Category: Business
Created by: Cherryhqh
Number of Blossarys: 2
A stock market index that is designed for the purpose of measuring absolute returns that are posted by an overall market of hedge funds as versus that of individual hedge funds.
The idea that creditors' claims take precedence over shareholders' claims in the event of a liquidation or reorganization. Shareholders are compensated only after creditors have been fully paid off.
A short-term, non-promoted offering of new shares of equity in which the bookbuild is done between one or two days to allow a company to quickly gain financing in a controlled sale.
An over the counter agreement between two parties where one agrees to buy a certain asset from the other party at a specific price after more than one-year; results show that the rate of return on ...
The risk that arises from the difficulty of selling an asset. An investment may sometimes need to be sold quickly. Unfortunately, an insufficient secondary market may prevent the liquidation or limit ...
A corporation whose stock trades on one of the seven U.S. stock exchanges. Each exchange establishes its own listing criteria, which may include financial standards requirements and a minimum number ...
Stocks not fully paid for but instead bought on credit. Such stock is said to have been "bought on margin." Leveraged stocks magnify gains in the rising markets, and magnify losses in the declining ...