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Inability to pay debts. In bankruptcy of a publicly owned entity, the ownership of the firm's assets is transferred from the stockholders to the bondholders.
Industry:Financial services
The risk that a firm will be unable to meet its debt obligations. Also referred to as default or insolvency risk.
Industry:Financial services
The argument that expected bankruptcy costs preclude firms from financing entirely with debt.
Industry:Financial services
A fixed income strategy in which the maturity's of the securities included in the portfolio are concentrated at two extremes.
Industry:Financial services
A slang term for an unsophisticated investor who has lost everything on the stock market.
Industry:Financial services
In the context of general equities, purchaser who is extremely selective in the price sought on a transaction.
Industry:Financial services
Gives the lessee the option to purchase the asset at a price below fair market value when the lease expires.
Industry:Financial services
Economic and market data that represent an overall trend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an example of a stock market barometer.
Industry:Financial services
Option contracts with trigger points that, when crossed, automatically generate buying or selling of other options. These are exotic options.
Industry:Financial services
The trading/exchange of goods or services without using currency.
Industry:Financial services
