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...]
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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...]
Usance
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Usance The typical time period allowed between the date of generation of a bill and its subsequent payment. It can range from two weeks to two months, and varies from one country to another. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Usance U.S. Treasury Bill U.S. Treasury … [Read more...]
U.S. Treasury Bill
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U.S. Treasury Bill A kind of United States government debt which has a less than one year maturity period. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Usance U.S. Treasury Bill U.S. Treasury Bond U.S. Treasury Note Utility Utility Value Utility Function Utilization Fee … [Read more...]
U.S. Treasury Bond
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U.S. Treasury Bond A kind of United States government debt which has a maturity period that is greater than ten years. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Usance U.S. Treasury Bill U.S. Treasury Bond U.S. Treasury Note Utility Utility Value Utility … [Read more...]
U.S. Treasury Note
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U.S. Treasury Note A kind of United States government debt which has a one to ten years maturity period. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Usance U.S. Treasury Bill U.S. Treasury Bond U.S. Treasury Note Utility Utility Value Utility Function Utilization Fee … [Read more...]
Utility
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Utility A conceptual measure of an investor’s satisfaction. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Usance U.S. Treasury Bill U.S. Treasury Bond U.S. Treasury Note Utility Utility Value Utility Function Utilization Fee … [Read more...]
Utility Value
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Utility Value Welfare assigned by an investor to an investment with a given risk-return balance. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Usance U.S. Treasury Bill U.S. Treasury Bond U.S. Treasury Note Utility Utility Value Utility Function Utilization Fee … [Read more...]
Utility Function
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Utility Function It is an expression that assigns values to every possible choice of an investor. Preference of a particular economic entity is expressed based on the risk-return equation of a particular investment. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Usance U.S. … [Read more...]
Utilization Fee
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Utilization Fee Yearly fees charged by lenders on borrowers. The fees depend on the credit used by the borrower in a term loan or a credit line. Random Finance Terms for the Letter U Usance U.S. Treasury Bill U.S. Treasury Bond U.S. Treasury Note Utility Utility … [Read more...]
