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Chartist
Definition: Technical trader who reacts to signals derived from graphs of price movements.
Definition: Technical trader who reacts to signals derived from graphs of price movements.
Chartists
Definition: A technical analyst who charts the patterns of stocks, bonds, and commodities to find trends in patterns of trading used to advise clients. Related: Technical analysts.
Definition: A technical analyst who charts the patterns of stocks, bonds, and commodities to find trends in patterns of trading used to advise clients. Related: Technical analysts.
Chasing The Market
Definition: Purchasing a security at a higher price than expected because prices are rapidly climbing, or selling a security at a lower level when prices are quickly falling.
Definition: Purchasing a security at a higher price than expected because prices are rapidly climbing, or selling a security at a lower level when prices are quickly falling.
Chattel Mortgage
Definition: A loan agreement that grants to the lender a lien on property other than real estate. Chattel is personal or movable property.
Definition: A loan agreement that grants to the lender a lien on property other than real estate. Chattel is personal or movable property.
Cheapest To Deliver Issue
Definition: The acceptable Treasury security with the highest implied repo rate; the rate that a seller of a futures contract can earn by buying an issue and then delivering it at the settlement date.
Definition: The acceptable Treasury security with the highest implied repo rate; the rate that a seller of a futures contract can earn by buying an issue and then delivering it at the settlement date.
Cheapest-to-Deliver
Definition: Usually refers to the selection of a class of bonds or notes deliverable against an expiring bond or note futures contract. The bond or note that has the highest implied repo rate is considered cheapest to deliver.
Definition: Usually refers to the selection of a class of bonds or notes deliverable against an expiring bond or note futures contract. The bond or note that has the highest implied repo rate is considered cheapest to deliver.
Check
Definition: A bill of exchange representing a draft on a bank from deposited funds that pays a certain sum of money to a certain person or party.
Definition: A bill of exchange representing a draft on a bank from deposited funds that pays a certain sum of money to a certain person or party.
Check Clearing
Definition: The movement of a check from the depository institution at which it was deposited back to the institution on which it was written; the movement of funds in the opposite direction and the corresponding credit and debit to the involved accounts. The Federal Reserve operates a nationwide check-clearing system.
Definition: The movement of a check from the depository institution at which it was deposited back to the institution on which it was written; the movement of funds in the opposite direction and the corresponding credit and debit to the involved accounts. The Federal Reserve operates a nationwide check-clearing system.
Checking The Market
Definition: Searching for bid and offer prices from market makers to find the best deal.
Definition: Searching for bid and offer prices from market makers to find the best deal.
Checkwriting
Definition: Free checkwriting privileges offered with nonretirement accounts for select mutual funds.
Definition: Free checkwriting privileges offered with nonretirement accounts for select mutual funds.
Chicago Board Of Trade (CBOT)
Definition: The second largest futures exchange in the US, and a pioneer in the development of financial futures and options.
Definition: The second largest futures exchange in the US, and a pioneer in the development of financial futures and options.
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)
Definition: A securities exchange created in the early 1970s for the public trading of standardized option contracts. Primary place for the trading of stock options, foreign currency options, and index options (S&P 100, 500, and OTC 250 index)
Definition: A securities exchange created in the early 1970s for the public trading of standardized option contracts. Primary place for the trading of stock options, foreign currency options, and index options (S&P 100, 500, and OTC 250 index)
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Definition: Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is the largest futures exchange in the United States and the second largest exchange in the world for the trading of futures and options on futures. Founded in 1898 as a not-for-profit corporation, in November 2000 CME became the first U.S. financial exchange to demutualize and become a shareholder-owned corporation. Its futures and options on futures trade on CME's trading floors, on its GLOBEX electronic trading platform and through privately negotiated transactions. CME has four major product areas based on interest rates (including Eurodollar futures, the world's most actively traded futures contract), stock indexes (such as the (S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures), foreign exchange and commodities.
Definition: Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is the largest futures exchange in the United States and the second largest exchange in the world for the trading of futures and options on futures. Founded in 1898 as a not-for-profit corporation, in November 2000 CME became the first U.S. financial exchange to demutualize and become a shareholder-owned corporation. Its futures and options on futures trade on CME's trading floors, on its GLOBEX electronic trading platform and through privately negotiated transactions. CME has four major product areas based on interest rates (including Eurodollar futures, the world's most actively traded futures contract), stock indexes (such as the (S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures), foreign exchange and commodities.
Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX)
Definition: A major exchange trading only stocks, with 90% of trades taking place on an automated execution system, called MAX.
Definition: A major exchange trading only stocks, with 90% of trades taking place on an automated execution system, called MAX.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Definition: A title held often by the Chairperson of the Board, or the president. The person principally responsible for the activities of a company.
Definition: A title held often by the Chairperson of the Board, or the president. The person principally responsible for the activities of a company.
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