Glossary Guide

DEPOSIT NOTES

A debt security issued by a bank, backed by federal deposit insurance up to $100,000 in principal and interest. They…

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DEALERS

A securities dealer is an entity that engages in buying securities for its own account. However, the definition of securities…

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CUSTODIAN

An organization that manages or administers the custody or safekeeping of stock certificates, debt securities, or other assets for institutional…

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CREDIT DERIVATIVES

Contracts in which the payout is linked primarily to some measure of the creditworthiness of one or more credits. Credit…

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CREDIT BALANCES

Liabilities to a third party that are incidental to, or that arise from, the exercise of banking powers, including the…

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COVERED BOND

Also known as Mortgage Bond or Pfandbriefe. A bond that is backed by loans, typically mortgages, but does not give…

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CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES

Corporate securities (usually preferred shares or bonds) that are exchangeable for a set number of another form (usually common shares)…

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CONVERTIBLE BOND

A bond that can be exchanged at a set price for equity securities by the holder under certain conditions.

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COMMON STOCK

A security representing units of equity ownership in a corporation. Common stock claims are subordinate to the claims of bondholders,…

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COMMODITY-LINKED DERIVATIVES

Commodity contracts are contracts that have a return, or portion of their return, linked to the price of, or to…

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