TOTAL RETURN SWAP
Swap agreement in which one party pays the set interest rate, fixed or valuable, while the other one makes payments according to the underlying asset’s returns including the income generated and capital gains. The underlying asset, called the reference asset, is owned by the party receiving the payment. The swap gives the receiving party the total return in order to gain exposure and benefit from that asset without really owning it. It is popular with hedge funds since it gives huge exposure with minimal cash outlay.
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Acquired Fund Fees And Expenses - AFFE
A line item within a prospectus of a fund-of-funds which displays the underlying funds' operating expenses. This was regarded as a requirement ...
Desk Trader
A trader restricted to instituting trades for the clients of a firm and unable to trade with own accounts of his or her firm.
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Technical analysis of the stock’s future movement by analyzing the historical data or previous performance. It is based on the idea traders w ...
Nasdaq Intermarket
An electronic marketplace in which the National Association of Securities Dealer (NASD) members may execute trades, communicate, and accept quotati ...
Put To Seller
The exercise of a put option. Put to seller often occurs when the strike price of the put is lower than the underlying security’s market valu ...
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