Tag: futures
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...
Calendar Spread
DefinitionIn finance, a calendar spread is a spread trade involving the simultaneous purchase of futures or options expiring on a particular date and 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...
Call On A Call
What is 'Call On A Call' A type of compound option in which the investor has the right to exercise a call...
Qualified Eligible Participant (QEP)
What is 'Qualified Eligible Participant - QEP' An individual who meets requirements to trade in different investment funds, such as futures and...
Value Stock
DefinitionValue investing is an investment paradigm which generally involves buying securities that appear underpriced by some form of fundamental analysis, though it has taken...
Value Added Monthly Index (VAMI)
What is 'Value Added Monthly Index - VAMI' An index that tracks the monthly performance of a hypothetical $1000 investment. ...
Variation Margin
How to Calculate Variation and Maintenance Margin
In futures trading, you must provide variation margin to your broker if you want to continue trading. If...
Nasdaq
DefinitionThe Nasdaq Stock Market is an American stock exchange. It is the second-largest exchange in the world by market capitalization, behind only the New...
Futures
Futures are a type of financial contract whereby an investor is obliged to buy an asset at a specified future price and date. The...