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RABBI TRUST

a trust wherein the employee is not taxed because the plan’s assets can be claimed by creditors. This name is used because the first of these type of trusts was set up

RECISSION

Cancelling insurance due to fraud or misrepresentation.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

Rebuying securities for cash value. Essentially money is borrowed, collateralized, and a repo rate is charged. AKA repo. Refer to dollar role, general collateral, gensaki, open repo, overnight repo, special, and term

RETURN PERIOD

The time a stock currency or commodity is held in order to produce profit when sold.

RIO TRADE

Named to illustrate an attempt of fleeing to Rio if this strategy fails, it is an attempt to reverse losses by executing a large and risky trade.

RISK REDUCTION

The attempt to reduce financial and operating risk by withdrawal from high risk ventures of risk pooling resulting in diversification. Refer to loss control and loss financing.

ROUND LOT

A securities order typically carrying lower returns or charges than odd lots that are traded in the standard size in accordance with the market.

RAIDER

A hostile buyer who tries to buy another company. They usually strip assets or get greenmail payments. This was common in the 1980s but there are still buyers like this out there.

RECONSTITUTION

Regrouping principal and interest after it has been stripped. This creates arbitrage opportunities. This happens when longterm securities are split into zero coupon bonds. Refer to stripping.

RESCHEDULING

Renegotiating a loan with new terms that help the debtor avoid foreclosure. Refer to renegotiated loan.

REVENUE BOND

A loan given to a municipalities project that is repaid by revenue from the project itself such as a toll road. Refer to general obligation bond.

RISING BOTTOM

A bullish signal shown by charting rising prices and an increasing support level. Refer to ascending top, descending bottom, and falling top.

RISK RETENTION

Preserving a portion of financial and/or operating risk as opposed to transferring or hedging. Refer to hedging, retention, group, risk transfer, and selfinsurance.

ROUND TRIP

When an exchange traded derivative is bought and sold quickly.

RAINMAKER

A financial professional who generates new business for an institution. This person is very successful in their area of trade.

RECOUPONING

When a portfolio is sold exposure is reduced to protect both parties. The cash settlement is paid and the derivatives are rewritten at current market levels. The process is repeated at the

RESERVES

Funds set aside to cover costs. They are established as contraacounts on a balance sheet. They can be hidden or implied for a security.

REVERSE CASHANDCARRY ARBITRAGE

When a forward/future is purchased at a price less than the spot price plus the cost of carry and the difference is loaned until maturity creating a profit. Refer to cashandcarry arbitrage.

RISK ARBITRAGE

The attempt to profit by merger, acquisition, hostile takeover, recapitalization, spinoff, or other transactions based on the advice of a risk arbitrageur who analyzes future opportunities.

RISK RETENTION GROUP

The spreading of exposure by combining firms with similar risk factors by risk pooling. Similar to group captive this is a retention vehicle.

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