- Industry: Financial services
- Number of terms: 73910
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The translation of all foreign currency balance sheet and income statement items at the current exchange rate.
Industry:Financial services
A table showing the capitalization of a firm, which typically includes the amount of capital obtained from each source - long-term debt and common equity - and the respective capitalization ratios.
Industry:Financial services
The written statement that follows any "trade" in the securities markets. Confirmation is issued immediately after a trade is executed. It spells out settlement date, terms, commission, etc.
Industry:Financial services
Indicator of short-term debt-paying ability. Determined by dividing current assets by current liabilities. The higher the ratio, the more liquid the company.
Industry:Financial services
Recorded in asset accounts and then depreciated or amortized, as is appropriate for expenditures for items with useful lives longer than one year.
Industry:Financial services
Bondholders and stockholders may have interests in a corporation that conflict. Sources of conflict include dividends, distortion of investment, and underinvestment. Protective covenants in bond documents work to resolve these conflicts.
Industry:Financial services
An agreement by the parties to a transaction to share the currency risk associated with the transaction. The arrangement involves a customized hedge contract embedded in the underlying transaction.
Industry:Financial services
Interest that is not immediately expensed, but rather is considered as an asset and is then amortized through the income statement over time.
Industry:Financial services
Mortgage loans that meet the qualifications of Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae, which are bought from lenders and issued as pass-through securities.
Industry:Financial services
For bonds or notes, the coupon rate divided by the market price of the bond.
Industry:Financial services
