TEASER
Document, circulated to potential buyers of a given security, offering a possible sale of a security in the future. Often prepared by the investment bank representing the firm, it outlines information in order to attract buyers for the security.
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Vanilla Option
Vanilla Option is a financial instrument that provides the holder the right, but not necessarily the obligation, to buy and sell an underlying asse ...
Registered Principal
Registered principal is a licensed securities professional who supervises a securities firm’s major operations, such as regulatory compliance ...
Straight Line Basis
Method of calculating the amortization or depreciation of an asset done by dividing the difference between its cost and projected salvage value by ...
Form 8949
An IRS form implemented in tax year 2011 for individual taxpayers to report capital gains and losses from investment activity. Form 8949 is used by ...
Spread
Spread may be defined two ways. First, it is the discrepancy of a security’s or an asset’s bid and ask price. Second, it is an options ...
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