A variant of a barrier option in which the right to exercise deactivates or becomes inactive if the actual “spot...
A variant of a barrier option in which the right to exercise activates or becomes active if the actual “spot...
A classification of option greeks that relate to, or are based on, delta. Examples include delta (for calls and puts),...
A barrier option in which the barrier level is only monitored discretely at specific dates, rather than continuously. In practice,...
It stands for deep in the money; an option is said to be deep in the money when its exercise...
An abbreviation for deep-in-the-money elasticity; the elasticity of an option where its value increases (for a call) and decreases (for...
The sensitivity of a credit spread. It measures the change in fair value of a credit derivative (e.g., a credit...
An interest rate swap (specifically, an off-market swap) in which payments are made upfront on a discounted basis. That means,...
The flat yield spread that is required to reprice a floating rate security (floater, floating-rate bond, etc.) to par. It...
A convention which defines how interest accrues over time. It helps determine the interest earned between two dates which don’t...