HALF-LIFE
A date in the future in which half of the total principal of a mortgage-backed security will be paid off. Half-life is calculated without the interest payments.
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Cross Collateralization
Act in which an asset being used as a collateral for a loan is also used for a second loan. The affected creditors can forcefully liquidate the ass ...
Trinomial Option Pricing Model
Model integrating three possible values an underlying asset can take over a given time period. The values factored are higher than, the same as, or ...
SOES
Small order execution system (SOES) is a computer network established due to the lack of liquidity after the 1987 crash. It automatically executes ...
SEC Form 20FR12B
SEC Form 20FR12B is also referred to as the Registration for a Class of Foreign Private Issues. This means that SEC Form 20FR12B is a filing whose ...
Mortgage Life Insurance
An insurance policy that is designed specifically for repaying mortgage debt upon the borrower’s death. This is different from conventional l ...
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