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GLOSSARY AGENCIES:Federal agency securities and/or Government-sponsored enterprises. ASKED:The price at which securities are offered. BANKERS’ ACCEPTANCE (BA):A draft or bill or exchange accepted by a bank or trust company.The accepting institution guarantees payment of the bill, as well as the issuer. BENCHMARK:A comparative base for measuring the performance or risk tolerance of the investment portfolio. A benchmark should represent a close correlation to the level of riskand the average duration of the portfolio’s investments. BID:The price offered by a buyer of securities. BROKER:A broker brings buyers and sellers together for a commission. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT (CD):A time deposit with a specific maturity evidenced by a Certificate.Large-denomination CD’s are typically negotiable. COLLATERAL: Securities, evidence of deposit or other property, which a borrower pledges to secure repayment of a loan. Also refers to securities pledged by a bank to secure depositsof public monies (see Public Deposit Protection Act; CRS 11-10.5-101 et seq.) COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT (CAFR): The official financial statements for theCity of Louisville. It includes an independent auditors’ report, management’s discussion and analysis, financial statements prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), footnote disclosures, supporting schedules, and a detailed Statistical Section. COUPON:(a) The annual rate of interest that a bond’s issuer promises to pay the bondholder on the bond’s face value.(b) A certificate attached to a bond evidencing interest due ona payment date. DEALER: A dealer, as opposed to a broker, acts as a principal in all transactions, buying and selling for his own account. DEBENTURE:A bond secured only by the general credit of the issuer. DELIVERY VERSUS PAYMENT (DVP): There are two methods of delivery of securities: delivery versus payment and delivery versus receipt. Delivery versus payment is delivery of securities with an exchange of money for the securities. Delivery versus receipt is delivery of securities with an exchange of a signed receipt for the securities. DERIVATIVES:(1) Financial instruments whose return profile is linked to, or derived from, the movement of one or more underlying indexes or securities, and may include a leveraging factor, or (2) financial contracts based upon notional amounts whose value is derived from an underlying index or security (interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equities or commodities). 17