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OPEN BOOK

When liabilities have a shorter maturity date than the assets.

PATH-DEPENDENT OPTION

An option whose payment depends on the price path of the asset at another time. There are many types of this option. Refer to path independant option.

PINK SHEETS

The records used to report securities and penny stocks. Before the internet it was recorded on pink paper.

POSITION TRADING

A strategy that hold a long or short position for a week to several months. It is used in the short term but has a better chance than momentum trading.

PREMIUM CAPACITY

When an insurer can write a large amount of policies on one line or risk.

PROBABILITY OF RUIN

The potential a company will file for bankruptcy. It is used to calculate the default in default models.

PURE PREMIUM

The amount an insurer needs to cover their expenses. Along with premium loading it is used to calculate fair premium. Refer to expense loading.

QUIET PERIOD

When a company cannot share any news because it is registering a new issue.

REALIZED SPREAD

The difference between average bids and offers over a period of time. Refer to effective and quoted spreads.

REOPENING

The second sale offering of securities under the existing issue. This helps raise benchmarks by grouping more liquidity in a smaller amount of issues.

REVERSE TYING

The purchase of goods or services by a bank or investment bank in exchange for lucrative feebased new issue or corporate finance mandates. Refer to tying.

RISK PHILOSOPHY

A firms formal take on corporate goals, activities, and stakeholders expectations regarding risk activities. Refer to risk tolerance.

ROLLER COASTER

When a variable rate of interest is exchanged for a fixed rate of interest to accommodate flexibility between two terms experiencing different financial needs. Refer to variable principal swap.

SECONDARY MARKET

The market where securities are purchased and sold between investors, not the issuing companies. The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ are examples of secondary markets. This scenario creates an unpredictable environment

SETTLEMENT RISK

Default more commonly seen in international transactions resulting in a loss when one party fails to deliver after the other party has fulfilled their part of a contract. AKA clean risk and

SHORT INTEREST

The percentage of shares sold short that a firm holds indicating an expected increase or decline in the market.

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