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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Divestiture
Partial or full disposal of a company asset through exchange, closure, sale, or bankruptcy. Normally, a company will often divest its business unit ...
Price Improvement
The event of attaining a better bid or ask price than the actual price quoted at the time the order was made.
Path Dependency
Path dependency is an idea that attempts to explain the constant use of products based on historical use or preference. It happens because it is us ...
WARN
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) is a labor law in the United States that offers protection to workers and their families a ...
Hedge
A strategy used to protect an investment against loss. A hedge often consists of taking an offsetting position in a related security, such as a fut ...
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