DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS
Typically used in the insurance industry, this is when a company defers the sales costs that are associated with acquiring a new customer over the term of the insurance contract. Most of the sales costs arise from referral commissions to external distributors and brokers.
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Advance/Decline Index
A tool in the technical analysis that signifies the total difference between the number of declining and advancing security prices. It is considere ...
Corporate Refinancing
Process in which a company reorganizes its debt structure, either by replacing or restructuring prevailing debts. This may also refer to issuing eq ...
Opening Price
The price at which a security first trades upon the opening of an exchange on a given trading day. A security's opening price is an important m ...
Vesting
Vesting is a process by which an employee accrues non-forfeitable rights over stock incentives provided by the employer or contributions made by th ...
Adjusted Basis
An asset's or security's proportionate value that shows any deductions implemented, or capital improvements to the security or asset.
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In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
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