LEVERAGE BUILD UP
The acquisition of additional debt when purchasing additional shares in a company with the potential for large returns. From the perspective of portfolio management, it involved engaging in excessive leveraged positions with the hope of elevating returns. It also happens in corporate takeovers whereas a highly leveraged firm purchases another leveraged company, which leads to increasing the total debt of the parent. Generally speaking, it escalates the risk exposure of an investment.
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Short Leg is a contract where an individual holds a short position. The contract is in the option spread created by the trader by purchasing a put ...
Borrowing Base
Money a lender will loan to a company. The borrowing base is usually determined by a method called margining, where the lender determines a discoun ...
Swaziland Lilangeni
Currency abbreviation for the Swaziland Lilangeni, the official currency of Swaziland. The currency is comprised of 100 cents and presented with th ...
Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian - DWAC
A method of electronically transferring new shares or paper share certificates from the Depository Trust Company (DTC), which acts as a clearinghou ...
Economic Stimulus
Plans to financially stimulate an economy. It implements monetary or fiscal policy changes to bolster a lagging or struggling economy. Governments ...
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