Derivative Product Company

Derivative Product Company Entity created to act as counter party to derivative transactions. Often originates the product that is sold or guarantees an existing derivative product or acts as intermediary in such a transaction. … [Read more...]

Detachable Warrant

Detachable Warrant Entitles holders to purchase a specified number of shares at a predetermined price. Sale of detachable warrants may happen separately and distinctly from the instrument it was initially issued with. For example, a bond with a detachable warrant. … [Read more...]

Deterministic Models

Deterministic Models Also see: stochastic models. Liability- comparison matching that works on the assumption that both liability payments and the cash flows from the asset are completely predictable. … [Read more...]

Detrend

Detrend Removing or eliminating the normal inclination or tendency of a group of statistical figures/ information over a period. … [Read more...]

Deutcshe

Deutcshe German currency-Deutsche marks, DM. … [Read more...]

Devaluation

Devaluation Currency spot price decline or reduction. … [Read more...]

Difference from S&P

Difference from S&P Return from a mutual fund less variation in S&P500 Index over the matching time period. A -5.00 notation signifies a return 5% point lower from the fund as compared with the index. … [Read more...]

Differential Disclosure

Differential Disclosure System of making report of contradictory or significantly different information through corporate reports like annual reports, 10-Qs, 10-Ks. … [Read more...]

Differential Swap

Differential Swap Exchange or swap of one LIBO rate with another wherein payments are made in one of these. For example, yen LIBOR in exchange for dollar LIBOR. … [Read more...]

Diffusion Process

Diffusion Process Refer: full price. Concept dealing with stock price movements that holds that the price reflects all intermediary values. … [Read more...]

Digested Security

Digested Security Financial instrument bought by investor with intention of holding for a long period. Effectively the security is out of trading. A large number of such instruments result in illiquid markets for that security. … [Read more...]

Dilution

Dilution Reduction of the share of income that each share has a claim to. … [Read more...]

Dilutive Effect

Dilutive Effect Outcome of any transaction that reduces common share earnings. … [Read more...]

Direct Estimate Method

Direct Estimate Method Cash budgeting method that bases calculations on category wise detailed projections of receipts and disbursements in cash. … [Read more...]

Direct Lease

Direct Lease An agreement for a lease wherein lessor leases out new equipment bought from the manufacturer. … [Read more...]

Direct Placement

Direct Placement Sale of a new issue by placing it through an institutional investor instead of making a public offer. … [Read more...]

Direct Purchase Program

Direct Purchase Program Method by which stock can be bought directly from company by investors. Buyers thus avoid broker fees or commissions. … [Read more...]

Direct Quote

Direct Quote The number or quantity of U.S. dollars that can buy one unit of foreign exchange. … [Read more...]

Direct Search Market

Direct Search Market Direct interaction between sellers and buyers for transacting with various financial instruments. … [Read more...]

Direct Stock-Purchase Programs

Direct Stock-Purchase Programs Direct purchase of securities from issuers by purchasers/ investors. … [Read more...]