- Capital
- Stockholders' equity in a company.
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- Capitalization
- Calculated by multiplying a company's outstanding shares by the per share market price (market cap, market capitalization).
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- Cede and Co
- Nominee name for the Depository Trust Company.
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- CHAPS
- Funds transfer system used in London to move Sterling. Clearing House Automated Payments Systems.
- CHIPS
- US funds transfer system that settles daily on a net basis via Fedwire.
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- Clearing
- The matching of trade instructions from the buyer of a security with those of the seller of a security to facilitate payment for and receipt of the security.
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- Clearstream
- Securities, depository and settlement system based in Luxembourg and owned by the Deutsche Bourse (formerly Centrale de Livraison de Valeurs Mobilieres or CEDEL).
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- Convertible security
- A security that may be exchanged for another security under certain conditions.
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- Corporate Action
- A corporate event affecting the shares of a company such as a stock split, tender offer, voting etc.
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- Corporate Agency
- Services performed for an issuer of stock by an agent, such as transfer agent, paying agent etc.
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- Corporate Trust
- Services performed for an issuer of stock by an agent, such as transfer agent, paying agent etc.
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- CREST
- Electronic stock clearing and settlement system in the UK.
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- CUSIP
- A unique identification number assigned to securities in the US by the Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures.
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- Custody
- Service provided by a bank in which securities and other assets are held on behalf of customers.
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- Custodian
- Bank that provides custody services.
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