement for options described in Regulation T and in brokers' individual policies.
Option mutual fund
A mutual fund that buys and sells options for aggressive or conservative investment.
Option not to deliver
In the mortgage pipeline, an additional hedge placed in tandem with the forward or substitute sale.
Option premium
The option price.
Option price
Also called the option premium; the price the buyer of the options contract pays for the right to buy or sell a security at a specified price in the future.
Option pricing curve
A graphical representation of the projected price of an option at a fixed point in time. It reflects the amount of time value premium in the option for various stock prices, as well.
Option seller
Also called the option writer; the party who grants a right to trade a security at a given price in the future.
Option series
A group of options on the same underlying security with the same exercise price and maturity month.
Option spread
The trading of options of the same class at the same time in order to profit from changes in the size of the spread between different options.
Option to redeem
Some stocks, in particular loan notes, give their holders the right to convert the stock into cash at particular times during the stock's life.
Option writer
The initial 'seller' of an option. He has to fulfil the terms of the option contract if the holder choose to exercise it.
Optional dividend
A dividends that the shareholder can elect to receive either in cash or in stock.
Optional payment bond
A bond whose principal and-or interest may be paid in foreign or domestic currency at the discretion of the bondholder.
Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
Applies to derivative products. Financial institution that is the actual issuer and guarantor of all listed option contracts.
Options contract
A contract that, in exchange for the option price, gives the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or sell) a financial asset at the exercise price from (or to) the option seller within a specified time period, or on a specified date (expiration date).
Options contract multiple
A constant, set at $100, that when multiplied by the cash index value gives the dollar value of the stock index underlying an option.
Options on physicals
Interest rate options written on fixed income securities, as opposed to those written on futures contracts.
Options Price Reporting Authority
A committee of representatives from participating exchanges responsible for providing last-sale options quotations and information from the participating exchanges.
OPTISCAN IMAGING Limited
OPTISCAN IMAGING Limited is a large Australian company in the field of health care equipment and services. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is Oil.
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Oporto
Portugal's derivatives exchange (Bolsa de Derivados do Oporto) trading futures on the ten-year government bond, Portuguese stock index, and three-month interbank deposit rate LISBOR (Lisbon Interbank Offered Rate).
Opportunity cost
The amount that a factor of production could have earned if put to another use.
Opportunity cost of capital
Expected return that is forgone by investing in a project rather than in comparable financial securities.
Opportunity line
Slope of a graph representing portfolios achieved by combining different levels of borrowing and lending with a single risky portfolio.
Opportunity set
The possible expected return and standard deviation pairs of all portfolios that can be constructed from a given set of assets.
Optimal contract
Optimal portfolio
An efficient portfolio most preferred by an investor because its risk-reward characteristics approximate the investor's utility function. A portfolio that maximizes an investor's preferences with respect to return and risk.
Optimal redemption provision
Provision of a bond indenture that governs the issuer's ability to call the bonds for redemption prior to their scheduled maturity date.
Optimization
In the context of technical analysis, it is the process of adjusting one's trading system in an attempt to make it more effective.
Optimization approach to indexing
An approach to indexing that seeks to optimize some objective, such as to maximize the portfolio yield, to maximize convexity, or to maximize expected total returns.
Optimized portfolio as listed securities
A portfolio of securities used to closely track an index without the exposure of purchasing all securities within that index.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
Agency
An account between two broker/dealers that remains intact 30 days after the settlement date.
Total
Total is a top French corporation in the field of oil and gas operations, and its estimated market value is 151,130 million US dollars.
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--------------------------------------
Opti Canada
Opti Canada is one of Canada's largest companies.
Optical Exports Angola
Optical Exports Angola is a major Angolan company.
OPTIMA Corporation Limited
OPTIMA Corporation Limited is a large Australian company in the field of consumer durables and apparel. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is OPC.
OPTIMA ICM Limited
OPTIMA ICM Limited is a large Australian company in the field of technology hardware and equipment. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is OPI.
Optimal Group
Optimal Group is one of Canada's largest companies.
Optimal portfolio
An efficient portfolio most preferred by an investor because its risk-reward characteristics approximate the investor's utility function. A portfolio that maximizes an investor's preferences with respect to return and risk.
Optimal redemption provision
Provision of a bond indenture that governs the issuer's ability to call the bonds for redemption prior to their scheduled maturity date.
Optimization
In the context of technical analysis, it is the process of adjusting one's trading system in an attempt to make it more effective.
Optimization approach to indexing
An approach to indexing that seeks to optimize some objective, such as to maximize the portfolio yield, to maximize convexity, or to maximize expected total returns.
Optimized portfolio as listed securities
A portfolio of securities used to closely track an index without the exposure of purchasing all securities within that index.
Optimum capacity
The amount of manufacturing output that creates the lowest cost per unit.
Optimum General
Optimum General is one of Canada's largest companies.
Optimum leverage ratio
The borrowing level that maximizes the value of the firm. The cost of capital to the firm is minimized at that same level.
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.
Option account
A brokerage account that is approved to hold option positions or trades.
Option adjusted spread (OAS)
1) The spread over an issuer's spot rate curve, developed as a measure of the yield spread that can be used to convert dollar differences between theoretical value and market prices. 2) The cost of the implied call embedded in an MBS, defined as additional basis-yield spread.
Option agreement
A form that an options investor opening an option account fills out guarantees the investor will follow trading regulations and has the financial resources to settle possible losses.
Option chain
A way of quoting options prices through a list of all of the options for a given security.
Option cycle
The cycle of option expiration months. The most common cycles are: January, April, July, and October (JAJO); February, May, August, and November (FMAN); and March, June, September, and December (MJSD).
Option disclosure document
A publication issued by the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) that first-time option traders are required to read before being allowed to make any option trades.
Option elasticity
The percentage increase in an option's value, given a 1 percentage point change in the value of the underlying security.
Option holder
A person who has an option that has not been exercised.
Option margin
The margin requirement for options described in Regulation T and in brokers' individual policies.
Option mutual fund
A mutual fund that buys and sells options for aggressive or conservative investment.
Option not to deliver
In the mortgage pipeline, an additional hedge placed in tandem with the forward or substitute sale.
Option premium
The option price.
Option price
Also called the option premium; the price the buyer of the options contract pays for the right to buy or sell a security at a specified price in the future.
Option pricing curve
A graphical representation of the projected price of an option at a fixed point in time. It reflects the amount of time value premium in the option for various stock prices, as well.
Option seller
Also called the option writer; the party who grants a right to trade a security at a given price in the future.
Option series
A group of options on the same underlying security with the same exercise price and maturity month.
Option spread
The trading of options of the same class at the same time in order to profit from changes in the size of the spread between different options.
Option to redeem
Some stocks, in particular loan notes, give their holders the right to convert the stock into cash at particular times during the stock's life.
Option writer
The initial 'seller' of an option. He has to fulfil the terms of the option contract if the holder choose to exercise it.
Optional dividend
A dividends that the shareholder can elect to receive either in cash or in stock.
Optional payment bond
A bond whose principal and-or interest may be paid in foreign or domestic currency at the discretion of the bondholder.
Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
Applies to derivative products. Financial institution that is the actual issuer and guarantor of all listed option contracts.
Options contract
A contract that, in exchange for the option price, gives the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or sell) a financial asset at the exercise price from (or to) the option seller within a specified time period, or on a specified date (expiration date).
Options contract multiple
A constant, set at $100, that when multiplied by the cash index value gives the dollar value of the stock index underlying an option.
Options on physicals
Interest rate options written on fixed income securities, as opposed to those written on futures contracts.
Options Price Reporting Authority
A committee of representatives from participating exchanges responsible for providing last-sale options quotations and information from the participating exchanges.
OPTISCAN IMAGING Limited
OPTISCAN IMAGING Limited is a large Australian company in the field of health care equipment and services. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is Oil.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Oporto
Portugal's derivatives exchange (Bolsa de Derivados do Oporto) trading futures on the ten-year government bond, Portuguese stock index, and three-month interbank deposit rate LISBOR (Lisbon Interbank Offered Rate).
Opportunity cost
The amount that a factor of production could have earned if put to another use.
Opportunity cost of capital
Expected return that is forgone by investing in a project rather than in comparable financial securities.
Opportunity line
Slope of a graph representing portfolios achieved by combining different levels of borrowing and lending with a single risky portfolio.
Opportunity set
The possible expected return and standard deviation pairs of all portfolios that can be constructed from a given set of assets.
Optimal contract
Optimal portfolio
An efficient portfolio most preferred by an investor because its risk-reward characteristics approximate the investor's utility function. A portfolio that maximizes an investor's preferences with respect to return and risk.
Optimal redemption provision
Provision of a bond indenture that governs the issuer's ability to call the bonds for redemption prior to their scheduled maturity date.
Optimization
In the context of technical analysis, it is the process of adjusting one's trading system in an attempt to make it more effective.
Optimization approach to indexing
An approach to indexing that seeks to optimize some objective, such as to maximize the portfolio yield, to maximize convexity, or to maximize expected total returns.
Optimized portfolio as listed securities
A portfolio of securities used to closely track an index without the exposure of purchasing all securities within that index.
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