Cost of carry — This article is about the financial term. For the marketing term, see Carrying cost. The cost of carry is the cost of carrying or holding a position. If long, the cost of carry is the cost of interest paid on a margin account. Conversely, if… … Wikipedia
cost of carry — (or carry) For physical commodities such as grains and metals, the cost of storage space, insurance, and finance charges incurred by holding a physical commodity. In interest rate futures markets, it refers to the differential between the yield… … Financial and business terms
cost-of-carry market — Applies to derivative products. futures contracts trade in a cost of carry market where the underlying commodity can be stored, insured, and converted into the future easily and inexpensively. arbitrageurs, because of the ease of switching from… … Financial and business terms
Cost of carry — Related: Net financing cost * * * The difference between the interest generated on a cash instrument such as a bond or a Treasury bill and the cost of funds to finance the position. ► See also Positive Carry, Negative Carry … Financial and business terms
cost-of-carry — noun Finance the difference between the cost and the financial benefit of holding a particular asset for a specified period … English new terms dictionary
cost of carry — The degree to which the costs of holding a financial position exceed the return from it … Accounting dictionary
Carry (investment) — The carry of an asset is the return obtained from holding it (if positive), or the cost of holding it (if negative) (see also Cost of carry). For instance, commodities are usually negative carry assets, as they incur storage costs or may suffer… … Wikipedia
Carry — or carrying may refer to: *Carry (arithmetic), when a digit becomes bigger than limit and the extra is moved to the left **Carry flag, the equivalent in calculation in a computer *Carrying (basketball), a rule breach in basketball *Carry… … Wikipedia
carry — [kar′ē] vt. carried, carrying [ME carien < Anglo Fr carier < NormFr carre, CAR1] 1. to hold or support while moving [to carry a package] 2. to take from one place to another; transport, as in a vehicle [to carry the mail] 3. to hold … English World dictionary
Carry-save adder — MotivationA carry save adder is a type of digital adder, used in computer microarchitecture to compute the sum of three or more n bit numbers in binary. It differs from other digital adders in that it outputs two numbers of the same dimensions as … Wikipedia
