LIABILITY SWAP
Exchanging interest rates between two parties, typically large firms, that is designed to modify the cash flow attribution of an institution's liabilities in order to provide a better match with its assets. Two presently identical (in nominal value) cash flows are swapped, usually a floating rate is exchanged for a fixed rate of income. Every company gets a better interest rate by switching with the other than selecting a more traditional financing way.
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Uptick
An Uptick is a transaction or a business deal for a financial instrument that surpasses the previous transaction in price. If the price of a stock ...
Lock In Profits
Realizing the profits of a position such as buying a stock by exiting at a gain. By doing so, the portion of that investment is no longer vulnerabl ...
Profit
Profit occurs when the amount of revenue gained from a business exceeds the expenses, costs, and tax needed to maintain the business activity.
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Due Diligence Meeting
Meticulous probe conducted by an underwriter, ensuring all details has been revealed to prospective investors before issuing a new security.
Laffer Curve
The relationship between tax rates and tax revenue collected by the government. Formed by Arthur Laffer, the curve states there is an optimal tax i ...
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