EFFECTIVE INTEREST METHOD
Accounting practice for the discount in which a bond is sold as an interest expense to be amortized over the lifespan of the bond. The additional interest expense is computed using the standard market interest rate at the time the bond is issued. The market rate is multiplied by the bond’s book value to determine the amount to be amortized as interest expense every period.
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Proved Reserves
It refers to the amount of resources that can be recovered from the deposit with a reasonable certainty level.
Cumulative Discount Privilege
In mutual fund, a way an investor can become eligible for lower fees by getting the sum of multiple transactions in several funds within the same f ...
Commercial Hedger
Companies purchasing futures positions in commodities to control its costs. When used in creating a product or service, corporations can hedge to r ...
Hurdle Rate
The minimum rate of return required by a manager on a project. The riskier the project, the higher the hurdle rate.
Sensex
Sensex is the abbreviation for the index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that is the Bombay Sensitive Index. In 1986, the Sensex was initially c ...
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