daily high
The daily high is the highest price paid for a stock or a commodity during a trading day. Prior more...
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daily low
The daily low is the lowest price paid for an equity during a given trading day. On the surface it more...
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daisy chaining
Daisy chaining is an illegal practice undertaken by brokers and investors to artificially inflate stock prices for personal gain. more...
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date of maturity
The date of maturity is the date on which a debt becomes due and payable. In the case of more...
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date of record
The date of record is the date that determines which shareholders receive dividend payments. On the day a company declares more...
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DAX 100
DAX 100 is the abbreviation for Deutscher Aktienindex 100, a German price-weighted index of that country's top 100 stocks. more...
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day trader
A day trader is market participant who generally closes out all trading positions before the market closes for the day. more...
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dead cat bounce
A dead cat bounce is any sharp rise in prices after a severe decline. In order to have a true more...
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dealer
A dealer is an individual or entity that buys and sells a particular good, and holds an inventory in that more...
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death benefit
Death benefit is the sum amount paid by the insurance company to the policy holder upon death. In and of more...
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debit
A debit is a bookkeeping entry that results in the increase of an asset or a decrease in a liability more...
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debit card
A debit card is a plastic card that resembles a credit card. Using a debit card a customer can more...
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debt
In business, a debt is an obligation of one party to pay another, usually as repayment for money borrowed. more...
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debt capital
Debt capital is funds supplied by lenders that is part of a firm's capital structure. Debt capital usually refers to more...
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debt consolidation
Debt consolidation is the replacement of several small debts with one larger debt. There are several reasons for debt consolidation; more...
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debt consolidation program
A debt consolidation program is a program in which several of a person's debts or loans are combined into one more...
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debt financing
Debt financing refers to the borrowing of funds in order to finance a purchase, acquisition or expansion. Debt financing more...
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debt instrument
A debt instrument is a contractural or written assurance to repay a debt. A debt instrument can be a more...
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debt limit
A debt limit is the maximum amount of debt which a government is allowed take on. A governmental debt more...
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debt market
The debt market is the market for trading debt securities. The debt market thus involves corporate bonds, government bonds, municipal more...
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debt ratio
For a company, the debt ratio indicates the relationship between capital supplied by outsiders and capital supplied by shareholders. Often more...
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debt security
A debt security is a written agreement to repay a loan, usually with interest, within a given time frame. more...
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debt service
Debt service refers to the series of payments of principal and interest on a loan or other obligation. Debt service more...
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debt service coverage
The debt service coverage ratio calculates the amount of cash available to meet debt obligations. The debt service coverage ratio more...
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debt to equity ratio
The debt to equity ratio measures the portion of the company's capital supplied by lenders ("debt") against that provided by more...
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debt/asset ratio
The debt/asset ratio measures the ratio of the company's assets that is financed by non-owners. The debt/asset ratio is computed more...
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debt/equity ratio
The debt/equity ratio is a capitalization ratio. The debt/equity ratio equals the sum of company’s bonds plus preferred stock more...
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debtholder
A debtholder is the investor who holds a debt instrument, most commonly a bond. With bonds, the terms bondholder more...
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debtor
A debtor is a person or entity that is owes money to another person or entity (the creditor). A more...
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declaration date
The declaration date is one of three key dates associated with company dividends. It is on the declaration date that more...
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deep discount broker
A deep discount broker is a financial professional who executes stock trades at highly nominal commission fees. The services of more...
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deep in the money
A deep in the money option is one that is presently very profitable.
An option is commonly said to be deep more...
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deep out of the money
A deep out of the money option is presently worthless.
An option is said to be deep out of the money more...
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default
Default can be generally defined as a failure of a debtor to make timely payments of principal and interest. Thus, more...
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default risk
Default risk is the risk born by a creditor that a debtor will default. Default risk is also called credit more...
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defendant
In law, a defendant is the party that must respond to legal action. The legal action against a defendant more...
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defensive investment strategy
Defensive investment strategy is an investment approach to allocating a portfolio as to reduce the risk. In other words, a more...
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defensive stock
A defensive stock is one whose profits are minimally impacted by economic downturns. A defensive stock may be found in more...
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deferred annuity
A deferred annuity is a contract that delays annuity payments, unlike a regular annuity, until a certain period of time more...
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deferred compensation
Deferred compensation is the portion of an employee’s income that is paid out at a date later than when the more...
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deferred revenue
Deferred revenue is a liability that is created when monies are received by a company for goods and services not more...
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deferred stock
Deferred stock is one or more shares of stock that does not pay dividends until a specified date or event more...
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deferred tax
Deferred tax represents a company's liability for taxes owed that is postponed to future periods. Deferred tax is primarily more...
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deficit
Deficit is an economic condition in which spending exceeds income. One example of a deficit would be a situation, in more...
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deficit spending
Deficit spending represents an overload of government expenditures over government revenue, creating a shortfall or deficit that needs to be more...
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defined benefit plan
A defined benefit plan is a type of qualified retirement plan, meaning it receives favorable tax treatment. A defined more...
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defined contribution plan
A defined contribution plan is a type of qualified retirement plan, meaning it receives favorable tax treatment. A defined more...
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deflation
Deflation is a broad decline in prices. Deflation occurs when the prevailing demand cannot absorb the supply of goods. Companies more...
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deflator
A deflator is used to convert current dollars into dollars that are adjusted for price changes. Because price levels change more...
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delayed opening
A delayed opening is the intentional postponement of the opening of trading in a specific security. A delayed opening is more...
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delinquent
The term delinquent refers to a person or business entity that has failed to meet an agreed-upon obligation according to more...
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delist
A public company is said to delist if it ceases trading of its shares on a public exchange. A more...
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delivery month
The specified month within which a futures contract matures and is settled by delivery of the underlying asset is referred more...
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demand
Demand is an economic measure, which expresses a desire, as well as the ability to pay for goods and services. more...
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demand curve
Demand curve is a graphic representation of the demand schedule and performance. Demand curve is drafted on the Production Possibility more...
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demand deposit
A demand deposit is a type of financial account that allows the account holder to withdraw funds on demand. This more...
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demand elasticity
Demand elasticity, also known as price elasticity of demand, is a concept economists use to measure price sensitivity. In principle, more...
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demographics
Demographics is the classification of populations, especially consumers, by various characteristics, including age, gender, race, religion, and income. Demographics more...
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denomination
The word denomination has three distinct but closely related uses in a financial context. First, in a given currency, more...
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, (HUD), established in 1965, is a ministry of the US government. The Department more...
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dependent
The term dependent generally describes a person who is financially sustained by someone else. Most commonly, the word dependent applies more...
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deposit
Deposit has two distinct meanings. Meaning one is applied to funds provided as security or collateral for expected delivery more...
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deposit slip
A deposit slip is a written form of notification that reflects the dollar amount deposited to an account by an more...
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depositary receipt
Depositary Receipt (DR) was created in 1927 to aid US investor who wished to invest in non-US corporations. A depositary more...
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depreciation
Depreciation is the reduction in the value of an asset from wear-and-tear or obsolescence. Depreciation allowance encourages companies to invest more...
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Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization are accounting transactions that record the loss in value of long-term assets. Here's an example of depreciation more...
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depressed market
A depressed market occurs when supply overtakes demand, resulting in weak and lower prices. The depressed market has more more...
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depression
In economics, a severe and prolonged recession is sometimes called a depression. Unlike a recession, no standard definition of more...
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deregulation
Deregulation is an act by which the government regulation of a particular industry is reduced or eliminated in order to more...
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derivative
A derivative, or derivative security, is an asset whose price is based on the value of an underlying asset. more...
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derivative security
A derivative security is an asset whose price is based on the value of some other underlying asset. An option more...
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descending bottoms
Descending bottoms refers to a succession of lower lows in a stock's trading range. One of the easiest ways to more...
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descending tops
Descending tops are a series of trades with each high lower than the one preceding it. Descending tops are most more...
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devaluation
Devaluation is the reduction in value of a currency, relative to all other currencies. In a fixed-rate regime, only more...
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Diamonds
DIAMONDS are Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) trading on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX). DIAMONDS represent units of beneficial ownership in the more...
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digital money
Digital money is money transmitted in electronic form to pay for good and services, typically over the Internet or through more...
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diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share is earnings per share that fully reflects the impact the firm's dilutive securities (eg, convertible bonds) more...
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diluted share
Diluted share is a term used in reporting earnings per share, as in "earnings per diluted share." Under Statement of more...
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dilution
Dilution is the reduction of fractional ownership of each of a company’s existing shareholders by the issuance of additional shares. more...
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diminishing return
Diminishing return, or the law of diminishing return, is an economic tenet, which provides that adding additional units of productivity more...
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dip
A dip in the market is a decline in prices, generally considered a temporary downturn. An individual stock or commodity more...
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direct deposit
Direct deposit is a program in which a payment is deposited directly into a savings, checking, or brokerage account. more...
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direct purchase program
A direct purchase program allows an investor to buy stock directly from a company, without using a broker. In order more...
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Direct Stock Purchase Plan
A direct stock purchase plan (DSP) is a company-sponsored program in which the company sells shares of its stock directly more...
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director
A director is one of a group of individuals elected by a company's shareholders to represent their interests and provide more...
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disability insurance
Disability insurance is an insurance policy that pays supplemental income benefits in the event that the insured person (policyholder) becomes more...
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disclaimer
A disclaimer is a decree that formally denies legal claim and renounces some or all liability. A formal disclaimer is more...
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disclosure
Disclosure is the release of relevant information. Disclosure requirements play a major role in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which dictate more...
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discontinued
Discontinued in a financial context is usually associated with discontinued operations. When companies dispose of operations that can be identified more...
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discount
A discount is a difference between the price paid for an asset and the specified list price of a good more...
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discount broker
A discount broker is a stock broker offering low commission rates. The low rates offered by a discount broker are more...
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discount loan
A discount loan is a loan that does not require the payment of interest or any other charges; rather, a more...
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Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
Discounted cash flow analysis is a valuation tool analysts use to evaluate the attractiveness of investment opportunities. Discounted cash flow more...
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disinflation
Disinflation occurs when the overall rate of inflation decreases over a given time period.
With inflation being an increase of the more...
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disposable income
Disposable income is money that can be spent, saved, invested or otherwise disposed of after taxes and certain other obligations more...
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distressed security
A distressed security is a security belonging to a company that is under financial distress, such as bankruptcy, restructuring, liquidation, more...
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diversified investment company
A diversified investment company is an investment fund that adheres to a diversification strategy by investing in a wide array more...
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divest
To divest is to liquidate, or sell off, one’s investment in a company or government body. Many people who divest more...
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divestiture
Divestiture is the sale or disposition of a business by a company and may occur for various reasons. Sometimes a more...
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dividend
A dividend is a payment by a corporation to its shareholders. Dividend payment may come in different forms, such as more...
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dividend clawback
A dividend clawback is an incentive for investors to keep investment development plans on schedule. Dividend clawback means a more...
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dividend payout ratio
The dividend payout ratio is the percentage of a company's annual earnings paid out as cash dividends. Dividend payout ratios more...
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dividend rate
The dividend rate is the amount of dividends per share a company pays to stockholders over a period of time. more...
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Under a dividend reinvestment plan (also known as a DRIP or a DRP), investors receive stock dividends in the form more...
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dividend yield
The dividend yield is computed by dividing the annual dividend by the stock price. Older, slow-growth companies usually have a more...
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dividends payable
Dividends payable is a liability of the firm for the cash dividends owed to shareholders. Suppose a company's board of more...
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divisor
Divisor is shorthand for the Dow Divisor. The popular Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted average of 30 stocks. more...
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DJIA
The DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average), also known as the Dow, is the oldest continuing US market index and most more...
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Dogs of the Dow
Dogs of the Dow is a popular investment strategy. The basic approach of Dogs of the Dow is to select more...
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doing business as
If the name in use in the course of operation for a business differs from the legal name of the more...
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dollar cost averaging
Dollar cost averaging is long-term investment strategy in which a fixed dollar amount is added to an investment on a more...
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dot-com
Dot-com is an epithet for an Internet based company. A dot-com gets its name from its dot com (.com) domain more...
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double bottom
A double bottom is a chart pattern created when a stock makes a low, rebounds, then retests the same low more...
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double taxation
Double taxation occurs when a government taxes the same income more than once. Unfortunately there are many forms of double more...
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double top
Double top is a term used by technical analysts to describe a chart pattern which looks like a capital letter more...
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double witching hour
Double witching hour refers to the final hour of the stock market trading session where two classes of options or more...
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Dow
The term “Dow” is usually used to mean the Dow Jones Industrial Average, an index of thirty blue chip stocks more...
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Dow dividend theory
The Dow dividend theory is a popular but simple investing strategy. There are several variations of the Dow dividend theory, more...
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Dow Jones Transportation Average
The Dow Jones Transportation Average is the oldest of all four Dow Jones averages. The Dow Jones Transportation Average more...
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down payment
A down payment is the amount paid in advance of delivery of the purchased good or service, usually to demonstrate more...
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downgrade
A downgrade is a reduction in the rating awarded a debt or equity security. A major credit agency downgrades the more...
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downside
In business jargon, downside is the risk of unfavorable outcome to a particular activity. In an investment context, downside more...
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downside protection
Downside protection is a cushion against the potential loss resulting from a price decline in a security or market. The more...
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downside risk
Downside risk includes both the likelihood and extent to which a stock's price may decline. Analysts use various measures to more...
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downsizing
Downsizing is a cutback in a company's operations and usually implies a reduction in its employee headcount as well. Downsizing more...
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downtick
A downtick is a transaction that occurs at a lower price than the previous trade for a given security. more...
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downtrend
A downtrend refers to declining prices. A downtrend can apply to a single equity issue or to a sector more...
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downturn
A downturn is a worsening of business or economic activity. It may be related to a decline in a more...
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dressing up a portfolio
Dressing up a portfolio refers to the practice of some portfolio managers of selling weak stocks and purchasing strong stocks more...
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DRIP
DRIP is the acronym for Dividend Reinvestment Plan. In a DRIP, any dividends paid out by a stock are automatically more...
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dual life insurance
Dual life insurance is a unique form of life insurance that provides coverage for two people, instead of one. Most more...
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due process
Due process is a judicial constitutional guarantee that no judgment can be rendered in the absence of a just legal more...
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durable goods
In US macroeconomic statistics, durable goods are arbitrarily defined as goods expected to last at least three years. Other more...
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durable goods orders
The durable goods orders report is issued monthly by the Department of Commerce and measures the dollar volume of new more...
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Dutch auction
Dutch auction, started in Netherlands' farms, is a descending price auction for multiple identical items. A true Dutch auction starts more...
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duty
In international trade, a customs duty, or tariff, is a tax on the import or export of specific goods. more...
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