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111Cash and Carry Transaction — A type of transaction in the futures market in which the cash or spot price of a commodity is below the futures contract price. Cash and carry transactions are considered arbitrage transactions. The carrying costs in a cash and carry transaction… …
112Comparable Transaction — A method of valuing a company that is for sale. Comparable transactions considers the past sales of similar companies as well as the market value of publicly traded firms that have an equivalent business model to the company being valued. To get… …
113Hedging Transaction — A type of transaction that limits investment risk with the use of derivatives, such as options and futures contracts. Hedging transactions purchase opposite positions in the market in order to ensure a certain amount of gain or loss on a trade.… …
114Round Trip Transaction Costs — All of the costs associated with completing a transaction. Also known as round turn transaction costs. This includes commissions, market impact costs, and taxes …
115net transaction — A securities transaction in which no commissions or extra fees are paid, such as in an initial public offering. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * A transaction whereby the investor is not charged a commission. If a company sells new issues …
116arm’s length transaction — A transaction at *fair market value between unrelated parties, or a transaction made as if it were between unrelated parties for example, All the sales between the corporation’s overseas branches are made at arm’s length …
117open market value — In the context of property transactions, the best price that might reasonably be expected for property, or an interest in property, from an unconnected third party on a certain date. A valuer would normally base such a valuation on an average of… …
118Smart Market — A type of auction in which transactions are made to and from a pool of participants rather than bilaterally between one buyer and one seller. Smart markets are designed to reduce transaction costs and the effect of externalities, and are… …
119Spot market /natural gas — A market in which natural gas is bought and sold for immediate or very near term delivery, usually for a period of 30 days or less. The transaction does not imply a continuing arrangement between the buyer and the seller. A spot market is more… …
120Nasdaq Market Makers Antitrust Litigation — class action lawsuit initiated in 1996 alleging collusion amongst Wall Street traders. The class action alleged that NASDAQ market makers set and maintained wide spreads pursuant to an industry wide conspiracy. Litigation took 3.5 years and was… …
