professional counterparty
1market counterparty — A professional investment business whose status requires only a low degree of protection under the SFA rules. The status may be determined using either the transactions based test or the one off test. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial… …
2Contract for difference — In finance, a contract for difference (or CFD) is a contract between two parties, typically described as buyer and seller , stipulating that the buyer will pay to the seller the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at… …
3Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender …
4Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 — The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) is United States federal legislation that officially ensured the deregulation of financial products known as over the counter derivatives. It was signed into law on December 21, 2000 by… …
5E. Gerald Corrigan — Infobox President | name =E. Gerald Corrigan nationality =American imagesize =150px order =7th President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York term start =January 1, 1985 term end =July 19, 1993 president = predecessor =Anthony M. Solomon… …
6Option (finance) — Stock option redirects here. For the employee incentive, see Employee stock option. Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income …
7List of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom, 2008 — This is an incomplete list of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom in 2008. NOTOC 1 100* Insolvency Practitioners and Insolvency Services Account (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2008 S.I. 2008/3 * Information as to Provision of Education… …
8CCP — is an acronym that may refer to: Organizations * Chinese Communist Party, the ruling political party in the People s Republic of China * Cultural Center of the Philippines, an organization focused on promoting and preserving Filipino art and… …
9Options Clearing Corporation — Industry clearing Founded 1973 Headquarters Chicago, IL …
10Late-2000s financial crisis — The TED spread (in red) increased significantly during the financial crisis, reflecting an increase in perceived credit risk …
