- Industry: Financial services
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Settling a trade one business day beyond what is normal.
Industry:Financial services
Registration under which securities maybe held by a broker on behalf of a client but be registered in the name of the Wall Street firm.
Industry:Financial services
In the context of takeovers, the price at which an acquirer aims to buy a target firm. In the context of options, the price of the underlying security at which an option will become in the money. In the context of stocks, the price that an investor hopes a stock will reach in a certain time period.
Industry:Financial services
An argument that, "within reason," investors prefer higher dividends to lower dividends because the dividend is sure but future capital gains are uncertain.
Industry:Financial services
Small fee the SEC charges to sellers of equity securities on an exchange.
Industry:Financial services
A mortgage contract clause giving borrowers the right to skip payments if they are ahead of schedule.
Industry:Financial services
For a stock index option, the index value at which the buyer of the option can buy or sell the underlying stock index. The strike index is converted to a dollar value by multiplying by the option's contract multiple. Related: Strike price.
Industry:Financial services
A monetary system under which countries pledge to maintain their exchange rates within a specific margin around agreed-upon, fixed central exchange rates.
Industry:Financial services
Past earnings. Often used in the context of the price earnings ratio. This ratio is usually distinguished as price to trailing earnings (today's price divided by the most recent 12 months of earnings) versus price to prospective earnings (today's price divided by consensus forecast earnings for the next 12 months).
Industry:Financial services
