Common Stock is a security issued by a company and it represents partial ownership of that company. The holder has voting rights over corporate strategy and election of the board of directors.In the e...
A commodity is any good that is identical (or very similar) from any producer, i.e. producers have to compete on price. They are usually used in production of other goods or services.The most common t...
A commercial bank is one which operates the more traditional model of banking. Some of the roles of a commercial bank are:Provide a savings account for customers to safely store their moneyO...
CDO stands for Collateralized Debt Obligation and it involves the pooling of debt to reduce risk and raise returns. CDOs have been widely blamed for the 2008 financial crisis, but most ...
Collateral Value is the market value of anything used as collateral to support a loan. This can create issues with margin requirements; if the asset begins to lose value the borrower would need to sup...
Collateral is any asset which is used as backing for debt. In the event of a default on the debt, the collateral is seized to cover the losses. The most common example of collateral is in a mortgage, ...
Close refers to the price at which a security ended a period of trading, as well as the end of a period of trading for an overall market. Two examples of how the word close would be use...
COO stands for Chief Operating Officer. They are the highest-ranking officer in charge of the daily operations of the firm, and are in charge of the logistics of running the firm, producing the goods,...
CFO stands for Chief Financial Officer. They are the highest-ranking officer in charge of the financial operations of a company. Their responsibilities include:Monitoring cash flowFinancial planningMo...
CEO stands for Chief Executive Officer. They are the highest-ranking executive within a company as well as being the 'leader' and the face of the company, and are responsible for all actions by the co...