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SOFT CALL PROTECTION

The prevention of the issuer of a bond by an indenture preventing the recovery of the bond until the attainment of a certain price or a distinct percent of the conversion price

SPREADLOCK

A contract granting the issuer of a bond a fixed spread for a short time before the trade is complete. This guarantees the price will be a reference not a spread. Refer

STOCHASTIC PROCESS

An attempt to generate value by the way an assets dynamic movement in the market is described without considering the assets history. Refer to markov process.

STYLE DRIFT

The deviation of the focus of a hedge fund or investment company to generate alternate investment opportunities. This change in consistency may be risky because the new opportunity may not have been

SYNTHETIC LENDING FACILITY

A forward agreement to buy undrawn loans or credit agreements. The investor gets a commitment fee. AKA synthetic credit facility.

TEENY

The smallest amount that can be traded in bonds and securities.

TIER 1 CAPITAL

A banks core capital in the form of stocks, earnings, and reserves. Refer to tier 2 capital and economic capital.

TOO BIG TO FAIL

A financial institution that cannot fail without effecting the market. So they are granted help from central bank and possibly given bail out.

TRIPLE WITCHING HOUR

When futures, options, and equity settle on the same day. This happens once each quarter.

UNDERWRITING

Issuing securities on the primary market for an issuer. Or the act of predicting risk to ensure the possible gains are worth the risk. Refer to allornone underwriting, best efforts underwriting, and

VACANT

a building that does not have any contents or inhabitants.

VULTURE BID

When distressed assets of uncertain worth are sold at a deep discount. Refer to fire sale and vulture fund.

WIDOWS AND ORPHANS

An unsophisticated investor. They are protected from fraud or bad advice. Refer to aunt millie.

INDEX TRIGGER

An event that suspends coupon interest and principal when losses meet an agreed upon amount. Also called an indemnity or parametric trigger.

INSIDER TRADING

Where private information is used to create more profit. Sometimes this is considered a crime and punished. Refer to gun jumping.

JOURNAL PRINTER

Electronic cash register (ECR) or point of sale (POS) systems remote printer. Records cash transactions on a narrow (20column) paper tape at retail locations. An example is a supermarket checkout counter.

JUNIOR SECURITY

Subordinate investment vehicle, like a bond, debenture, stock share, whose claims and rights are subordinate or secondary to senior, primary investment vehicles. These claims and rights involve the assets and earnings of

JUST-WORLD PHENOMENON

Theory that bad things happen to people due to their previous bad acts. human tendency to rationalize injustice thinking that people will eventually want get what they want because the world is

KERNEL

Computer operating system nucleus. Manages core operations and hardware resources allocation. Also refer to shell.

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