TAX SHIELD
Reduction of an entity’s taxable income by claiming allowable deductions, which includes mortgage interest, charitable donations, amortization, medical expenses, and depreciation. It cuts down the amount of taxes owed within a specific year or delays income taxes in the future. It varies from one country to another while the benefits depend on the individual’s overall tax rate and income for the specified tax year.
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Parking
A form of kiting shares that a brokerage commits by moving long positions in unrelated accounts to cover short positions that are improperly settle ...
Aleatory Contract
A type of contract in which the involved parties is not required to perform a particular action until such time a specific event happens. Those eve ...
Service Certificates
Service Certificates are bond-like certificates for World War I (WWI) veterans. Service certificates had face value that are the same as bonds wher ...
Trailing Stop
Trade order which can be placed at a certain percentage away from the security’s current market price. For a long position, it is set below t ...
Pretax Contribution
It refers to the payment made with money that hasn’t been taxed.
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