Unfunded Debt A short term debt with a maturity of less than one year. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Underwriting Standards Underwriting Syndicate Underwritten Offering Undiversifiable Risk Unearned Income Unemployment Income Unemployment … [Read more...]
Unilateral Transfers
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Unilateral Transfers Transactions between people from two countries over a certain period, typically a year. They usually comprise of humanitarian aid or other gifts, remittances by people of a country living abroad etc. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Underwriting … [Read more...]
Unique Risk
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Unique Risk Risk specific to a particular company or security that can be removed through diversification. It is often referred to as unsystematic risk. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unique Risk Unit Benefit Formula Unit Cost Unit Investment Trust Universal … [Read more...]
Unit Benefit Formula
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Unit Benefit Formula In a defined benefit plan, it is the formula by which the participant’s benefits can be calculated. The benefits are arrived at by multiplying salary percentage with number of years in employment. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unique … [Read more...]
Unit Cost
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Unit Cost Costs incurred by companies to manufacture, store and sell a single unit of a specific product. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unique Risk Unit Benefit Formula Unit Cost Unit Investment Trust Universal Life Unleveraged Beta Unleveraged Required … [Read more...]
Unit Investment Trust
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Unit Investment Trust Investment in portfolios that follow a fixed allocation compositions throughout the fund’s life. Shares in such a trust are referred to as redeemable trust certificates. They sell for a price higher than their NAV. Random Finance Terms for the Letter … [Read more...]
Universal Life
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Universal Life Whole-life insurance plans which have an investment part that pays interest rates at market levels. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unique Risk Unit Benefit Formula Unit Cost Unit Investment Trust Universal Life Unleveraged Beta Unleveraged … [Read more...]
Unleveraged Required Return
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Unleveraged Required Return The minimum expected or required return on an investment that has a zero debt component. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unique Risk Unit Benefit Formula Unit Cost Unit Investment Trust Universal Life Unleveraged Beta Unleveraged … [Read more...]
Unlimited Liability
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Unlimited Liability Complete liability for any debt or other dues of a legal entity. For example, a partnership’s general partners have an unlimited liability towards the partnership's obligations. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unique Risk Unit Benefit … [Read more...]
Unlimited Risk
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Unlimited Risk An investment risk in which the downside potential is unlimited. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unique Risk Unit Benefit Formula Unit Cost Unit Investment Trust Universal Life Unleveraged Beta Unleveraged Required Return Unlimited … [Read more...]
Unmatched Book
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Unmatched Book In a bank’s unmatched book, the maturity of assets (loans) is mismatched to the maturity of liabilities. The term in also used in an over-the-counter derivatives contract when an investor has an open position and does not choose to trade in the opposite direction with … [Read more...]
Unseasoned Issue
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Unseasoned Issue A securities issue that does not cater to an established market. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unseasoned Issue Unsecured Debt Unsterilized Intervention Unsubscribed Unsystematic Risk Upstairs Market Upstream Uptick Uptick Trade … [Read more...]
Unsecured Debt
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Unsecured Debt A type of debt which does not require an asset to be put down as collateral. It is different from a secured debt, where collateral must be provided. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unseasoned Issue Unsecured Debt Unsterilized … [Read more...]
Unsterilized Intervention
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Unsterilized Intervention An intervention related to foreign exchange where the domestic money supply has not been shielded from foreign exchange transactions by the authorities. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unseasoned Issue Unsecured Debt Unsterilized … [Read more...]
Unsubscribed
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Unsubscribed A newly issued security that has failed to generate sufficient interest from investors to make the issue a success. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unseasoned Issue Unsecured Debt Unsterilized Intervention Unsubscribed Unsystematic Risk Upstairs … [Read more...]
Unsystematic Risk
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Unsystematic Risk Unique and unpredictable risks faced by a company, such as a labor strike, natural calamity or litigation. It can be removed when a portfolio uses diversification. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unseasoned Issue Unsecured Debt Unsterilized … [Read more...]
Upstairs Market
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Upstairs Market Major institutional investors and large brokerage firms use a set-up of trading desks for communicating with each other, through telephones and computers. The setup enables block trading between these organizations. Random Finance Terms for the Letter … [Read more...]
Upstream
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Upstream The initial stages in the process of oil and gas production. Upstream includes exploration of these resources and their initial production. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unseasoned Issue Unsecured Debt Unsterilized … [Read more...]
Uptick
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Uptick A transaction that has taken place at a price that is more than the last transaction on the same security. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unseasoned Issue Unsecured Debt Unsterilized Intervention Unsubscribed Unsystematic Risk Upstairs … [Read more...]
Uptick Trade
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Uptick Trade Refer to tick-test rules definition. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Unseasoned Issue Unsecured Debt Unsterilized Intervention Unsubscribed Unsystematic Risk Upstairs Market Upstream Uptick Uptick Trade … [Read more...]
