Common Man’s Metal (silver nickname)
Silver has been called the "common man's (precious) metal" because it's a fraction of the cost of gold. The nickname "common man's metal" has been cited in print…
Contango
Entry in progress -- B.P, Wikipedia: ContangoContango is a term used in the futures market to describe an upward sloping forward curve (as in the normal yield curve). Such a forward curve is said…
Contingent Convertible (CoCo)
Entry in progress -- B.P. YourDictionary.comcontingent convertible definition - finance A mandatory convertible security that allows investors to sell their shares back to the issuer within a…
Conventional Wisdom
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionaryconventional wisdom (plural conventional wisdoms)A belief or set of beliefs that is widely accepted, especially one which may be questionable on close…
Conveyor Belt of Wall Street (Wharton School nickname)
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania sends many of its graduates to Wall Street jobs. A Financial Times story in September 2012 called Wharton the "conveyor belt of Wall…
Corzined
Jon Corzine was chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, United States Senator from New Jersey (2001-2006), Governor of New Jersey (2006-2010), and CEO of MF Global (2010-2011). MF Global collapsed at…
Cost of Living
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cost of livingCost of living is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living. Changes in the cost of living over time are often operationalized in a…
Counterfeitess
In 2013, Janet Yellen was appointed to be Chair of the Federal Reserve. The libertarian website LewRockwell.com and Ron Paul (author of 2009's
Crapital One (Capital One nickname)
Capital One bank was founded in 1988 in Richmond, Virginia. The obvious nickname of "Crapital One" has been cited in print since at least 2001. Wikipedia: Capital OneCOF, or Capital One…
Crashiversary (crash + anniversary)
"Crashiversary" (crash + anniversary) is the anniversary of a crash. The word "crashiversary" was used in 2003 and in 2007 for the anniversaries of motorcycle and car crashes.…
Creditopia (credit + utopia)
"Creditopia" (credit + utopia) has rarely been used, but could develop the same popularity of use as "Ecotopia" and "Ameritopia." "'Creditopia' (credit…
Crimerica (crime + America; Primerica nickname)
Primerica markets financial products and services; it separated from Citigroup in 2010. Primerica has many critics; the popular Primerica nickname of "Crimerica" has been cited in print…
CRIMEX (COMEX nickname)
The COMEX (Commodity Exchange, Inc.) is part of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the world's largest physical commodity futures exchange. Both gold and silver trade on the COMEX.…
Criminal Reserve (Federal Reserve nickname)
The Federal Reserve System has many critics, including some who want to "end the Fed." The term "Criminal Reserve" (cited in print since at least 2008) is an unflattering…
Criminalgo (criminal + algo)
Algorithmic trading systems ("algos") use mathematical formulas to buy and sell securities. High-frequency trading (HFT) is a type of algorithmic trading (or "algo") that uses…
Crisis Commodity (gold)
Gold has been called a "crisis commodity" because investors turn to the historical stability of gold during times of crisis. The nickname "crisis commodity" has been used since…
Croak and Choke (insurance)
"Croak and choke" (or "choke and croak") is a slang name for the credit life insurance ("croak" means to die) and disability insurance ("choke") that's…
Crowded Trade
A "crowded trade" occurs when the crowd (large masses of investors) all decide to buy or sell, creating large price swings in a short amount of time. The term was popularized by David…
Cryptocalypse or Cryptopocalypse (crypto + apocalypse)
"Cryptocalypse" and "cryptopocalypse" (crypto + apocalypse) have had more than one meaning. The first meaning describes the effects of quantum computing on encryption methods.…
CTFK (Catch The Falling Knife)
The expression "never try to catch a falling knife" means not to invest in a stock that is plunging -- it can always go lower, and it's dificult to determine when the price has hit a…