Corporate securities (usually preferred shares or bonds) that are exchangeable for a set number of another form (usually common shares)…
A bond that can be exchanged at a set price for equity securities by the holder under certain conditions.
A security representing units of equity ownership in a corporation. Common stock claims are subordinate to the claims of bondholders,…
Commodity contracts are contracts that have a return, or portion of their return, linked to the price of, or to…
An account in which the investment funds of individual clients are pooled, with each client owning portions of the pooled…
A promissory note either unsecured or backed by assets such as loans or mortgages. They are usually sold at a…
Mortgage-backed securities, which give the purchaser a claim against the cash flows generated by the underlying mortgages. CMOs are usually…
CSDs hold securities, either in certificated or uncertificated (dematerialized) form, to enable the transfer of ownership of securities. CSDs are…
Cash balances: 1) held by U.S. residents in brokerage and margin accounts with foreign residents; and 2) held by foreign…
Collateralized dollar-denominated bonds issued by a foreign government or central bank in exchange for loans under the Brady Plan. Brady…