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liquidity

Financial services; Finance

The ability to convert an asset to cash quickly. Also known as "marketability". There is no specific liquidity formula; however, liquidity is often calculated by using liquidity ratios.

The trading volume created by institutional orders that are unavailable to the public. The bulk of dark pool liquidity is represented by block trades facilitated away from the central exchanges. Also ...

angel investor

Financial services; Finance

An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ...

total return

Financial services; Finance

In performance measurement, the actual rate of return realized over some evaluation period. In fixed income analysis, the potential return that considers all three sources of return (coupon interest, ...

act of god bond

Financial services; Finance

A bond issued by an insurance company, linking principal and interest to a company's losses due to natural disasters. Act of God bonds are issued by insurers to protect against unforeseen events.