- Industria: Financial services
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Yield assuming that coupon payments are invested at the going market interest rate at the time of their receipt and held thus until the bond matures.
Industry:Financial services
A popular means of raising capital by offering shareholders the opportunity to buy additional shares of the same stock at a price below the current market value.
Industry:Financial services
Movement of a stock price over the past year as compared to a market index (like the S&P 500). A value below 1.0 means the stock shows relative weakness in price movement (underperformed the market); a value above 1.0 means the stock shows relative strength over the one-year period. Equation for Relative Strength: [current stock price/year-ago stock price] divided by [current S&P 500/year-ago S&P 500]. Note this can be a misleading indicator of performance because it does not take risk into account.
Industry:Financial services
A capital gain or loss on securities held in a portfolio that has become actual by the sale or other type of surrender of one or many securities.
Industry:Financial services
The attractiveness measured in terms of risk, liquidity, and return of one instrument relative to another, or, for a given instrument, of one maturity relative to another.
Industry:Financial services
Removal from circulation of stock or bonds that have been reacquired or redeemed.
Industry:Financial services
The return that is actually earned over a given time period.
Industry:Financial services
An agreement defining each party's rights should one party default on its obligation. A setoff is common in parallel loan arrangements.
Industry:Financial services
The ratio of the yield spread to the yield level. Used for bonds.
Industry:Financial services
