- Industry: Financial services
- Number of terms: 73910
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In banking, refers to the commitment of property to secure a loan. In securities, refers to the commitment of securities to serve as collateral for margin loans at the broker-dealer firm.
Industry:Financial services
Valuable assets owned by a company, that are not accurately reflected in its stock price at a particular time.
Industry:Financial services
The substitutability of listed options, which is dependent upon their common expiration dates and strike prices. The congruence of expiration dates and strike prices lets investors close positions by offsetting transactions through the options clearing corporation.
Industry:Financial services
1933 legislation prohibiting commercial banks to own, underwrite, or deal in corporate stock and corporate bonds.
Industry:Financial services
Used to characterise a lagging effect. Firms may fail to enter markets that appear attractive, or firms that are once invested in a market may persist in operating at a loss. The effect is characteristic of investments with high entry and exit costs along with high uncertainty.
Industry:Financial services
Replace a high-coupon bond with a new, lower-coupon bond.
Industry:Financial services
Accounting period covering 12 consecutive months over which a company determines earnings and profits. The fiscal year serves as a period of reference for the company and does not necessarily correspond to the calendar year.
Industry:Financial services
Used in the context of commodities or options trading to refer to the month that is away from the contract's date of settlement.
Industry:Financial services
Bonds designed to qualify for immediate trading in any domestic capital market and in the Euromarket.
Industry:Financial services
Fifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that the issue is the first convertible bond of the company.
Industry:Financial services
