Glossary

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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COMMINGLED ACCOUNT

An account in which the investment funds of individual clients are pooled, with each client owning portions of the pooled…

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COMMERCIAL PAPER

A promissory note either unsecured or backed by assets such as loans or mortgages. They are usually sold at a…

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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION (CMO)

Mortgage-backed securities, which give the purchaser a claim against the cash flows generated by the underlying mortgages. CMOs are usually…

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CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY (CSD)

CSDs hold securities, either in certificated or uncertificated (dematerialized) form, to enable the transfer of ownership of securities. CSDs are…

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BROKERAGE BALANCES

Cash balances: 1) held by U.S. residents in brokerage and margin accounts with foreign residents; and 2) held by foreign…

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BRADY BONDS

Collateralized dollar-denominated bonds issued by a foreign government or central bank in exchange for loans under the Brady Plan. Brady…

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BEARER GLOBAL NOTES/CERTIFICATES

Bearer notes issued to one or more dealers that are represented by a single global note in bearer form and…

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BEARER BOND

Securities that are not registered in the name of their owner. The owner collects interest and dividends upon presentation of…

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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

Securitized interests in a pool of assets, which give the purchaser a claim against the cash flows generated by the…

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