The value of total exports minus the value of total imports.
Stock that is issued without the specification of a par value indicated in the company's articles of incorporation or on the stock certificate itself. The period of time in which temporary yield discrepancies between fixed income securities are adjusted. The interest rate stated on the face of a bond, it represents the percentage of interest to be paid by the issuer on the face value of the bond. In an interest rate swap, the predetermined dollar amount on which the exchanged interest payments are based. The stated value of an issued security that remains fixed, as opposed to its market value, which fluctuates.
Settling mutual obligations at the net value of a contract as opposed to its gross dollar value. Earnings adjusted for cyclical ups and downs in the economy. For employees, he said, "the reward may be a little less in some scenarios, but the risk is a lot lower in most scenarios. The profit resulting from an investment minus any direct expenses. The value of total exports minus the value of total imports. Whisper numbers are especially useful when they differ from the consensus forecast. The illegal practice of short selling shares that have not been affirmatively determined to exist. An approach used in capital budgeting where the present value of cash inflow is subtracted from the present value of cash outflows. An electronic transfer of funds across a network administered by hundreds of banks around the world.
In the context of mutual funds, the total value of the fund's portfolio less liabilities. But if companies and workers don't plan for both the risk and reward, there won't be any real winners in the options game. Calculated as short and long term interest-bearing debt minus cash and equivalents. Notifications issued by regulators to inform individuals and companies of completed investigations where infractions have been discovered. An expense occurring only once on a company's financial statement. Similar to a non deliverable forward, the only difference being that settlement for both parties is done through a major currency. The W-4 form tells the employer the correct amount of tax to withhold from an employee's paycheck.
Dividends from a mutual fund or some other regulated investment company that are not taxed. Slang for broker-dealers who are strongly against hostile takeover practices. Slang to describe when the market has a strong and quick upward movement. An index that focuses on days where the volume has significantly decreased from the previous day's trading. Fluctuations in the market that can confuse one's interpretation of market direction. Work that has not been completed but has already incurred a capital investment from the company. In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. The company, like many others in the technology industry, had resisted the movement toward counting stock options as an expense. An account in which a brokerage manages an investor's portfolio for a flat quarterly or annual fee.