Category: Finance Dictionary

Expected positive net impact over a specific period of time. Measure of the quality of an organization’s activities on the environment.

Supply equals demand at this open market price.

An EXCHANGETRADED DERIVATIVE or OVERTHECOUNTER DERIVATIVE with an UNDERLYING reference based on COMMON STOCKS, BASKETS, and market indexes. An equity derivative can be structured as an equity OPTION, equity FUTURE, equity forward,

A mortgagor’s total ownership value, or rights, in a mortgaged investment, property or asset. Refer to extinguishment of equity of redemption, and right of redemption.

Known also as rewritable drives and media.

Anticipated annual change in percentage for price levels of the goods and services

Way a projected value was computed. Useful in modeling cost and resource needs. Known also as estimating technique.

Divining the behavior, characteristics, cultural mores of a particular ethnic group by detailed study.

Regional index based on 20 economies’ performance as a securities market.

Method for evacuating. States the reasons, how to conduct oneself during, and where to go to be clear of emergency actions and for roll call.

Change towards improving that which exists, preserving the good characteristics and losing any detrimental characteristics. Change is random, typically generationally slow, good or bad or deadly. Fossil research has led to a

An accounting entry that is contrary to what is normal or expected, and may need some attention or rectification. An example is an unusually large cost or an unusually large revenue. The

A condition where sellers have more quantity at a specific price than buyers will buy. This causes a surplus. Typically the price of the goods is higher than the equilibrium price where

A MUTUAL FUND on a security, BASKET or index, that trades on an EXCHANGE with continuously quoted and constantly changing prices, and which provides investors with the ability to engage in SHORT

Formally agreed-to restriction allowing a real estate agent to be the sole marketer of a property, typically for a 3-month period. The property owner can sell to anyone the owner finds and

A trust whose setup is complete such that the trustor is no longer need by the beneficiaries to enforce the bounds of the trust. Known also as completely constituted trust or perfect

An as yet unfulfilled promise made for some consideration. Refer to executed consideration.

An external, independent variable having affect on a model, but not affected by the model. The model builder specified the variable but set no qualitative characteristics or value generation method. An exogenous

A theory of INTEREST RATES indicating that the expectations of investors influence the TERM STRUCTURE of rates. Thus, if investors expect future rates will be higher than current rates, the YIELD CURVE

A method of economic forecasting. The technique of adding consumption, government spending, investment and exports together as a measure of gross domestic product (GDP).