- Industry: Financial services
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The ratio of net credit sales to average accounts receivable, which is a measure of how quickly customers pay their bills.
Industry:Financial services
The ratio of the average cash inflow to the amount invested.
Industry:Financial services
Refers to an individual whose net worth, or joint net worth with a spouse, exceeds $1,000,000; or whose individual income exceeded $200,000 or whose joint income with a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of the 2 most recent years and can be expected to meet that income in the current year. More details of the definitions for investors other that individuals are found in Regulation D of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Industry:Financial services
Taxes as a fraction of income; total taxes divided by total taxable income.
Industry:Financial services
In portfolio accounting, a straight-line accumulation of capital gains on a discount bond in anticipation of receipt of par at maturity.
Industry:Financial services
A strategy used by investors to lower the overall cost of shares by buying as many shares with a given amount of capital in an increasing market. Buying $1000 worth of shares at $30, $35, $40, and $45, for instance, will make the average cost of the shares $37.50.
Industry:Financial services
In the context of accounting, practise in which expenses and income are accounted for as if they are earned or incurred, whether or not they have been received or paid. Antithesis of cash basis accounting.
Industry:Financial services
A bond on which interest accrues but is not paid to the investor during the time of accrual. The amount of accrued interest is added to the remaining principal of the bond and is paid at maturity.
Industry:Financial services
A trade, quote, or market that does not originate with the dealer in question, e.g., "the bid is 98-10 away from me."
Industry:Financial services
The pension benefits earned by an employee accourding to the years of the employee's service.
Industry:Financial services
