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Index measuring the ratio of the average yield on 10 top-grade bonds to the average yield on 10 intermediate-grade bonds. The discrepancy between high-rated top-grade bonds and low-rated bond yields establishes a measure that is indicative of investor confidence.
Industry:Financial services
Agreement concluded among country representatives in 1988 in Switzerland to develop standardised risk-based capital requirements for banks across countries.
Industry:Financial services
Accept the project if IRR is higher than the discount rate; reject the project if it is lower than the discount rate. It is wise to also consider net present value for project evaluation.
Industry:Financial services
An SEC required document of brokerage houses that outlines the firm's finances and officers.
Industry:Financial services
A statistic based upon the correlation integral which examines the probability that a purely random system could have the same scaling properties as the system under study. See: Correlation Integral.
Industry:Financial services
This system permits the automatic execution of trades based on the current stock prices on the consolidated markets at any of the US securities exchanges.
Industry:Financial services
A bear CD pays the holder a fraction of any fall in a given market index.
Industry:Financial services
As used for most purposes under the federal securities laws. A beneficial owner of stock is any person or entity with sole or shared power to vote or dispose of the stock. This SEC definition is intended to include a holder who enjoys the benefits of ownership although the shares may be held in another name.
Industry:Financial services
A rating A.M. Best Co. assigns to insurance companies based on the company's ability to meet its obligations to its policyholders.
Industry:Financial services
A graph that shows the critical points where bifurcation occurs, and the possible solutions that exist at that point.
Industry:Financial services
