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Searching for 'P'...Found 467 matches; displaying matches 1 to 20
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1. P&L
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profit and loss statement.
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2. P/E ratio
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price/earnings ratio. The most common measure of how expensive a stock is. The P/E ratio is equal to a stock's market capitalization divided by its after-tax earnings over a 12-month period, usually the trailing period but occasionally the current or forward period. The value is the same whether the calculation is done for the whole company or on a per-share basis. The higher the P/E ratio, the more the market is willing to pay for each dollar of annual earnings. The last year's price/earnings ratio (P/E ratio) would be actual, while current year and forward year price/earnings ratio (P/E ratio) would be estimates, but in each case, the "P" in the equation is the current price. Companies that are not currently profitable (that is, ones which have negative earnings) don't have a P/E ratio at all. also called earnings multiple.
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ratio, price to book ratio, earnings yield, forward P/E, trailing P/E, PEG ratio, high-flyer, price to sales ratio
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3. Pacific Rim
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Far Eastern countries and markets bordering the Pacific Ocean, consisting of Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
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4. package mortgage
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Mortgage which includes the furniture and other personal property in addition to the house.
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5. paid
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Made payment on an obligation.
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6. paid up
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A situation in which all payments which are due have been paid.
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7. paid-in capital
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Capital received from investors for stock, equal to capital stock plus paid-in capital. also called contributed capital.
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additional paid-in capital, paid-in surplus
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8. paid-in surplus
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The price paid by investors per share at issue minus the par value per share, times the number of shares issued. also called additional paid-in capital.
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paid-in capital, capital net worth
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9. painting the tape
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The illegal practice in which traders buy and sell a specific security among themselves, creating the illusion of high trading volume and significant investor interest, which can attract unsuspecting investors who might then buy the stock and enable the traders to profit.
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10. pairs trade
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The establishment of a long position in one stock and a short position in another stock at the same time. A pairs trade minimizes the effect of larger market trends and emphasize the performance of one stock relative to another.
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11. panic
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Sudden, widespread fear of economic or market collapse, leading to massive bank deposit withdrawals and/or falling stock prices.
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crash, decline, downturn
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12. paper
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A short-term debt security.
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commercial paper, Eurocommercial paper, fine paper, Government paper, prime paper, direct paper
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13. paper asset
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An asset that is not readily usable or convertible to cash.
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14. paper dealer
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Dealer who buys commercial paper and resells it at a lower interest rate, realizing a profit.
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15. paper gold
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A measure of a country's reserve assets in the international monetary system. also called Special Drawing Rights (SDR).
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Special Drawing Rights
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16. paper loss
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Loss which has occurred but has not yet been realized through a transaction, such as a stock which has fallen in value but is still being held. also called unrealized loss.
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17. paper profit
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Profit which has been made but not yet realized through a transaction, such as a stock which has risen in value but is still being held. also called unrealized gain or unrealized profit or paper gain or book profit.
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18. paper trading
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Making simulated transactions with no real money, to practice or test theories.
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trading
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19. paper trail
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Written records that document a process, activity, or event.
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20. par
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The nominal dollar amount assigned to a security by the issuer. For an equity security, par is usually a very small amount that bears no relationship to its market price, except for preferred stock, in which case par is used to calculate dividend payments. For a debt security, par is the amount repaid to the investor when the bond matures (usually, corporate bonds have a par value of $1000, municipal bonds $5000, and federal bonds $10,000). In the secondary market, a bond's price fluctuates with interest rates. If interest rates are higher than the coupon rate on a bond, the bond will be sold below par (at a "discount"). If interest rates have fallen, the price will be sold above par. here also called face value or par value.
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at par, below par, bond, coupon, discount, deep-discount bond, premium bond, dollar price, Baby Bond, full stock, maturity value, nominal, original issue discount
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