Archives for 2010

iGObanking Drops Interest Rate on 24 Month CD to 2.00% APY

iGObanking was offering one of the best 24 month CD rates until today. Like all decent CD deals they don't seem to last long these days. So now if you want to get a 24 month CD from iGObanking they are offering 2.00% APY. This isn't a bad deal giving the other CD's out there but … [Read more...]

2.25% APY 24 Month CD at iGObanking Online Offer

iGObanking is offer the the best 24 month CD rate by far right now. You can purchase a 24 month CD at 2.25% online through their website with a 1000.00 dollar minimum. iGobanking is the online division of Flushing Saving Bank in New York. If you are after a high yield savings … [Read more...]

ABO – Accumulated Benefit Obligation

ABO - Accumulated Benefit Obligation Refer: projected benefit obligation. Approximation of plan liability in event it is terminated on calculation date. … [Read more...]

ACRS- Accelerated Cost Recovery System

ACRS- Accelerated Cost Recovery System Schedule of rates of depreciation used for tax purposes. … [Read more...]

ACSI- American Customer Satisfaction Index

ACSI- American Customer Satisfaction Index Index indicating satisfaction of U.S. consumers with the quality of products and services available in the country. The ACSI has four levels of scores - national customer satisfaction, economic sector (10 scores), industry (43 scores), and … [Read more...]

ACU- Asian Currency Unit

ACU- Asian Currency Unit Deposits denominated in dollars held in Asian centers like Singapore. … [Read more...]

ADR- American Depositary Receipts

ADR- American Depositary Receipts U.S. depositary bank issued certificates. These represent foreign shares owned by the bank, usually through its branch or correspondent set up in the issuing country. A portion of foreign share, a single share or a group of shares of the foreign … [Read more...]

AIBD

AIBD Stands for Association of International Bond Dealers. … [Read more...]

AMEX – American Stock Exchange

AMEX - American Stock Exchange U.S stock exchange. This second-largest exchange lists medium sized and small sized companies. … [Read more...]

AMT- Alternative Minimum Tax

AMT- Alternative Minimum Tax Taxation procedure whereby certain items with tax preference are added back into adjusted gross income. AMT follows a different set of regulations to calculate income that is taxable after allowed deductions. … [Read more...]

APR- Annual Percentage Rate

APR- Annual Percentage Rate The rate per period multiplied by the yearly number of periods. For example, quarterly return of 5% means a 20% APR. … [Read more...]

APT- Arbitrage Pricing Theory

APT- Arbitrage Pricing Theory Model that is considered an alternative to CAPM or capital asset pricing model, created by Stephen Ross. Arbitrage arguments entirely form the basis of this model. … [Read more...]

APV- Adjusted Present Value

APV- Adjusted Present Value An asset’s net present value analysis when it is financed purely by equity (current value of non-levered flows of cash), plus the current value of financing decisions (levered flows of cash). The tax shields arising from interest deductibility and other … [Read more...]

AQO- Average Qualitative Opinion

AQO- Average Qualitative Opinion Summarizes ratings given to a particular company by analysts. … [Read more...]

ARM- Adjustable Rate Mortgage

ARM- Adjustable Rate Mortgage Mortgages that carry an adjustable rate of interest done at regular intervals depending on a predetermined established index. Adjustment includes a spread or margin that is added over the index. Usually such interest rate is subject to per-period and … [Read more...]

ARPS- Auction Rate Preferred Stock

ARPS- Auction Rate Preferred Stock Preferred stock with floating rate whose dividend is adjusted through a Dutch auction every seven weeks. … [Read more...]

ARPS- Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock

ARPS- Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock Issues that are traded publicly and may have mortgages and MBSs as collateral … [Read more...]

Abandonment

Abandonment -Surrender of a claim or interest in an asset. - Withdrawal with permission, from a forward contract for the acquisition of deliverable securities. - Allowing the option to expire without exercising it. … [Read more...]