WAM
Weighted Average Maturity (WAM) refers to the average maturity of all mortgages in a mortgage-backed security (MBS). It is also called "average effective maturity."
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Life insurance policy which pays out upon the holder’s death and accumulates cash value over his lifespan. The policyholder may use the cash ...
Mature Industry
An industry that has surpassed both the emerging and rapid growth industry phases. Market shares, earnings, and profits have slowed down in m ...
Economic Man
A hypothetical individual who acts and thinks rationally, and also has complete knowledge but has no self-interest to maximize personal utility. It ...
Debt Rescheduling
A practice that involves restructuring the terms of an existing loan in order to extend the repayment period. Debt rescheduling may mean a delay in ...
Synthetic
Financial instrument fabricated artificially by mimicking another instrument with the combined attributes of a pooled assets.
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