offsetting transaction

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• Offsetting Transaction — In trading, an activity that exactly cancels the risks and benefits of another instrument in the portfolio. An offsetting transaction is used when it is not possible to simply close the original transaction as desired. This frequently occurs with …   Investment dictionary

• net transaction exposure — offsetting inflows against outflows in a given currency to determine extent of exposure to risk. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …   Financial and business terms

• Credit default swap — If the reference bond performs without default, the protection buyer pays quarterly payments to the seller until maturity …   Wikipedia

• open interest — The total number of futures or options contracts of a given commodity that have not yet been offset by an opposite futures or option transaction nor fulfilled by delivery of the commodity or option exercise. Each open transaction has a buyer and… …   Financial and business terms

• unwind a trade — Reverse a securities transaction through an offsetting transaction in the market. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …   Financial and business terms

• Cover — The act of completing an offsetting transaction so as to eliminate a liability or obligation. It is generally used in the context of risk exposure, as when an investor decides to cover a short position in a stock to eliminate the risk of a short… …   Investment dictionary

• Evening Up — A slang phrase used to describe an investor who closes a position by making an offsetting transaction. An investor will eliminate his or her exposure to a security s risk by evening up. Also referred to as even up. Evening up in the equity market …   Investment dictionary

• Set-Off Clause — A legal clause that gives a lender the authority to seize a debtor s deposits when they default on a loan. A set off clause can also refer to a settlement of mutual debt between a creditor and a debtor through offsetting transaction claims. This… …   Investment dictionary

• Position — A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into. The buyer of a commodity is said to have a long position and the seller of a commodity is said to have a short position .… …   Financial and business terms

• position — A market commitment. A buyer of a futures contract is said to have a long position and, conversely, a seller of futures contracts is said to have a short position. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Open contracts indicating an interest in the… …   Financial and business terms

• Unwinding a Position —    A long or short position is unwound, or reversed, by an offsetting transaction to result in a square or flat position.    ► See also Long, Short …   Financial and business terms