BALLOON INTEREST
A huge coupon rate on the longer term maturity instrument on a serial bond issue. On a serial issue, the bonds will mature at various intervals, producing a string of short- to long-term instruments. Long-term bonds provides a higher interest, giving an incentive to investors for bearing the instrument for a longer duration.
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Piotroski Score
A discrete score between 0-9 which reflects nine criteria used to determine the strength of a firm's financial position. The Piotroski score is ...
Jitney
An illegal scheme where two brokers trade a stock back and forth in order to raise the trading volume and rack up commissions
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Hedge
A strategy used to protect an investment against loss. A hedge often consists of taking an offsetting position in a related security, such as a fut ...
Preference Shares
These are company stocks with dividends that are paid to the shareholders before common stock dividends are paid out. In case the company goes bank ...
Channel Check
Independent stock analysis on a firm based on the information given to third parties. These are most frequently conducted through conversations or ...
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| 11:30 | Sentix Investor Confidence | Dec | |
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| 02:01 | BRC Retail Sales Monitor | Nov | |
| 02:30 | NAB Business Confidence | Nov | |
| 05:30 | RBA Interest Rate Decision | Dec |
