Tag: contracts
Back Month Contract
What is 'Back Month Contract' A type of futures contract that expires in any month past the front month futures contract. The...
Bailment
What is 'Bailment' The contractual transfer of possession of assets or property for a specific objective. In bailment, the deliverer of the...
Call Swaption
What is 'Call Swaption' A type of option between two parties that can be exercised on a swap where the buyer of...
Put Option
DefinitionIn finance, a put or put option is a stock market device which gives the owner of a put the right, but not the...
Qualifying Annuity
What is 'Qualifying Annuity' This type of annuity is similar to any other, except that it has been approved by the IRS...
Qualified Special Representative Agreement (QSR)
What is 'Qualified Special Representative Agreement - QSR' An agreement between broker-dealers to clear trades without the interaction of the NASDAQ ACT...
Qualified Annuity
When most people think about retirement planning, the first thing that comes to mind is saving for their golden years. But what about investing...
Quantity-Adjusting Option (Quanto Option)
What is 'Quantity-Adjusting Option - Quanto Option' A cash-settled, cross-currency derivative in which the underlying asset is denominated in a currency other...
Quasi Contract
What is a 'Quasi Contract'
A quasi contract is an agreement between two parties without previous obligations to one another that has been created and...
Vanilla Option
What is a 'Vanilla Option' A vanilla option is a financial instrument that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation,...