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C
Definition: Fifth letter of a Nasdaq stock descriptor specifying that issue is exempt from Nasdaq listing requirements for a temporary period.
C & F
Definition: "Cost and Freight" paid to a point of destination and included in the price quoted; same as C.A.F.
C Corporation
Definition: A corporation that elects to be taxed as a corporation. The C corporation pays federal and state income taxes on earnings. When the earnings are distributed to the shareholders as dividends, this income is subject to another round of taxation (shareholder's income). Essentially, the C corporations' earnings are taxed twice. In contrast, the S corporation's earnings are taxed only once.
C.I.F.
Definition: Cost, insurance, and freight paid to a point of destination and included in the price quoted.
CA
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for CANADA.
Cabinet Crowd
Definition: NYSE members who trade bonds with a low daily traded volume. See: Automated Bond System.
Cabinet Security
Definition: A stock or bond listed on a major exchange with low daily traded volume.
Cable
Definition: Exchange rate between British pound sterling and the U.S. dollar.
CAC 40 Index
Definition: 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.
CAD
Definition: The ISO 4217 currency code for Canada Dollar.
Cage
Definition: A section of a brokerage firm used for receiving and disbursing funds.
CAGR
Definition: Compound Annual Growth Rate
Calendar
Definition: List of new issues scheduled to come to market shortly.
Calendar Effect
Definition: Describes the tendency of stocks to perform differently at different times. For example, a number of researchers have documented that historically, returns tend to be higher in January compared to other months (especially February). Others have documented returns patterns across days of the week and within the day. Some of these patterns are found in volume and volatility as well as returns.
Calendar Spread
Definition: Applies to derivative products. A strategy in which there is a simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class at the same strike prices, but with different expiration date.
Call
Definition: An option that gives the holder the right to buy the underlying asset.
Call An Option
Definition: To exercise a call option.
Call Around Market
Definition: A market, commonly used for options on futures on European exchanges, in which brokers contact each other outside of the exchange trading facility to arrange block trades.
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