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Cross Guarantee
Definition: A provision of the FDI Act added by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) that allows the FDIC to recover part of its costs of liquidating or assisting a troubled insured institution by assessing those costs to the remaining solvent insured institutions which are commonly controlled as defined in the statute. When the FDIC acts to protect its interests under this provision, the assessment can result in a liquidity strain or, in some cases, the immediate insolvency of an affiliated bank.
Definition: A provision of the FDI Act added by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) that allows the FDIC to recover part of its costs of liquidating or assisting a troubled insured institution by assessing those costs to the remaining solvent insured institutions which are commonly controlled as defined in the statute. When the FDIC acts to protect its interests under this provision, the assessment can result in a liquidity strain or, in some cases, the immediate insolvency of an affiliated bank.
Cross Hedging
Definition: Applies to derivative products. Hedging with a futures contract that is different from the underlying being hedged. Use of a hedging instrument different from the security being hedged. Hedging instruments are usually selected to have the highest price correlation to the underlying.
Definition: Applies to derivative products. Hedging with a futures contract that is different from the underlying being hedged. Use of a hedging instrument different from the security being hedged. Hedging instruments are usually selected to have the highest price correlation to the underlying.
Cross Rate
Definition: In foreign exchange, the price of one currency in terms of another currency in the market of a third country. For example, the exchange rate between Japanese yen and Euros would be considered a cross rate in the US market.
Definition: In foreign exchange, the price of one currency in terms of another currency in the market of a third country. For example, the exchange rate between Japanese yen and Euros would be considered a cross rate in the US market.
Cross Rates
Definition: The exchange rate between two currencies expressed as the ratio of two foreign exchange rates that are both expressed in terms of a third currency. Foreign exchange rate between two currencies other than the US dollar, the currency in which most exchanges are usually quoted.
Definition: The exchange rate between two currencies expressed as the ratio of two foreign exchange rates that are both expressed in terms of a third currency. Foreign exchange rate between two currencies other than the US dollar, the currency in which most exchanges are usually quoted.
Cross Trading
Definition: Offsetting or noncompetitive match of the buy order of one customer against the sell order of another, a practice that is permissible only when executed in accordance with the Commodity Exchange Act, CFTC regulations, and rules of the exchange.
Definition: Offsetting or noncompetitive match of the buy order of one customer against the sell order of another, a practice that is permissible only when executed in accordance with the Commodity Exchange Act, CFTC regulations, and rules of the exchange.
Cross-border Factoring
Definition: Concluding a transaction by a network of factors across borders. The exporter's factor can contact correspondent factors in other countries to handle the collection of accounts receivable.
Definition: Concluding a transaction by a network of factors across borders. The exporter's factor can contact correspondent factors in other countries to handle the collection of accounts receivable.
Cross-border Risk
Definition: Describes the volatility of returns on international investments caused by events associated with a particular country as opposed to events associated solely with a particular economic or financial agent.
Definition: Describes the volatility of returns on international investments caused by events associated with a particular country as opposed to events associated solely with a particular economic or financial agent.
Cross-Collateral
Definition: An agreement among project participants to pool collateral, to allow recourse to each other's collateral.
Definition: An agreement among project participants to pool collateral, to allow recourse to each other's collateral.
Cross-default
Definition: A provision under which default on one debt obligation triggers default on another debt obligation.
Definition: A provision under which default on one debt obligation triggers default on another debt obligation.
Cross-Hedge
Definition: Hedging a cash market position in a futures or option contract for a different but price-related commodity.
Definition: Hedging a cash market position in a futures or option contract for a different but price-related commodity.
Cross-holdings
Definition: The holding by one corporation of shares in another firm. One needs to allow for cross-holdings when aggregating capitalizations of firms. Ignoring cross-holdings leads to double-counting.
Definition: The holding by one corporation of shares in another firm. One needs to allow for cross-holdings when aggregating capitalizations of firms. Ignoring cross-holdings leads to double-counting.
Cross-Margining
Definition: A procedure for margining related securities, options, and futures contracts jointly when different clearing organizations clear each side of the position.
Definition: A procedure for margining related securities, options, and futures contracts jointly when different clearing organizations clear each side of the position.
Cross-sectional Analysis
Definition: Assessment of relationships among a cross-section of firms, countries, or some other variable at one particular time.
Definition: Assessment of relationships among a cross-section of firms, countries, or some other variable at one particular time.
Cross-sectional Approach
Definition: A statistical methodology applied to a set of firms at a particular time.
Definition: A statistical methodology applied to a set of firms at a particular time.
Cross-Sectional Ratio Analysis
Definition: A method of analysis that compares a firm's ratios with some chosen industry benchmark. The benchmark usually chosen is the average ratio value for all firms in an industry for the time period under study.
Definition: A method of analysis that compares a firm's ratios with some chosen industry benchmark. The benchmark usually chosen is the average ratio value for all firms in an industry for the time period under study.
Cross-share Holdings
Definition: Often used in risk arbitrage. Corporations' or governments' equity share ownership in another corporation's shares.
Definition: Often used in risk arbitrage. Corporations' or governments' equity share ownership in another corporation's shares.
Crossed Market
Definition: In the context of general equities, happens when the inside market consists of a highest bid price that is higher than the lowest offer price. See: Overlap the market.
Definition: In the context of general equities, happens when the inside market consists of a highest bid price that is higher than the lowest offer price. See: Overlap the market.
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