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Financial services
Related to any service provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of organisations that deal with the management of money.
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inflation
Financial services; General Finance
The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and, subsequently, purchasing power is falling.
payment by instalments
Financial services; General Finance
A series of payments that a buyer makes instead of a lump sum to compensate the seller. It often includes interest to pay the seller for accepting the credit risk that the buyer ...
yield spread strategies
Financial services; General Finance
Investments that position a portfolio to capitalize on expected changes in yield spreads between sectors of the bond market.
yield to average life
Financial services; General Finance
A yield calculation in which bonds are retired routinely during the life of the issue. Since the issuer buys its own bonds on the open market because of sinking fund requirements, ...
yield to call
Financial services; General Finance
The percentage rate of a bond or note if the investor buys and holds the security until the call date. This yield is valid only if the security is called prior to maturity. ...
yield to maturity
Financial services; General Finance
The percentage rate of return paid on a bond, note, or other fixed income security if the investor buys and holds it to its maturity date. The calculation for YTM is based on the ...
yield to warrant call
Financial services; General Finance
Applies mainly to convertible securities. Effective yield of usable or synthetic convertible bonds determined against the first date at which the warrants can be called.
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