C2C is the abbreviation for consumer-to-consumer electronic commerce. C2C more...
Calendar year defines the year as designated by the Gregorian more...
A call is a type of option contract. A more...
A call option is an option contract that gives the more...
The call price is the price at which an issuer more...
The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. Canada more...
A cancelled check is a check that has been approved more...
A candlestick is a basic unit in a candlestick chart more...
Candlestick charts plot stock price data. Originated by Japanese rice more...
|Capacity Utilization Rate
The capacity utilization rate is the value of production capacity more...
Capex, an abbreviated word that signifies "capital expenditures," capex is more...
Capital appreciation is defined as any increase in the market more...
|Capital Appreciation Fund
A capital appreciation fund is a mutual fund that is more...
|Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is a sophisticated mathematical method more...
A capital gain is an increase in the value of more...
|Capital Gains Distribution
A capital gains distribution is a distribution of income from more...
|Capital Gains Tax
Capital gains are subject to capital gains tax. A capital more...
In a basic sense, capital goods are goods used for more...
A capital loss is a decrease in the value of more...
Capital stock is stock authorized for issue by the charter more...
Capitalism is a market-driven economy, characterized by private ownership and more...
The market capitalization (market cap) of a company is the more...
Cash consists of paper currency and coins. In the more...
|Cash Asset Ratio
The cash asset ratio - also known as the cash more...
Cash basis is an accounting method that recognizes revenue and more...
A cash cow represents the division of a company that more...
A cash dividend is the distribution of a company's profits more...
Cash equivalents are investments that are so liquid and so more...
Cash flow is a company's net inflow or outflow of more...
The term cash out applies to a type of mortgage more...
A company's cash reserves are the funds available to meet more...
A cashier's check is issued and certified by a bank more...
Generally, casualty insurance is a type of indemnity that provides more...
The CBOE, or Chicago Board Options Exchange, was founded in more...
|CBOE Gold Index
CBOE Gold Index stands for the Chicago Board Options Exchange more...
The CBOT, or Chicago Board of Trade, is the world's more...
A CD, or Certificate of Deposit, is a savings instrument more...
|CDR Counterparty Risk Index
The CDR counterparty risk index is a measure of credit more...
A central bank is fundamentally a chief bank of a more...
CEO or chief executive officer is a bureaucratic position that more...
|Certified Financial Planner
Certified Financial Planner, or CFP, is a financial professional who more...
|Certified Public Accountant
A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is a person licensed by more...
CFA stands for Chartered Financial Analyst, a professional designation given more...
CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, is senior corporate officer with more...
CFP is short for certified financial planner, which is a more...
|Chairman of the Board
The Chairman of the Board is a senior corporate figure more...
Chapter 11 is a section of the US Bankruptcy Reform more...
Chapter 13 is a provision in U.S. bankruptcy law under more...
Chapter 7 is a section of the US Bankruptcy Code more...
A charge card is the physical card that records an more...
|Chartered Financial Analyst
A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is an investment professional who more...
A chartist is an investor who attempts to predict market more...
|Chasing the Market
An investor who is chasing the market purchases securities after more...
A checking account is an account at a depository institution more...
|Chicago Board of Trade
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is a commodities exchange more...
|Chief Operating Officer
A chief operating officer is an executive who is responsible more...
|Child and Dependent Care Credit
The child and dependent care credit is a federal income more...
|Child Tax Credit
The Child Tax Credit is a nonrefundable credit offered by more...
Churn rate is a measure of customer attrition. The more...
Churning means excessive buying and selling in a client's account more...
The stock market circuit breaker has the same purpose as more...
|Class A Shares
Class A shares of stock are generally thought of as more...
|Class Action Suit
A class action suit is a lawsuit filed by one more...
|Class B Shares
Class B shares are a classification of common stock that more...
|Class C Shares
Class C shares are a common class of mutual funds. more...
A closed-end fund is legally known as a closed-end management more...
The closing bell is a signal which marks the end more...
Most generally, closing costs is associated with a cost of more...
The closing price of a stock is the price of more...
A coincident indicator is an economic indicator that measures the more...
COLA, or cost-of-living adjustment, is an act of adjusting wages more...
|Collateralized Debt Obligations
Collateralized debt obligations (CDO) are a form of an asset-backed more...
Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX) was established in 1933 through the more...
A command economy, also called planned economy, is directly controlled more...
A commercial bank is a financial intermediary which collects credit more...
A commercial hedger is a corporation that attempts to stabilize more...
A commercial loan is a loan borrowed by a company more...
A commercial mortgage is a mortgage which is secured by more...
Commercial paper is a debt instrument issued by well-established companies more...
A commission is a fee paid to a third party more...
Generally speaking, any tangible good can be categorized as a more...
A commodity exchange is a market organized to allow for more...
Commodity futures are futures contracts for delivery of commodities. more...
|Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is an independent federal regulatory more...
A commodity index tracks the price of various types of more...
Common stock is a security representing a legal claim to more...
A composite, or composite index, is an aggregation of components more...
|Compound Annual Growth Rate
The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) measures the annual change more...
|Compound Annual Return
The compound annual return shows the investment return, assuming the more...
|Compound Growth Rate
The compound growth rate measures average growth of an amount more...
Compound interest is the payment of interest on both principal more...
A conference call refers to investors, media and interested parties more...
A confidence indicator gauges the optimism of a group of more...
Confidentiality agreement, also called nondisclosure agreement, is a contract entered more...
A conforming loan is a residential mortgage that is eligible more...
A consensus forecast aggregates the estimates of security analysts of more...
The consensus recommendation is an average of analyst ratings on more...
When a person seeks to consolidate loans, he/she is essentially more...
|Consolidated Financial Statement
A consolidated financial statement presents the financial position or results more...
Consolidation loan is a type of loan that encompasses a more...
|Constant Dollar GDP
Constant dollar GDP is gross domestic product adjusted for price more...
Constant dollars are dollars that have been adjusted for the more...
A consultant is an individual or firm that offers expert more...
Consumer confidence is an attempt to measure the public's perception more...
|Consumer Confidence Index
The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) gauges the level of optimism more...
In US macroeconomic statistics, consumer durables are those durable goods more...
In economics, consumer goods are new items intended for sale more...
|Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index, also known as the CPI, is more...
A consumption tax is a charge levied on spending for more...
Contract size is the deliverable amount on a contract. more...
Simply put, a contrarian is an investor who makes investments more...
Controlling interest is simply an ownership status where a corporation more...
A conventional mortgage is a fully amortizing mortgage. The more...
A convertible bond is a debt instrument that holders can more...
COO, or Chief Operating Officer, is a member of upper more...
|Cooking the Books
Cooking the books is an unethical practice of misrepresenting company's more...
Copyright is a protection offered by the United States to more...
|Cornering the Market
Cornering the market occurs when an investor or group of more...
Corporate stock is the capital or monetary fund that a more...
A market correction is a decline in price following an more...
In statistics, correlation is an assessment of the extent of more...
A correlation coefficient is a numerical, descriptive measure of the more...
Cost basis reflects the true cost of purchasing a financial more...
|Cost of Equity
The cost of equity is the minimum rate of return more...
A cost-of-living index measures the changes of prices consumers pay more...
Cost/benefit analysis is a process of quantifying the most economically more...
A cottage industry is a system of production which takes more...
|Council of Economic Advisers
The Council of Economic Advisers is a panel that provides more...
A trend is countercyclical if it moves in the opposite more...
Counterparty risk refers to the risk of default of one more...
A coupon refers to the annual interest rate a bond more...
|Coverdell Education Savings Account
Formerly called the education IRA, the Coverdell education savings account more...
A covered call is a short call option which is more...
A covered option is either a put or a call more...
A covered put is a put option which is sold more...
A CPA, the common acronym for Certified Public Accountant, is more...
CPI is the common abbreviation for the Consumer Price Index, more...
|Crash of 1929
The Crash of 1929 took place from September through November more...
|Crash of 1987
The Crash of 1987, Black Monday, took place on October more...
A credit card is the small plastic card issued to more...
A credit crunch happens when banks are reluctant to loan more...
|Credit Default Swap
A credit default swap is a credit derivative. A more...
Credit history is generally a temporal record of repaying debt. more...
A credit limit is the explicit borrowing ceiling set by more...
A credit rating refers to the capability of companies to more...
A credit report is a detailed synopsis of information collected more...
A credit score is a value computed by a credit more...
A credit spread is an option strategy implemented by the more...
A credit union is a member-owned and controlled, financial cooperative more...
A creditor is a person or entity that is owed more...
CSO is an abbreviation for Chief Security Officer. A more...
A cumulative dividend is a dividend that, if the company more...
|Cumulative Total Return
The cumulative total return on an investment is the total more...
|Cup and Handle
A cup and handle is a technical analysis charting formation more...
In FOREX markets, a currency pair is a price quote more...
Current dollars (also known as "nominal dollars") are dollars in more...
|Current Market Value
The current market value of a stock is its most more...
Current ratio is balance-sheet financial performance measure of company liquidity. more...
Current yield is equal to a bond's annual interest payment more...
CUSIP is an abbreviation for Committee on Uniform Securities Identification more...
A cycle is a recurring pattern, usually wavelike. In more...
When entire industries and the companies within them are characterized more...
A cyclical stock is one whose profits are highly correlated more...