Cash-And-Carry Trade — A trading strategy that involves the simultaneous trading of two similar securities in order to recognize an arbitrage profit. Also known as basis trading or buying the basis. In a cash carry trade, the first trade involves the purchase of a… … Investment dictionary
Reverse Cash and Carry Trade — ► See Cash and Carry Trade … Financial and business terms
Cash and carry (wholesale) — Cash and carry wholesale represents a type of operation within the wholesale sector. Its main features are summarized best by the following definitions:*Cash and carry is a form of trade in which goods are sold from a wholesale warehouse operated … Wikipedia
cash-and-carry arbitrage — ( carry arbitrage) A basis trade involving a long cash position exactly offset by a short futures position. The holder of the position believes that the futures contract is expensive. He shorts the future, borrows at money market rates to finance … Financial and business terms
cash and carry — The changes in contemporary shopping, particularly for food, are not purely a matter of shifts from small retail units to supermarkets. The retail customer may select one of the major bulk buying outlets for cheap products, and most of the… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Metro Cash and Carry — METRO Cash Carry Type Private Industry Wholesale Founded 1964 … Wikipedia
cash and carry arbitrage — An arbitrage trade entered into where a futures contract is sold and the underlying asset is purchased in the cash market. Such a trade will be effected where the trader believes that the futures is trading relatively expensive to its fair value … Financial and business terms
reverse cash and carry arbitrage — An arbitrage trade entered into where a futures contract is purchased and the underlying asset is sold in the cash market. Such a trade will be effected where the trader believes that the futures is trading relatively cheaply to its fair value.… … Financial and business terms
carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cash market — A place where people buy and sell the actual commodities, i.e., grain elevator, bank, etc. Spot usually refers to a cash market price for a physical commodity that is available for immediate delivery. A forward contract is a cash contract in… … Financial and business terms
