Dollar Shortage Occurs when one country lacks adequate dollar reserves to conduct international trade. To accumulate dollars, the country may export more goods that are bought with dollars than it imports. In case of critical dollar shortage, temporary liquidity assistance may be … [Read more...]
Dollar-Weighted Rate of Return
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Dollar-Weighted Rate of Return Alternatively termed internal rate of return (IRR). Denotes the rate of interest that equates present value of the flow of cash over every sub period in the period considered plus final or terminal portfolio market value with the portfolio’s initial … [Read more...]
Domestic Market
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Domestic Market Refer external market, foreign market. Segment of the country’s internal market encompassing the systems used for trading and issuing securities of business entities that have domicile in this nation. … [Read more...]
Don’t Know
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Don't Know Also known as DK or DKed. Abbreviation for "Don't know the trade." Wall Street expression that represents lack of knowledge of a trade or that is used when contradictory orders are being given by the second party to the trade. … [Read more...]
Double-Declining-Balance Depreciation
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Double-Declining-Balance Depreciation Accounting technique of considering higher depreciation for the early life of asset and lower depreciation later. … [Read more...]
Double-Dip Lease
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Double-Dip Lease Lease across borders wherein the difference in regulations in lessor's country and lessee's country allows both to be considered owner of the leased item when tax is calculated. … [Read more...]
Double Top
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Double Top Technical analysis term that describes the movement of a stock characterized by a rise, a drop, a second rise that matches the first and at last, a drop. … [Read more...]
Doubling Option
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Doubling Option Provision that comes with a sinking fund to enable repurchase of double the number of bonds as required at the call price quote for the fund. … [Read more...]
Dow Jones Industrial Average
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Dow Jones Industrial Average Most well known stock index in U.S. that comprises of about 30 NYSE listed stocks. Called the Dow, this index indicates the performance of shares of some of the largest companies in U.S. … [Read more...]
Down-and-In option
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Down-and-In option Also called knock in option. Barrier options that come into being owing to asset price touching a predetermined barrier price. … [Read more...]
Down-and-Out Option
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Down-and-Out Option Also called knock out option. Barrier options that cease to exist owing to asset price touching a predetermined barrier price. … [Read more...]
Downgrade
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Downgrade Unfavorable or downward change in the ratings given for a rated security such as stock. Can also be called a negative change. … [Read more...]
Draft
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Draft Written order that is not conventional, that has the signature of the exporter or other individual and is addressed to the individual importing the asset. The order instructs the importer or his agent to make payment of a specified amount, at a given date or on demand. … [Read more...]
Driver
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Driver Factors affecting the price of a company’s stock or its earnings. Some of these may be specific to the company while others are common drivers. … [Read more...]
Drop
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Drop Term used in dollar roll transactions. Signifies the variance in the selling price of an MBS (mortgage backed pass through) and the predetermined price that is required to be paid for its re-purchase at a future date. … [Read more...]
Drop Lock
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Drop Lock A prearranged condition that applies on preferred stock or a variable rate note whereby when its rate of interest rate declines to a specified level, the interest becomes fixed. … [Read more...]
Dual Syndicate Equity Offering
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Dual Syndicate Equity Offering Worldwide equity offering wherein two tranches are offered for domestic and overseas buyers. A different lead manager handles each tranche. … [Read more...]
Dual-Currency Issues
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Dual-Currency Issues Eurobond issues that carry coupon or yield interest in currency A but make principal repayments in currency B. … [Read more...]
Due Bill
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Due Bill Term used in context of the bill market. Financial security/ instrument that is evidence of a seller’s obligation to make delivery of securities sold to a buyer. … [Read more...]
Dupont System of Financial Control
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Dupont System of Financial Control Uses the fact pertaining to return on assets or ROA that asset turnover and profit margin can be used to define the ROA of a business. … [Read more...]
