Relationship and Resource Management in Operations

D-E

Day count fraction
The proportion of a year by which an interest rate is multiplied in order to calculate the amount accrued or payable.
Dealer
Individual or firm that acts as principal in all transactions, buying for their own account.
Default
Failure to perform on a futures contract, either cash settlement or physical settlement.
Deliverable basket
The list of securities which meets the delivery standards of futures contracts.
Delivery
The physical movement of the underlying asset on which the derivative is based from seller to buyer.
Delivery versus payment
Settlement where transfer of the security and payment for that security occur simultaneously.
Dematerialized (form)
Circumstances where securities are held in a book entry transfer system with no certificates.
Depository receipts
Certificate issued by a bank in a country to represent shares of a foreign corporation issued in a foreign country. It entitles the holder to dividends and capital gains. They trade and pay dividend in the currency of the country of issuance of the certificate.
Depository Trust Company (DTC)
A US central securities depository through which members may arrange deliveries of securities between each other through electronic debit and credit entries without the physical delivery of the securities. DTC is industry-owned with the NYSE as the majority owner and is a member of the Federal Reserve System.
Derivative
A financial instrument whose value is dependent upon the value of an underlying asset.
Dirty price
The total price of a bond including accrued interest.
Disclaimer
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