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| Calendar Spread | Applying to derivative products, a strategy in which there is a simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class at different strike prices, ... |
| Call | An option contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified ... |
| Called Away | When a call or put option is exercised against the stockholder. ... |
| Candlestick Chart | A price chart that displays the high, low, open and close for each day over a specified period of time. ... |
| Capital | The amount of money you have invested. When your investing objective is capital preservation, your priority is to try not to lose any money. When your objective is ... |
| Capital Exposure | The amount of capital (money) that may be lost if a trade moves against the initial position. In other words, the potential cost to find ... |
| Capital Gain | The profit realized when a capital asset is sold for a higher price than the purchase price. Your costs (when you buy) include the commission you ... |
| Capital Lease | After a lease term expires, a company may get ownership in the underlying property if it meets a variety of criteria (although this is beyond ... |
| Capital Loss | When a stock is sold below cost; the difference between the net cost of a security and the net sales price, if the security is ... |
| Capitulation | When investors en masse have completely given up hope on an investment or market. Capitulation often occurs on heavy, panic type selling, and is followed ... |
| Cash Commodity | The actual physical commodity, as distinguished from a futures contract. ... |
| Cash Dividends | A cash dividend is a dividend paid in cash. To be able to pay cash dividends, companies need to have not only sufficient earnings but ... |
| Cash Equivalent | A very liquid asset.That means it's available right now or is in an account with a maturity no longer than three months. ... |
| Cash Flow | Represents earnings before depreciation, amortization, and non-cash charges; sometimes called cash earnings. This indicates the ability to pay dividends. ... |
| Cash Flow Statement | A financial statement that adjusts the balance sheet and income statement to see how much money a company has generated or spent during a certain ... |
| Cash-and-Carry Shell | A shell company whose owners wish to sell most or all of the shell's ownership for cash, rather than participate as equity holders in a ... |
| CBOE | CBOE interest-rate products are based on the underlying assets of U.S. Treasury bills, 5-year U.S. Treasury notes, 10-year U.S. Treasury notes, and 30-year U.S. Treasury ... |
| CBOT | CBOT products are futures-based products trading on U.S. Treasury bills, 2-year U.S. Treasury notes, 5-year U.S. Treasury notes, 10-year U.S. Treasury notes, and 30-year U.S. ... |
| Ceiling | The highest price, interest rate, or other numerical factor allowable in a financial transaction. ... |
| Certificate of Incorporation | The filing with a U.S. state's government (typically the Department of State) to create a corporation. Some states use the term articles of incorporation, and ... |
| Chapter 11 | Provides a company a breather to attempt to turn things around. ... |
| Chapter 7 | The filing a company makes when it decides to liquidate its operations. ... |
| Chicago Board Options Exchange | (CBOE): Established in 1973, the CBOE was the first organized options exchange in the United States. ... |
| Clean Shell | A shell company which has no liabilities or other negative attributes as perceived by an operating business seeking to merge with it. ... |
| Clearinghouse | An institution established separately from the stock exchanges that ensures that the payment and delivery of stocks or options is handled accurately and efficiently. ... |
| Close | The period at the end of the trading session; sometimes used to refer to the closing price. ... |
| Close-Gap | Another term for "lap." A lap up occurs when the next day?s low is greater than the previous day?s close. ... |
| Closed Position | Exposure in foreign currencies that no longer exists. ... |
| Closed-Ended Funds | Closed-ended funds, like their more populous and popular open-ended cousins, are investment companies set up to own securities portfolios. But unlike traditional funds, closed-ended funds trade ... |
| Closing Price | The price of the last transaction of a particular stock completed during a day’s trading session on an exchange. ... |
| Closing Quote | The last bid and offer prices of a particular stock at the close of a day’s trading session on an exchange. ... |
| Collar | An upper and lower limit on the interest rate on a floating-rate note or an adjustable-rate mortgage. ... |
| Collateral | An asset than can be repossessed if a borrower defaults. ... |
| Combination Strategy | A strategy in which a put and call with the same strike price and expiration are either both bought or both sold. ... |
| Commission | The fee paid to a broker to execute a trade, which is based on the number of shares, bonds, options, and/or their dollar value. ... |
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