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Contingent Liability
Definition: Potential claims on bank assets for which any actual or direct liability is contingent upon some future event or circumstance. Contingencies usually result from off-balance sheet lending activities such as loan commitments and letters of credit. Other examples are pending litigation in which the bank is defendant and contingent liabilities arising from trust operations.
Definition: Potential claims on bank assets for which any actual or direct liability is contingent upon some future event or circumstance. Contingencies usually result from off-balance sheet lending activities such as loan commitments and letters of credit. Other examples are pending litigation in which the bank is defendant and contingent liabilities arising from trust operations.
Contingent Order
Definition: An order which can be executed only if another event occurs; i.e. "sell Oct 45 call 7-1/4 with stock 52 or lower".
Definition: An order which can be executed only if another event occurs; i.e. "sell Oct 45 call 7-1/4 with stock 52 or lower".
Contingent Pension Liability
Definition: Under ERISA, a firm is liable to its pension plan participants for up to 39% of the net worth of the firm.
Definition: Under ERISA, a firm is liable to its pension plan participants for up to 39% of the net worth of the firm.
Contingent Voting Power
Definition: Enables preferred stockholders to vote when the company fails to satisfy the agreement between itself and the preferred stockholders.
Definition: Enables preferred stockholders to vote when the company fails to satisfy the agreement between itself and the preferred stockholders.
Continuous Compounding
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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)
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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
Definition: A random value that can take any fractional value within specified ranges, as contrasted with a discrete variable.
Definition: A random value that can take any fractional value within specified ranges, as contrasted with a discrete variable.
Contra Broker
Definition: The broker on the buy side of a sell order or the sell side of a buy order.
Definition: The broker on the buy side of a sell order or the sell side of a buy order.
Contract
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
Contract For Deed
Definition: Same or similar to "contract to purchase." See also "contract to purchase" under "mortgage."
Definition: Same or similar to "contract to purchase." See also "contract to purchase" under "mortgage."
Contract Grades
Definition: Those grades of a commodity that have been officially approved by an exchange as deliverable in settlement of a futures contract.
Definition: Those grades of a commodity that have been officially approved by an exchange as deliverable in settlement of a futures contract.
Contract Market
Definition: A board of trade or exchange designated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to trade futures or options under the Commodity Exchange Act. A contract market can allow both institutional and retail participants and can list for trading futures contracts on any commodity, provided that each contract is not readily susceptible to manipulation. Also called Designated Contract Market. See Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility.
Definition: A board of trade or exchange designated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to trade futures or options under the Commodity Exchange Act. A contract market can allow both institutional and retail participants and can list for trading futures contracts on any commodity, provided that each contract is not readily susceptible to manipulation. Also called Designated Contract Market. See Derivatives Transaction Execution Facility.
Contract Month
Definition: The month in which futures contracts may be satisfied by making or accepting a delivery.
Definition: The month in which futures contracts may be satisfied by making or accepting a delivery.
Contract Of Sale
Definition: Same or similar to "contract to purchase." See also "contract to purchase" under "mortgage."
Definition: Same or similar to "contract to purchase." See also "contract to purchase" under "mortgage."
Contract To Purchase
Definition: Same or similar to "mortgage." See "contract to purchase" under "mortgage."
Definition: Same or similar to "mortgage." See "contract to purchase" under "mortgage."
Contractual Claim
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
Contractual Plan
Definition: A plan in which fixed dollar amounts of mutual fund shares are purchased through periodic investments, usually featuring some sort of additional incentive for the fixed period payments.
Definition: A plan in which fixed dollar amounts of mutual fund shares are purchased through periodic investments, usually featuring some sort of additional incentive for the fixed period payments.
Contramarket Stock
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
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