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Crossed Trade
Definition: The prohibited practice of offsetting buy and sell orders without recording the trade on the exchange, thus not allowing other traders to take advantage of a more favorable price.
Definition: The prohibited practice of offsetting buy and sell orders without recording the trade on the exchange, thus not allowing other traders to take advantage of a more favorable price.
Crossover Rate
Definition: The return at which two alternative projects have the same net present value.
Definition: The return at which two alternative projects have the same net present value.
Crowd Trading
Definition: Used for listed equity securities. Group of exchange members with a defined area of function tending to congregate around a trading post pending execution of orders. Includes specialists, floor traders, odd-lot dealers, and other brokers as well as smaller groups with specialized functions. See: Priority.
Definition: Used for listed equity securities. Group of exchange members with a defined area of function tending to congregate around a trading post pending execution of orders. Includes specialists, floor traders, odd-lot dealers, and other brokers as well as smaller groups with specialized functions. See: Priority.
Crowding Out
Definition: Heavy federal borrowing that drives interest rates up and prevents businesses and consumers from borrowing when they would like to.
Definition: Heavy federal borrowing that drives interest rates up and prevents businesses and consumers from borrowing when they would like to.
Crown Jewel
Definition: A particularly profitable or otherwise particularly valuable corporate unit or asset of a firm. Often used in risk arbitrage. The most desirable entities within a diversified corporation as measured by asset value, earning power, and business prospects; in takeover attempts, these entities typically are the main objective of the acquirer and may be sold by a takeover target to make the rest of the company less attractive. See: Scorched earth policy.
Definition: A particularly profitable or otherwise particularly valuable corporate unit or asset of a firm. Often used in risk arbitrage. The most desirable entities within a diversified corporation as measured by asset value, earning power, and business prospects; in takeover attempts, these entities typically are the main objective of the acquirer and may be sold by a takeover target to make the rest of the company less attractive. See: Scorched earth policy.
Crown Law
Definition: A law derived from English law (ie. England, Ireland, Canada, PNG, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Malaysia).
Definition: A law derived from English law (ie. England, Ireland, Canada, PNG, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Malaysia).
Crush Spread
Definition: In the soybean futures market, the simultaneous purchase of soybean futures and the sale of soybean meal and soybean oil futures to establish a processing margin. See Gross Processing Margin, Reverse Crush Spread.
Definition: In the soybean futures market, the simultaneous purchase of soybean futures and the sale of soybean meal and soybean oil futures to establish a processing margin. See Gross Processing Margin, Reverse Crush Spread.
CTI (Customer Type Indicator) Codes
Definition:
Definition:
These consist of four identifiers that describe transactions by the type of customer for which a trade is effected. The four codes are:
(1) trading by a person who holds trading privileges for his or her own account or an account for which the person has discretion;
(2) trading for a clearing member's proprietary account;
(3) trading for another person who holds trading privileges who is currently present on the trading floor or for an account controlled by such other person; and
(4) trading for any other type of customer. Transaction data classified by the above codes are included in the trade register report produced by a clearing organization.
Cum Dividend
Definition: With dividend; said of a stock whose buyer is eligible to receive a declared dividend. Stocks are usually "cum dividend" for trades made on or before the third trading day preceding the record date, when the register of eligible holders is closed for that dividend period. Antithesis of ex-dividend.
Definition: With dividend; said of a stock whose buyer is eligible to receive a declared dividend. Stocks are usually "cum dividend" for trades made on or before the third trading day preceding the record date, when the register of eligible holders is closed for that dividend period. Antithesis of ex-dividend.
Cumulative Abnormal Return (CAR)
Definition: Sum of the differences between the expected return on a stock (systematic risk multiplied by the realized market return) and the actual return often used to evaluate the impact of news on a stock price.
Definition: Sum of the differences between the expected return on a stock (systematic risk multiplied by the realized market return) and the actual return often used to evaluate the impact of news on a stock price.
Cumulative Auction Market Preferred Stocks (CAMPS)
Definition: Stands for Cumulative Auction Market Preferred Stocks, Oppenheimer & Company's Dutch Auction preferred stock product.
Definition: Stands for Cumulative Auction Market Preferred Stocks, Oppenheimer & Company's Dutch Auction preferred stock product.
Cumulative Dividend Feature
Definition: A requirement that any missed preferred or preference stock dividends be paid in full before any dividend payment on common shares is made.
Definition: A requirement that any missed preferred or preference stock dividends be paid in full before any dividend payment on common shares is made.
Cumulative Preferred Stock
Definition: Preferred stock whose dividends accrue, should the issuer not make timely dividend payments. Related: Non-cumulative preferred stock.
Definition: Preferred stock whose dividends accrue, should the issuer not make timely dividend payments. Related: Non-cumulative preferred stock.
Cumulative Probability Distribution
Definition: A function that shows the probability that the random variable will attain a value less than or equal to each value that the random variable can take on.
Definition: A function that shows the probability that the random variable will attain a value less than or equal to each value that the random variable can take on.
Cumulative Total Return
Definition: The actual performance of a fund over a particular period.
Definition: The actual performance of a fund over a particular period.
Cumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA) Account
Definition: An entry in a translated balance sheet in which gains and/or losses from translation have been accumulated over a period of years. The C.T.A. account is required under the FASB No. 52 rule.
Definition: An entry in a translated balance sheet in which gains and/or losses from translation have been accumulated over a period of years. The C.T.A. account is required under the FASB No. 52 rule.
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