Financial instruments
In this category you will find articles relating to financial instruments. You'll find information about stocks, options and futures.
A share is a piece of ownership in a corporation and gives the holder the right to vote at the general meeting and an opportunity to receive dividend. ...
A stock future or an equity forward is a future with a stock as the underlying instrument. An equity forward contract is an agreement between a buyer and a seller to make a share trade in the future a ...
Swaps are financial instruments that involve an exchange of cash flows between two parties on an underlying amount. ...
Treasury bills are issued by the Department of the Treasury in the United States, this department handles government borrowing. Treasury Bills are tradeable debt instruments. Treasury bills have matur ...
Warrants are options that have longer maturities than regular options. Warrants may be issued by companies to enable them to raise money for investments. ...
A zero coupon bond is a discount instrument that gives yield in the form of interest. A zero coupon bond is issued at a discount and have no interest coupons. ...