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DESCRIPTIVE STATEMENT

A statement for an account by a bank on electronic banking. It is required by regulation e of the SEC.

DETERMINISTIC MODEL

When outcomes are decided through relationships in states and events with no variation. The same output is always assumed.

DILUTION

The act of reducing the proportion of ownership held by current investors through issuance of new shares of COMMON STOCK (or through the exercise of outstanding stock OPTIONS or the conversion of

DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW

A financial measurement technique used to evaluate the worth of capital investments, ACQUISITIONS, or other projects involving cash inflows and outflows over time. Net CASH FLOWS are discounted at a company

DOUBLE TOP

A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS charting formation that depicts two RESISTANCE LEVELS followed by a BREAKOUT. The multiple declines suggest resistance on the upside and possible weakness on the downside. Also known as a

DUTCH AUCTION PREFERRED STOCK

ADJUSTABLE RATE PREFERRED STOCK with a floating DIVIDEND that is reset every 49 days through a DUTCH AUCTION process. Also known as AUCTION RATE PREFERRED STOCK.

DAILY REPORT

A statement that has policy information that is needed by the insurere or agent. It is used as the top page of the policy.

DATAFLOW

The path data takes in a device, network, or organization. How it moves from source to repository or user.

DAUGHTERBOARD

A circuit board that is in the first slot on a motherboard. It is the main processor and memory.

DAYPART

The division of time in radio and tv. A 24 hour day is broken up into sectins. The radio times are as follows:The morning drive is 6am to 10am. Daytime is 10am

DE SON TORT TRUSTEE

A party not involved in a trust but takes on the acts of the acts of the trustee. They are a constructive trusee and are responsible for what they do. It is

DEALER INCENTIVE

When a car manufacturer offers dealers a cost reduction to get them to buy from the factory. It is used on slowmoving stock after a goal is met.

DEBT DEFLATION

The theory of Irving Fisher that a depressin is caused by overconsumption, overspending, and underinvestment destablizes the debt and deflation. Debt increases lowering prices causing the value of debt causing financial distress.

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