Category: F

Corporate charter provision allowing a company to acquire noncontrolling stockholder shares at fair market value for a set time period. Two and five years is the typical time period.

A rate of how often a particular group is skipped from a study or sample set. The statistical reliability of the expected outcome is typically damaged. The overall study or sample is

Abusing the judicial process, delaying payment of a penalty, frustrating the opposing party, using baseless, unsubstantiated, questionable facts, and/or an insincere stance.

1. Another name for downpayment. 2. Another name for seed capital.

In an effort to promote greater reduction in fossil-fuel consumption and increase use of alternative fuels, a business deduction for specific fuel costs on a dollar-for-dollar basis under a government subsidy exists.

Condition of all eligible people having work at prevailing wage rates. It is not 100 percent employment as down-time, frictional unemployment and seasonal factors exist. A state of economy.

The lessor provides periodic maintenance and breakdown repairs services under this leasing arrangement. Also refer to operating lease.

1. Condition where all of the assets in a mutual fund are in securities. Indicates management’s belief that stocks will rise. 2. Condition of no cash-liquid assets in an investment portfolio..

Expected results from a process are not achieved due to something going wrong.

Mutual fund or venture capital fund resources of monies.

Difference in cost versus budget, where cost is larger. The reasons are myriad. An example is the cost of R&D and marketing versus revenue. Additional budget, load, ownership, and shares are all

Bond issuers retire outstanding bonds, especially high-coupon issues, using one annual sinking fund requirement. A repeatable, advantageous method.

Trading market for buying and selling commodities and future delivery contracts. Provides a place for hedging and speculating, complementary activities. Mitigates wild price fluctuations when gluts and shortages occur.

The PRINCIPAL amount of a security; for standard securities transactions, face value, and PAR VALUE are often equivalent. Face value is distinguished from MARKET VALUE, although in many cases they converge to

Facts that are assumed to help an investigation or solve a problem.

Finding a cause in similar failures. The malfunction appears before and after the actual failure.

The lease on equipment where it can be continued at a FMV renewal rate to buy it at the FMV price.

When stock closes outside of a range or level than goes back into the expected range. It happens due to many reasons including news. Refer to StopRunning.

Serving food in dishes that everyone can help themselves to.

A business that implements the good ideas of others quickly.