金融英語

covered option有擔保期權

An option contract backed by the shares underlying the option. The two types are covered call and covered put.

是指投資者售出的期權項下擁有其他證券，或擁有相同條款的另一份期權，則售出的這份期權稱為抵補期權。

covered put有擔保看跌期權

A put option position in which the option writer also is short the corresponding stock or has deposited， in a cash account， cash or cash equivalents equal to the exercise of the option.

看跌期權承銷者已經同時將該基礎證券賣空，或者在現金賬戶存入相當于期權執行價的現金或現金等價物。

CP商業票據

Commercial Paper. An unsecured obligation issued by a corporation or bank to finance its short-term credit needs， such as accounts receivable and inventory.

是指由公司發行的短期票據，是短期信用的一種形式，利率低于商業銀行的貸款利率，一般期限不超過90天。

CPA注冊公共會計師

See Certified Public Accountant.

美國注冊公開會計師協會（American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants）頒發的專業稱號，應考生必須通過一次考試，并符合工作經驗要求

CPI消費者物價指數

Consumer Price Index. The index measures the prices of consumer goods and services and is a measure of the pace of U.S. inflation.

測量消費品和服務價格的指數，也是測量美國通貨膨脹幅度的措施。是指政府有關機構每個月公布的、根據日常消費貨物和服務組成的“購物籃”中價格的變動，測量消費價格隨時間變動的一種物價指數。其主要成分為住房、交通、食物、水電，如果這些成分的成本上漲，則意味著通貨膨脹率的上升。

cramdownn.超值貸款無擔保部分

A term used in chapter 13 (wage earner restructuring debt) bankruptcy. A secured loan is reduced when the loan balance exceeds the reasonable value of the collateral security. The amount above that value becomes unsecured. Used mainly for personal property loans but now starting to be used for mortgage loans. A portion of the mortgage， if it exceeds the value of the property， can become an unsecured loan.

第13章(職工更改債務結構)破產法中的一個用語。擔保貸款減少而貸款余額超出合理的抵押證券價值。在合理價值之上的數額成為無擔保。主要用于個人財產貸款，但是現在開始用于抵押貸款。抵押的部分，如果超出物業的價值，可能變成無擔保貸款。

crashn.暴跌，崩盤

A precipitous drop in market prices or economic conditions.

是指整個證券市場的股價或整體經濟的突然下跌。

crawling peg蠕動固定匯率

An automatic system for revising the exchange rate. It involves establishing a par value around which the rate can vary up to a given percent. The par value is revised regularly according to a formula determined by the authorities.

是一種國際匯兌所使用的匯率，允許匯率或匯率范圍每天或每周小幅度地變化。

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