Cash settlement

A Transaction settled with a Cash payment in the amount of Profit or loss rather than the physical Delivery of a commodity or other Underlier. Examples include Futures and options contracts for indices, which cannot be delivered.

Related Terms: 13 Action, Cash, CLU, Contract, Delivery, Futures, Inc., Option, Profit, SIC, Settle, Transaction, Underlier

Other Related Pages: Category: Futures Starting With: C

Additional Related Terms: Allowance for depreciation, Accrual of discount, Amortization of premium, At par, All or any part, At best, At call, Adjusted futures price, At risk, Add-on service