Commodity swap — A commodity swap is an agreement where by a floating (or market or spot) price based on an underlying commodity is exchanged for a fixed price over a specified period. A Commodity swap is similar to a Fixed Floating Interest rate swap. The… … Wikipedia
swap agreement — (53B) The term swap agreement (A) means (i) any agreement, including the terms and conditions incorporated by reference in such agreement, which is (I) an interest rate swap, option, future, or forward agreement, including a rate floor, rate cap … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Commodity Broking Services — Type Private Industry Finance Founded 2004 Headquarters Sydney, Australia Key people Jonathan Barratt, Managing Director Paul … Wikipedia
swap — / swäp/ n 1: an exchange of securities 2: a derivative contract in which two parties (as corporations) agree to exchange rates esp. relating to debt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 — The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) is United States federal legislation that officially ensured the deregulation of financial products known as over the counter derivatives. It was signed into law on December 21, 2000 by… … Wikipedia
Commodity Futures Trading Commission — U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Official seal Agency overview Formed April 15, 1975 Preceding agency Commodity Exchange Authority … Wikipedia
Swap (finance) — For the Thoroughbred horse racing champion, see: Swaps (horse).In finance, a swap is a derivative in which two counterparties agree to exchange one stream of cash flows against another stream. These streams are called the legs of the swap.The… … Wikipedia
Commodity price index — A commodity price index is a fixed weight index or (weighted) average of selected commodity prices, which may be based on spot or futures prices. It is designed to be representative of the broad commodity asset class or a specific subset of… … Wikipedia
Commodity currency — Foreign exchange Exchange rates Currency band Exchange rate Exchange rate regime Exchange rate flexibility Dollarization Fixed exchange rate Floating exchange rate Linked exchange rate Managed float regime Markets Foreign exchange market Futures… … Wikipedia
Plain Vanilla Swap — The most basic type of forward claim that is traded in the over the counter market between two private parties, usually firms or financial institutions. There are several types of plain vanilla swaps, such as the plain vanilla interest rate swap … Investment dictionary
