daily high
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daily low
The daily low is the lowest price paid for an more...
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daisy chaining
Daisy chaining is an illegal practice undertaken by brokers and more...
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date of maturity
The date of maturity is the date on which a more...
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date of record
The date of record is the date that determines which more...
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DAX 100
DAX 100 is the abbreviation for Deutscher Aktienindex 100, a more...
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day trader
A day trader is market participant who generally closes out more...
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dead cat bounce
A dead cat bounce is any sharp rise in prices more...
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dealer
A dealer is an individual or entity that buys and more...
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death benefit
Death benefit is the sum amount paid by the insurance more...
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debit
A debit is a bookkeeping entry that results in the more...
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debit card
A debit card is a plastic card that resembles a more...
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debt
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debt capital
Debt capital is funds supplied by lenders that is part more...
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debt consolidation
Debt consolidation is the replacement of several small debts with more...
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debt consolidation program
A debt consolidation program is a program in which several more...
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debt financing
Debt financing refers to the borrowing of funds in order more...
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debt instrument
A debt instrument is a contractural or written assurance to more...
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debt limit
A debt limit is the maximum amount of debt which more...
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debt market
The debt market is the market for trading debt securities. more...
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debt ratio
For a company, the debt ratio indicates the relationship between more...
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debt security
A debt security is a written agreement to repay a more...
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debt service
Debt service refers to the series of payments of principal more...
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debt service coverage
The debt service coverage ratio calculates the amount of cash more...
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debt to equity ratio
The debt to equity ratio measures the portion of the more...
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debt/asset ratio
The debt/asset ratio measures the ratio of the company's assets more...
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debt/equity ratio
The debt/equity ratio is a capitalization ratio. The debt/equity more...
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debtholder
A debtholder is the investor who holds a debt instrument, more...
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debtor
A debtor is a person or entity that is owes more...
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declaration date
The declaration date is one of three key dates associated more...
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deep discount broker
A deep discount broker is a financial professional who executes more...
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deep in the money
A deep in the money option is one that is more...
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deep out of the money
A deep out of the money option is presently worthless. more...
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default
Default can be generally defined as a failure of a more...
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default risk
Default risk is the risk born by a creditor that more...
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defendant
In law, a defendant is the party that must respond more...
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defensive investment strategy
Defensive investment strategy is an investment approach to allocating a more...
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defensive stock
A defensive stock is one whose profits are minimally impacted more...
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deferred annuity
A deferred annuity is a contract that delays annuity payments, more...
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deferred compensation
Deferred compensation is the portion of an employee’s income that more...
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deferred revenue
Deferred revenue is a liability that is created when monies more...
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deferred stock
Deferred stock is one or more shares of stock that more...
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deferred tax
Deferred tax represents a company's liability for taxes owed that more...
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deficit
Deficit is an economic condition in which spending exceeds income. more...
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deficit spending
Deficit spending represents an overload of government expenditures over government more...
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defined benefit plan
A defined benefit plan is a type of qualified retirement more...
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defined contribution plan
A defined contribution plan is a type of qualified retirement more...
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deflation
Deflation is a broad decline in prices. Deflation occurs when more...
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deflator
A deflator is used to convert current dollars into dollars more...
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delayed opening
A delayed opening is the intentional postponement of the opening more...
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Deleveraging
Deleveraging is the unwinding of debt. Companies use leveraging more...
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delinquent
The term delinquent refers to a person or business entity more...
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delist
A public company is said to delist if it ceases more...
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delivery month
The specified month within which a futures contract matures and more...
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demand
Demand is an economic measure, which expresses a desire, as more...
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demand curve
Demand curve is a graphic representation of the demand schedule more...
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demand deposit
A demand deposit is a type of financial account that more...
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demand elasticity
Demand elasticity, also known as price elasticity of demand, is more...
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demographics
Demographics is the classification of populations, especially consumers, by various more...
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denomination
The word denomination has three distinct but closely related uses more...
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, (HUD), established in more...
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dependent
The term dependent generally describes a person who is financially more...
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deposit
Deposit has two distinct meanings. Meaning one is applied more...
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deposit slip
A deposit slip is a written form of notification that more...
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depositary receipt
Depositary Receipt (DR) was created in 1927 to aid US more...
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depreciation
Depreciation is the reduction in the value of an asset more...
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Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization are accounting transactions that record the loss more...
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depressed market
A depressed market occurs when supply overtakes demand, resulting in more...
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depression
In economics, a severe and prolonged recession is sometimes called more...
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deregulation
Deregulation is an act by which the government regulation of more...
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derivative
A derivative, or derivative security, is an asset whose price more...
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derivative security
A derivative security is an asset whose price is based more...
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descending bottoms
Descending bottoms refers to a succession of lower lows in more...
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descending tops
Descending tops are a series of trades with each high more...
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devaluation
Devaluation is the reduction in value of a currency, relative more...
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Diamonds
DIAMONDS are Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) trading on the American Stock more...
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digital money
Digital money is money transmitted in electronic form to pay more...
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diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share is earnings per share that fully more...
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diluted share
Diluted share is a term used in reporting earnings per more...
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dilution
Dilution is the reduction of fractional ownership of each of more...
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diminishing return
Diminishing return, or the law of diminishing return, is an more...
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dip
A dip in the market is a decline in prices, more...
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direct deposit
Direct deposit is a program in which a payment is more...
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direct purchase program
A direct purchase program allows an investor to buy stock more...
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Direct Stock Purchase Plan
A direct stock purchase plan (DSP) is a company-sponsored program more...
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director
A director is one of a group of individuals elected more...
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disability insurance
Disability insurance is an insurance policy that pays supplemental income more...
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disclaimer
A disclaimer is a decree that formally denies legal claim more...
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disclosure
Disclosure is the release of relevant information. Disclosure requirements play more...
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discontinued
Discontinued in a financial context is usually associated with discontinued more...
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discount
A discount is a difference between the price paid for more...
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discount broker
A discount broker is a stock broker offering low commission more...
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discount loan
A discount loan is a loan that does not require more...
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Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
Discounted cash flow analysis is a valuation tool analysts use more...
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disinflation
Disinflation occurs when the overall rate of inflation decreases over more...
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disposable income
Disposable income is money that can be spent, saved, invested more...
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Distress Sale
A distress sale occurs when, despite non favorable selling conditions, more...
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distressed security
A distressed security is a security belonging to a company more...
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diversified investment company
A diversified investment company is an investment fund that adheres more...
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divest
To divest is to liquidate, or sell off, one’s investment more...
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divestiture
Divestiture is the sale or disposition of a business by more...
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dividend
A dividend is a payment by a corporation to its more...
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dividend clawback
A dividend clawback is an incentive for investors to keep more...
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dividend payout ratio
The dividend payout ratio is the percentage of a company's more...
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dividend rate
The dividend rate is the amount of dividends per share more...
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Under a dividend reinvestment plan (also known as a DRIP more...
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dividend yield
The dividend yield is computed by dividing the annual dividend more...
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dividends payable
Dividends payable is a liability of the firm for the more...
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divisor
Divisor is shorthand for the Dow Divisor. The popular Dow more...
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DJIA
The DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average), also known as the more...
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Dogs of the Dow
Dogs of the Dow is a popular investment strategy. The more...
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doing business as
If the name in use in the course of operation more...
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dollar cost averaging
Dollar cost averaging is long-term investment strategy in which a more...
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dot-com
Dot-com is an epithet for an Internet based company. A more...
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double bottom
A double bottom is a chart pattern created when a more...
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double taxation
Double taxation occurs when a government taxes the same income more...
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double top
Double top is a term used by technical analysts to more...
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double witching hour
Double witching hour refers to the final hour of the more...
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Dow
The term “Dow” is usually used to mean the Dow more...
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Dow dividend theory
The Dow dividend theory is a popular but simple investing more...
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Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index
The Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index is an equity more...
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 Brazil Subindex
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Brazil Subindex is an global more...
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 China Subindex
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 China Subindex is an international more...
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index is an international free-float more...
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Dow Jones BRIC 50 India Subindex
The Dow Jones BRIC 50 India Subindex is an global more...
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Dow Jones CBOT Treasury Index
The Dow Jones CBOT Treasury Index is a fixed-income index. more...
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Dow Jones Composite Average
The Dow Jones Composite Average is a combination of the more...
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Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50
The Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index is an equity more...
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Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index
The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index is a worldwide more...
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Dow Jones Industrial Average
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the, if more...
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Dow Jones STOXX 600 Real Estate Cap Index
The Dow Jones STOXX 600 Real Estate Cap Index is more...
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Dow Jones STOXX Americas 600 Real Estate Cap Index
The Dow Jones STOXX Americas 600 Real Estate Cap Index more...
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Dow Jones STOXX Americas 600 REITS Index
The Dow Jones STOXX Americas 600 REITs Index is a more...
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Dow Jones STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Real Estate Cap
The Dow Jones STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Real Estate Cap Index more...
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Dow Jones STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 REITS Index
The Dow Jones STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 REITs Index is a more...
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Dow Jones STOXX Europe 600 REITS Index
The Dow Jones STOXX Europe 600 REITS Index is a more...
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Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 REITs Index
The Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 REITs Index is a more...
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Dow Jones Transportation Average
The Dow Jones Transportation Average is the oldest of all more...
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Dow Jones Utility Average
The Dow Jones Utility Average was created after the Dow more...
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down payment
A down payment is the amount paid in advance of more...
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downgrade
A downgrade is a reduction in the rating awarded a more...
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downside
In business jargon, downside is the risk of unfavorable outcome more...
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downside protection
Downside protection is a cushion against the potential loss resulting more...
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downside risk
Downside risk includes both the likelihood and extent to which more...
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downsizing
Downsizing is a cutback in a company's operations and usually more...
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downtick
A downtick is a transaction that occurs at a lower more...
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downtrend
A downtrend refers to declining prices. A downtrend can more...
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downturn
A downturn is a worsening of business or economic activity. more...
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dressing up a portfolio
Dressing up a portfolio refers to the practice of some more...
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DRIP
DRIP is the acronym for Dividend Reinvestment Plan. In more...
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dual life insurance
Dual life insurance is a unique form of life insurance more...
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due process
Due process is a judicial constitutional guarantee that no judgment more...
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durable goods
In US macroeconomic statistics, durable goods are arbitrarily defined as more...
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durable goods orders
The durable goods orders report is issued monthly by the more...
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Dutch auction
Dutch auction, started in Netherlands' farms, is a descending price more...
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duty
In international trade, a customs duty, or tariff, is a more...
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