- Industry: Financial services
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A periodic review of a capital investment project to evaluate its continued economic viability.
Industry:Financial services
An option whose underlying security is a physical commodity that is not stock or futures. The physical commodity itself (a currency, treasury debt issue, commodity) - underlies that option contract. See also index option.
Industry:Financial services
A tax system that taxes the wealthy at a higher percentage rate than the less wealthy.
Industry:Financial services
A procedure auditors use to ensure that inventory recorded in the book is correct by actually checking out the physical inventory.
Industry:Financial services
Characterizes a convex tax schedule that results in a higher effective tax rate on higher income levels. Increases for some increases in income, but never decreases with an increase in income.
Industry:Financial services
Stands for principal and interest on bonds or mortgage-backed securities.
Industry:Financial services
Program under which banks, the Ex-Im Bank, or a combination of both may extend long-term financing for capital equipment and related services for major projects.
Industry:Financial services
The gain in yield that occurs when a block of bonds is swapped for another block of higher-coupon bonds.
Industry:Financial services
A form of asset-based financing in which a firm finances a discrete set of assets on a stand-alone basis.
Industry:Financial services
