CALL DATE

CALL DATE

The date at which bonds can be redeemed by the issuer prior to the maturity date. 

CALL PRICE

CALL PRICE

The specified price at which a bond will be redeemed or called prior to maturity, typically either at a premium (above par value) or at par value.

CALLABLE BONDS / CALL OPTION

CALLABLE BONDS / CALL OPTION

Security that issuer can redeem before the maturity on a specific date or set of dates, at a specific price as per the terms speicified in the offer document. 

CAPITAL GAINS TAX

CAPITAL GAINS TAX

Tax Applicable on the profit which is realized on sale of stocks, bonds, commodities etc..

CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

Certificate of Deposit is a money market instrument (maturity less than 1 yr) issued by Banks and financial institutions allowed by the RBI.

CLEAN PRICE

CLEAN PRICE

The price of a bond excluding the accrued interest. It is the present value of the future cash flows of the bond. It tells an investor the value of the bond they are holding 

COMMERCIAL PAPERS

COMMERCIAL PAPERS

Commercial papers are short term debt instruments/securities having a maturity of less than one year. (simply like a loan to corporates for less than 1 yr which is tradeable) They are usually issued by the large corporates to meet the short-term obligations.

CONTRACT NOTE

CONTRACT NOTE

The contract note is a legal record of any trade made by a stockbroker on a stock exchange. It confirms the trade conducted on a specific day, on the client's behalf, performed on a stock exchange. (BSE / NSE)

CONVERTIBLE BONDS

CONVERTIBLE BONDS

These bonds can be converted by the issuer into a fixed number of shares as per contract after a specified amount of time.

CORPORATE BONDS

CORPORATE BONDS

Type of debt securities issued by public and private companies to raise funds. (simply a loan to corporates which is tradeable)

COUNTERPARTY

COUNTERPARTY

Other party participating in a transaction.

COUPON DATE

COUPON DATE

These are the dates on which the bond issuer will make interest payments. It is specified upfront in the terms.

COUPON FREQUENCY

COUPON FREQUENCY

Coupon payments are made at regular intervals throughout the life of a debt security at a pre-determined frequency, which may be quarterly, semi-annually or annually. 

COUPON RATE

COUPON RATE

It is rate of interest paid by the issuer of the bond on the bonds face value.

CREDIT RATING

CREDIT RATING

It is the assessment of creditworthiness of an individual or business entity. It measures the ability of an individual or business entity to repay its debt and meet other financial obligations.

CREDIT RATING AGENCY

CREDIT RATING AGENCY

An entity registered with SEBI that assigns credit rating. Prominent ones are CRISIL, ICRA, INDIA Rating, CARE, Acuite 

CRR - Cash Reserve Ratio

CRR - Cash Reserve Ratio

Certain proportion of cash that the banks need to maintain in their current account with RBI.

CURRENT YIELD

CURRENT YIELD

The ratio of interest to the actual market price of bond in percentage is termed as Current Yield. Simply put this is the return that the bond buyer is expected to make if they buy at this yield and hold until maturity.

CUT-OFF YIELD

CUT-OFF YIELD

This is the highest yield at which a bid for a bond is accepted. Bids with a yield above the cut-off yield are rejected. The cut-off yield becomes the coupon rate of the security.