A contingent contract is a legal agreement in which the terms and conditions only apply or take effect if a specific event occurs. Essentially, the parties involved agree to perform actions or obligations based on the occurrence or non-occurrence of a particular event in the future.
A deal contingent forward is a specialised forward foreign exchange (FX) contract. The hedging customer is only obliged to fulfil the contract if a planned major transaction, such as an acquisition, occurs.
A "contingent contract" is a contract to do or not to do something, if some event, collateral to such contract, does or does not happen.
Forward Contracts can broadly be classified as 'Fixed Date Forward Contracts' and 'Option Forward Contracts'. In Fixed Date Forward Contracts, the buying/selling of foreign exchange takes place at a specified future date i.e. a fixed maturity date.
Closing out a contract position means offsetting it with a similar and opposite forward position. This process involves the utilization of the current spot exchange rate and forwards points available in the market at the time the offsetting position is created.
While a forward commitment contains an obligation to carry out the transaction as planned, a contingent claim contains the right to carry out the transaction but not the obligation. As a result, the payoff profiles between these derivatives vary, and that affects how the contracts themselves trade.
Among its main provisions, the Rent Ordinance: Regulates and limits rent increases for most rental units. Regulates and limits the grounds for which a landlord may terminate a tenancy, and may require relocation payments for tenants who are displaced from a rental unit through no fault of their own.
State & Local Laws Limit Rent Increases For 2023, the allowable rent increase under state law is 10% . Renters in unincorporated areas of Alameda County are entitled to a mediation hearing for rent increases. Renters in Fremont are entitled to a rent review process for any rent increase over 5% through the City.