An OVERTHECOUNTER COMPLEX OPTION that grants the buyer a payoff based on the difference between a predefined STRIKE PRICE and the best performing ASSET in a PORTFOLIO. See also CALL ON THE

An OVERTHECOUNTER COMPLEX OPTION that grants the buyer a payoff based on the difference between a predefined STRIKE PRICE and the highest price achieved by the UNDERLYING reference ASSET over the life

An OVERTHECOUNTER COMPLEX OPTION that grants the buyer a payoff based on the difference between a predefined STRIKE PRICE and the worst performing ASSET in a PORTFOLIO. See also CALL ON THE

A DERIVATIVE contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase an UNDERLYING ASSET from the seller at a set STRIKE PRICE at, or before, expiry. In exchange,

An instance of being summoned, esp. in order to deal with an emergency or to do repairs.

Premium in price above the par value of a bond or share of preferred stock that must be paid to holders to redeem the bond or share of preferred stock before its

The price, specified at issuance, at which the issuer of a bond may retire part of the bond at a specified call date.

When dealing with securities trading, an issuer of a bond indenture gives the issuer the right to revoke or redeem outstanding bonds with a certain price on a specific call date.

In telecommunication, the term call processing has the following meanings: # The sequence of operations performed by a switching system from the acceptance of an incoming call through the final disposition of

Time during which a security, with a call provision, cannot be redeemed by the issuer. Corporate and municipal issuers typically have a call protection period of 10 years.

All regulated financial institutions in the United States are required to file periodic financial and other information with their respective regulators and other parties. For banks in the U.S.

The risk that a bond will be called prior to its maturity date, causing the bond’s principal to be returned sooner than expected.

A message, code, or tune that is broadcast by radio to identify the broadcaster or transmitter.

An OPTION position created by buying and selling CALL OPTIONS with the same expiry date but different STRIKE PRICES (i.e., the purchaser of a call spread buys a closertothemoney call option and

A system to allow residents (patients) to communicate with a nurses’ station from their rooms and from toilet and bathing facilities.

Payments due an employee due to contacting the employee at a time other than the employee’s regular work schedule and requesting the employee to report for work and be ready to perform

A facility that identifies and displays the telephone numbers of incoming calls made to a particular line.

A card bearing a person’s name and address, sent or left in lieu of a formal social or business visit.

A billing method in which a wireless phone caller pays only for making calls and not for receiving them. The standard American billing system requires wireless phone customers to pay for all

Money called up for shares, but not paid at the correct time. The shares may be forfeited or a special calls in arrears account is established to debit the sums owing.