Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC)

Similar financial terms

Contingent claim
A claim that can be made only if one or more specified outcomes occur.

Contingent immunization
An arrangement in which the money manager pursues an active bond portfolio strategy until an adverse investment experience drives the then-available potential return down to the safetynet level. When that point is reached, the money manager is obligated to pursue an immunization strategy to lock in the safety-net level return.

Contingent pension liability
Under ERISA, the firm is liable to the plan participants for up to 39% of the net worth of the firm.

Deferred-coupon bonds
Bonds that let the issuer avoid using cash to make interest payments for a specified number of years. There are three types of deferred-coupon structures: (a) deferred-interest bonds, (b) step-up bonds and (c) payment-in-kind bonds.

Deferred assets
Payments that will be assigned as expenses in a later period, but that are paid in advance and temporarily set up as assets on the balance sheet.

Deferred credits
Deferred income listed in the liability section of the balance sheet.

Tax-deferred retirement plans
Employer-sponsored and other plans that allow contributions and earnings to be made and accumulate tax-free until they are paid out as benefits.

Single-premium deferred annuity
An insurance policy bought by the sponsor of a pension plan for a single premium. In return, the insurance company agrees to make lifelong payments to the employee (the policyholder) when that employee retires.

Deferred charge
An expenditure treated as an asset that carries forward until it becomes pertinent to the business at hand, e.g., the underwriting fees on a corporate bond issue, which the corporation capitalizes as a deferred charge and then amortizes over the life of the bond issue.

Cost of sales
The costs associated with generating reported sales, including merchandise, direct labor, and other costs attributed to current sales activity.

Growth in sales
A ratio comparing sales levels to sales in a base year; it identifies the percentage of increase in volume.

Sales-type lease
An arrangement whereby a firm leases its own equipment, such as Acer leasing its own computers, thereby competing with an independent leasing company.

Sales forecast
A key input to a firm's financial planning process. External sales forecasts are based on historical experience, statistical analysis, and consideration of various macroeconomic factors.

Sales charge
The fee charged by a mutual fund when purchasing shares, usually payable as a commission to marketing agent, such as a financial advisor, who is thus compensated for his assistance to a purchaser. It represents the difference, if any, between the share purchase price and the share net asset value.

Price/sales ratio
Determined by dividing current stock price by revenue per share (adjusted for stock splits). Revenue per share for the P/S ratio is determined by dividing revenue for past 12 months by number of shares outstanding.

Conditional sales contracts
Similar to equipment trust certificates except that the lender is either the equipment manufacturer or a bank or finance company to whom the manufacturer has sold the conditional sales contract.

Redemption charge
The commission charged by a mutual fund when redeeming shares. For example, a 2% redemption charge (also called a "back end load") on the sale of shares valued at €1000 will result in payment of €980 (or 98% of the value) to the investor. This charge may decrease or be eliminated as shares are held for longer time periods.

Noncash charge
A cost, such as depreciation, depletion, and amortization, that does not involve any cash outflow.