Current Ratio Ratio that indicates the ability of a business to repay debt taken for short term periods. Higher ratio indicates greater liquidity. Formula: Current assets divided by current liabilities. … [Read more...]
Current-Coupon Issues
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Current-Coupon Issues Refer: Benchmark issues. Bonds that have coupons that match market rates. … [Read more...]
Cushion Bonds
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Cushion Bonds Bonds that carry high coupons but sell with moderate premium since they can be called at prices lower than the sale price of similar non-callable bonds. These are popular investments when a fall is imminent in the markets. … [Read more...]
Custodial Fees
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Custodial Fees Amount collected as fee by institutions that undertake safekeeping of securities on the investor’s behalf. … [Read more...]
Custodial Receipt
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Custodial Receipt Usually non-transferable receipt that represents securities held by a custodian. It denotes that the depositor has ownership of the security held in custody. … [Read more...]
Customary Payout Ratios
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Customary Payout Ratios Payout ratio range usually calculated on the basis of an assessment of firms that are considered peers. … [Read more...]
Customized Benchmarks
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Customized Benchmarks Standard or benchmark designed to fulfill requirements and goals for the long term for a client. … [Read more...]
Customs Union
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Customs Union Formal agreement between two countries or more to establish a commonly applicable external tariff for members as well as to eliminate trade limitations on them. … [Read more...]
DCF- Discounted Cash Flow
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DCF- Discounted Cash Flow Present value calculated by multiplying cash flows expected in the future by discount factors. … [Read more...]
DDM- Dividend Discount Model
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DDM- Dividend Discount Model Model that evaluates a company’s common stock using the current value of future cash flows as basis. … [Read more...]
DDM- Discounted Dividend Model
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DDM- Discounted Dividend Model Formula used in estimation of a firm’s intrinsic value by determining value at present of all dividends expected in the future. … [Read more...]
DRP- Dividend Reinvestment Plan
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DRP- Dividend Reinvestment Plan Reinvestment of dividend into additional company shares undertaken automatically by the company. Mostly no commissions are charged. Some such plans allow purchasing of these extra shares at discounted prices. These plans let shareholders accrue stock … [Read more...]
DISC- Domestic International Sales Corporation
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DISC- Domestic International Sales Corporation U.S. corporation engaged in export trades for which it receives a tax benefit. … [Read more...]
DTC- Depository Transfer Check
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DTC- Depository Transfer Check A check issued to a particular individual or business directly by local banks. … [Read more...]
DTC- Depository Trust Company
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DTC- Depository Trust Company Depository for securities that accepts custody of eligible securities. It is a user owned entity that handles transactions of these securities, maintains books to record these transactions and enables withdrawals. … [Read more...]
DTCC- Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
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DTCC- Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Was set up in 1999 as a holding company with 5 clearing corporations plus 1 depository. It is the biggest financial services corporation worldwide engaging in transactions that occur post trade. … [Read more...]
Date of Record
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Date of Record Recorded date as on which holders of record are established as the recipients of stock rights/ dividends. … [Read more...]
Dates Convention
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Dates Convention Treatment of cash flow where receipts are considered to be received on specific dates rather than at end of year. … [Read more...]
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