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Cable
Market nickname for Sterling/US dollar exchange rate.
CAC 40
A Share Index of 40 of the 100 largest companies listed on Euronext Paris (the largest stock exchange in France).
CAD
Canadian Dollar.
Call or Call Option
A 'call' option gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to buy at a pre-arranged fixed price. A 'put' is the opposite of a 'call'.
Candlestick Chart
A chart that investors use to support technical analysis. Each Line (Candle) in the chart consists of four key prices for that period: a high, low, open and close. The body of the candlestick bar is formed by the opening and closing prices of the period. To indicate that the opening price (during the period) was higher than the closing price, the body of the bar is generally green or blue. If closing price of the period is lower than the opening price the body is red. The wick (also known as the 'shadow') marks the remainder of the trading range with the top and bottom of the wick marking the high and lowest prices traded for that period. A candlestick need not have a wick. All FinancialSpreads.com account holders have automatic access to up-to-the-minute Candlestick charts for thousands of markets.
Capital Gains Tax
A tax on investment profits. Spread betting winnings are free of any UK Capital Gains Tax under current UK laws*.
Capital Spreads
A spread betting company based in London. Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Also see Capital Spreads Review.
Cash or Spot
The current level of an underlying market.
Cash Price
The price for immediate settlement, also known as the 'spot price'.
CBOT
Chicago Board of Trade. An exchange where futures and options are traded. In 2006 the Chicago Board of Trade was purchased by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
CDO
See Collateralised Debt Obligation.
CFD
See Contract For Difference.
Change
The change represents the difference between the current market price and the closing price of the previous day.
Charting
A visual method of trading or analysis of the markets using price information to form a picture of previous price movements. Also referred to as technical analysis.
Chartist
Person who analyses markets with the use of charts.
CHF
Swiss Franc.
China Enterprises Index
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index is a freefloat capitalisation weighted index. It is comprised of H-Shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and included in the Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index. Also see China Enterprises Index Spreads.
City Index
A spread betting and CFD provider based in London. Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Also see City Index Review.
Closing Price
The price at which a product was traded to close the open position. Also refers to the price of the last transaction in a days trading session. Also known as the Settlement Price.
Closing Trade
A second bet of equal size to the initial bet but in the opposite direction, therefore closing out the trade and resulting in a profit or loss.
CMC Markets
A provider of Spread Betting, CFD and FX products. Based in London. Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Also see CMC Markets Review.
CME
Chicago Mercantile Exchange. An exchange on which a number of different products such as futures and options are traded.
CNY
See Renminbi.
Collateralised Debt Obligation
A CDO is an investment grade security backed by a pool of loans, bonds and other assets. CDOs represent different types of debt and credit risk, each of which has a different maturity and risk associated with it.
COMEX
Commodity Exchange (part of NYMEX).
Commissions
Fees that brokers charge a client for buying / selling of a financial product. Commissions range from broker to broker, and can be charged as a percentage or as a flat rate. Rarely charged by spread betting companies.
Commodities / Commodity Markets
Physical products whose prices are subject to supply and demand. These are usually traded via Futures Contracts. Commodities are split into three categories 'Energies' (eg crude oil and natural gas), 'Metals' (eg gold and silver) and 'Softs' (eg soyabeans and wheat).
Compliance Department
A department in all organised stock exchanges employed to ensure that all companies, traders and brokerage firms comply with the Financial Services Authority.
Contango
When the price for immediate delivery of a commodity is lower than the price of delivery at a future date.
Contingent If Done Order
Instructions you give to attach a stop loss and/or limit order to your opening order if it is triggered and filled. Also known as an If Done Order.
Contract For Difference
CFD. A leverage based share trading product with similar characteristics to a spread bet.
Contract Month
The month during which a futures spread bet expires.
Contract Note
The confirmation of your trade describing the market, the unit of trading, the action (buy or sell), the price and the expiry date. Can be e-mailed or sent by post.
Controlled Risk Bet
A bet which has a maximum permissible loss.
Cost of Carry
The interest cost associated with keeping a geared or leveraged trade open for a period of time / the interest intrinsic in share futures prices. The Cost of Carry excludes any dividends payable during the contract period.
Cover
To sell a long position or buy a short position.
CPI / Consumer Price Index
An index which is used as a measure of inflation.
Credit Account
A Credit Account is often available to clients subject to their financial status and original proof of funds. Approval of a credit account will be at the discretion of the Operator and will be subject to certain financial conditions.
Credit Allocation
The credit allocation will allow a client to maintain unrealised losses without paying margin. As the markets move up and down positions will acquire unrealised profit or loss, as long as the clients open positions remain within the credit allocation then no funds will be due.
Credit Default Swap
A product created to transfer between parties fixed-income products' exposure to credit risk. The buyer of a credit swap receives credit protection and the seller guarantees the credit-worthiness of the product. Therefore the risk of default is transferred from the holder of the fixed-income security to the seller of the swap.
Credit Derivative
Whereas derivatives' most common underlying assets are equities, bonds, forex and commodities, a Credit Derivative is driven by the credit risk or either private investors or the Government.
Cross Rates
Foreign exchange rates between two currencies.
CSCE
Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (New York).
Currencies
Money in public circulation. Also see Foreign Exchange.
Currency Future
A financial futures contract for the delivery of a specified foreign currency. See Foreign Exchange.
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