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Control Limits
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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
Definition: In a nonlinear dynamic system, the coefficient of the order parameter; the determinant of the influence of the order parameter on the total system. See: Order Parameter.
Definition: In a nonlinear dynamic system, the coefficient of the order parameter; the determinant of the influence of the order parameter on the total system. See: Order Parameter.
Control Stock
Definition: 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. In a situation where all stock has voting rights, it sometimes refers to the shareholdings of one investors or a group of investors that effectively control the firm.
Definition: 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. In a situation where all stock has voting rights, it sometimes refers to the shareholdings of one investors or a group of investors that effectively control the firm.
Controlled Account
Definition: An account for which trading is directed by someone other than the owner. Also called a Managed Account or a Discretionary Account.
Definition: An account for which trading is directed by someone other than the owner. Also called a Managed Account or a Discretionary Account.
Controlled Commodities
Definition: Commodities regulated by the Commodities Exchange Act of 1936 in order to prevent fraud and manipulation in commodities futures markets.
Definition: Commodities regulated by the Commodities Exchange Act of 1936 in order to prevent fraud and manipulation in commodities futures markets.
Controlled Disbursement
Definition: A service that provides for a single presentation of checks each day (typically in the early part of the day).
Definition: A service that provides for a single presentation of checks each day (typically in the early part of the day).
Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC)
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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
Definition: The corporate manager responsible for the firm's accounting activities. Sometimes referred to as the comptroller (which means the same thing).
Definition: The corporate manager responsible for the firm's accounting activities. Sometimes referred to as the comptroller (which means the same thing).
Convenience Yield
Definition: The extra advantage that firms derive from holding the commodity rather than a future position.
Definition: The extra advantage that firms derive from holding the commodity rather than a future position.
Convention Statement
Definition: An annual statement filed by a life insurance company in each state where it does business in compliance with that state's regulations. The statement and supporting documents show, among other things, the assets, liabilities, and surplus of the reporting company.
Definition: An annual statement filed by a life insurance company in each state where it does business in compliance with that state's regulations. The statement and supporting documents show, among other things, the assets, liabilities, and surplus of the reporting company.
Conventional Mortgage
Definition: A loan based on the credit of the borrower and on the collateral for the mortgage.
Definition: A loan based on the credit of the borrower and on the collateral for the mortgage.
Conventional Option
Definition: An option contract arranged on the trading floor and traded regularly. The opposite of exotic option.
Definition: An option contract arranged on the trading floor and traded regularly. The opposite of exotic option.
Conventional Pass-throughs
Definition: Also called private-label pass-throughs, any mortgage pass-through security not guaranteed by government agencies. Compare agency pass-throughs.
Definition: Also called private-label pass-throughs, any mortgage pass-through security not guaranteed by government agencies. Compare agency pass-throughs.
Conventional Project
Definition: A project with a negative initial cash flow (cash outflow), which is expected to be followed by one or more future positive cash flows (cash inflows).
Definition: A project with a negative initial cash flow (cash outflow), which is expected to be followed by one or more future positive cash flows (cash inflows).
Convergence
Definition: The movement of the price of a futures contract toward the price of the underlying cash commodity. At the start, the contract price is usually higher because of time value. But as the contract nears expiration, and time value decreases, the futures price and the cash price converge.
Definition: The movement of the price of a futures contract toward the price of the underlying cash commodity. At the start, the contract price is usually higher because of time value. But as the contract nears expiration, and time value decreases, the futures price and the cash price converge.
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