STRAIGHTLINE DEPRECIATION
Applying reductions equally to a depreciable assets value in relation to predictions of its anticipated maturity. Refer to accelerated depreciation.
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Applying reductions equally to a depreciable assets value in relation to predictions of its anticipated maturity. Refer to accelerated depreciation.
Debt where securites are issued directly by a company not a trust. They mature in 10 to 30 years and must be approved by an insurance regulators.
When a hedge is discounted using present value because the value changes daily.
Mapping interest rates across time on a yield curve. Refer to expectation, liquidity preference, and market segmentation theory.
A spread that takes advantage of volatility or percieved price in the forward market. This happens when options are traded with the same strike price but different maturity dates. AKA calendar spread
The potential for a credit rating of a company to go from one class to another.
When a take over happens because stockholders are offered a great price for a first cut off date. The remaining holders get a less attractive deal. Refer to anyandall bid and fair
Stock that is available to be sold through corporate charter but isn’t.
The price changes that occur compared to a %1 volatility change.
The process of comparing value to variable changes in the market. Part of the markov process. It is used in pricing options.
a term used to refer to a table in progress that is not yet able to be used in rating.
An individual who is affected by the company who are not direct share holder.
A temporary deposit to prevent default. Also called hot money.
An international panel that sets up accounting practices. Refer to financial accounting standards board.
New York City-based financial services firm. One of the oldest firms of this type. Its credit card business serves the most individuals while providing varied consumer services.
With someone else paying, like taxpayers, taking an extravagant business and/or pleasure trip.
The foundation of communism evolved from this revolutionary socialist thinker. He strongly opposed capitalism, believing it would destroy societies by increasing tensions and disparity between workers and owners. His theories and ideas
For encryption-decryption security, private decryption keys have no expiration, an indefinite lifetime. Secret keys, however, have terminal lifetimes that need to be defined in an organization’s security policy.
Gross margin equaling cost price or half the sale price. Said another way, any item selling at twice the wholesale cost, purchased or produced, has a keystone markup.
One item under its own part number or SKU, comprised of several other finished goods (FG), each with its own SKU. Refer to separate stock keeping unit (SKU).
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