Portfolio Weight Weightage or share of a single holding in the portfolio expressed in percentage terms. … [Read more...]
Portfolio Variance
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Portfolio Variance Signifies the volatility in portfolio. Measures variance and covariance against the security’s weightage in the portfolio. … [Read more...]
Oversubscribed Issue
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Oversubscribed Issue Share or bond issue where all of the issued securities are not taken up by buyers. Underwriters allocate excess shares and bonds among existing shareholders. Typically happens when new issues are in great demand. Random Finance Terms for the Letter … [Read more...]
Oversubscription Privilege
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Oversubscription Privilege Term used with Rights issues. Arrangement that allows shareholders the right to apply for ownership of shares that are not subscribed to. Random Finance Terms for the Letter O Overreaction Hypothesis Overseas Private Investment Corporation … [Read more...]
Over-the-Counter Market (OTC)
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Over-the-Counter Market (OTC) Market that is not restricted to one location like a stock exchange. Decentralized marketplace where buyers and sellers based in different locations are linked through telephones or computers. The securities traded are not listed on an exchange. For … [Read more...]
Position Diagram
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Position Diagram Pictorial representation of possible earnings a derivative may give. … [Read more...]
Positive Carry
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Positive Carry Also refer: net financing cost. Net income at present from a position on an investment calculated by adjusting current income from it with its cost of carry. … [Read more...]
Positive Convexity
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Positive Convexity Characteristic of option free debt security like a bond that its price increases greatly when interest rates rise but does not fall to the same degree when interest rates fall. … [Read more...]
Positive Covenant of a Bond
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Positive Covenant of a Bond Also termed as affirmative covenant. This covenant stipulates specific actions that a firm must implement. … [Read more...]
Positive Pay
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Positive Pay Method to curb fraud with check payment. Banks use this system to correlate checks presented for payment with those issued by company. … [Read more...]
Possessions Corporation
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Possessions Corporation U.S. corporation that is active in American possession overseas. These corporations can avail of a tax benefit for the dealings carried out in possessions, similar to the tax credits a foreign subsidiary can avail of. … [Read more...]
Post
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Post Location in the stock exchange where the listed stocks can be traded in. … [Read more...]
Post-Audit
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Post-Audit Procedure for measuring effectiveness of a decision taken relating to capital budgeting. … [Read more...]
Postponement Option
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Postponement Option Postponing a previously announced project while leaving the possibility open of undertaking it at a later date. … [Read more...]
Posttrade Benchmarks
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Posttrade Benchmarks The price that follows a trade decision. … [Read more...]
Preauthorized Electronic Debits (PADs)
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Preauthorized Electronic Debits (PADs) Payer authorized advance debits to his bank account. Payer bank forwards the payment amount to receiver’s account via an automated system through the ACH. … [Read more...]
Pre-Approval
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Pre-Approval Assessment of a potential borrower by prospective lender to determine if he qualifies for loan. … [Read more...]
Precautionary Demand (for Money)
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Precautionary Demand (for Money) The possibility of money being needed in form of cash to meet unforeseen expenses. … [Read more...]
Precautionary Motive
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Precautionary Motive Concept of holding cash to meet unforeseen, unexpected contingencies. For e.g.: cash saved away to meet medical emergencies. … [Read more...]
