Tag: calculus
Icarus Factor
Definition"The Icarus Factor" is the 14th episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the...
Odd Lot
What is an 'Odd Lot' An odd lot is an order amount for a security that is less than the normal unit...
Rate Of Change
What is 'Rate Of Change' The rate of change (ROC) is the speed at which a variable changes over a specific period...
Backflip Takeover
What is 'Backflip Takeover' An uncommon type of takeover in which the acquirer becomes a subsidiary of the acquired or targeted company,...
Calculation Agent
What is 'Calculation Agent' An entity that determines the price of an investment product such as a swap. A calculation agent calculates...
Gamma Neutral
What is 'Gamma Neutral' A method of managing risk in options trading by establishing an asset portfolio whose delta rate of change...
Gamma
What is 'Gamma' Gamma is the rate of change in an option's delta per 1-point move in the underlying asset's price. Gamma...
Taking The Street
What is 'Taking The Street' A slang phrase referring to the hedge fund tactic of buying large amounts of a particular stock...
Sale
What is a 'Sale' A sale is a transaction between two parties where the buyer receives goods (tangible or intangible), services and/or...
Economic Derivative
What is an 'Economic Derivative' An economic derivative is a relatively new form of derivative contract (the first ones were traded in...