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turnover

Financial services; General Finance

For mutual funds, a measure of trading activity during the previous year, expressed as a percentage of the average total assets of the fund. A turnover rate of 25% means that the value of trades ...

technical condition

Financial services; General Finance

Demand and supply factors affecting price, in particular, the net position, either long or short, of the dealer community.

turnover rate

Financial services; General Finance

Measures trading activity during a particular period. Portfolios with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and are more likely to distribute capital gains, which are taxable to ...

technical descriptors

Financial services; General Finance

Variables that are used to describe the market in terms of patterns in historical data.

The percent of a mutual fund's assets used to defray marketing and distribution expenses. The amount of the fee is stated in the fund's prospectus. The SEC has recently proposed that 12B-1 fees in ...

technical forecasting

Financial services; General Finance

A forecasting method that uses historical prices and trends.

12B-1 funds

Financial services; General Finance

Mutual funds that do not charge an up-front or back-end commission, but instead take out up to 1.25% of average daily fund assets each year to cover the costs of selling and marketing shares, an ...