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Correlation
A measure from -1 to +1 of how closely two assets' returns move together.
Indian Market, Regulation & TaxationCost of Acquisition
The amount treated as having been paid for an asset, used as the base against which a capital gain is computed.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsCost of Carry
The net cost of holding the underlying until a derivative's expiry, comprising financing cost less any income received.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationCost of Equity
The return shareholders require for bearing the risk of owning a company's shares.
Financial Statements & AccountingCost of Goods Sold
The direct cost of producing the goods or services actually sold during a period, principally materials and direct labour.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementCounterparty Risk
The risk that the other party to a contract fails to perform its obligations.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeCoupon Rate
The annual interest a bond pays, expressed as a percentage of its face value.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementCovariance
A measure of how two assets' returns vary together, unscaled by their individual volatilities.
Orders, Execution & Market StructureCover Order
An intraday order that must be placed together with a compulsory stop-loss, allowing the broker to grant higher leverage.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsCovered Call
Writing a call option against shares already owned, so the delivery obligation is covered by the holding.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingCreation Unit
The large block of ETF units in which new units are created or existing ones redeemed with the fund.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesCredit Growth
The rate of increase in bank lending to the economy.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeCredit Rating
An agency's opinion on an issuer's ability to meet its debt obligations, expressed on a letter scale.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeCredit Risk
The risk that a borrower fails to make interest or principal payments as promised.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeCredit Spread
The extra yield a bond offers over a government security of the same maturity, compensating for credit risk.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesCrude Oil Price
The price of crude oil, a key macroeconomic variable for India because most of its requirement is imported.
Technical Analysis & Chart PatternsCup and Handle
A rounded base followed by a smaller, shallower pullback near the prior high, resembling a cup with a handle.
Market Basics & InstrumentsCurrency Pair
A quotation of one currency's value in terms of another, such as USD/INR, where the first currency is bought or sold against the second.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementCurrency Risk
The risk that exchange rate movements change the value of an investment or cash flow measured in the home currency.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesCurrent Account Deficit
The excess of a country's payments for imports, services and transfers over its receipts from them.
Financial Statements & AccountingCurrent Assets
Assets expected to be converted to cash, sold or consumed within twelve months or one operating cycle.
Financial Statements & AccountingCurrent Liabilities
Obligations a company must settle within twelve months, including trade payables, short-term borrowings and accrued expenses.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationCurrent Ratio
Current assets divided by current liabilities, measuring whether short-term obligations are covered by short-term assets.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeCurrent Yield
A bond's annual coupon expressed as a percentage of its current market price.