- 行业: Financial services
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Based on forecasts from proprietary sources such as Institutional Brokers' Estimate System (IBES), First Call, or Zach's. Growth is forecast of earnings minus current earnings divided by current earnings. Forward-looking measure rather than typical earnings growth measures, which look back in time (historical).
Industry:Financial services
The marketing of new securities, usually through sales to institutional investors. See: Float.
Industry:Financial services
Formal written document to sell securities that describes the plan for a proposed business enterprise, or the facts concerning an existing one, that an investor needs to make an informed decision. Prospectuses are used by mutual funds to describe fund objectives, risks, and other essential information.
Industry:Financial services
A bank depositing Eurodollars with (selling Eurodollars to) another bank is often said to be making a placement.
Industry:Financial services
Assure the salesperson or trader that interest, buy or sell, will be attended to, given any change in the trading circumstances, as follows: At a price: If the stock trades at a certain price or price range, the trader will show this market to the salesperson and thus allow participation under these favorable circumstances. Floor protection: Representation of a client on the floor of the exchange-so that if size were to trade at his price or a better price, salesperson would participate. Volume (OTC): If a certain amount of volume trades (that parallels the protectee's interest), trader assures salesperson of reasonable participation in the trading activity. The extent of this protection depends on liquidity, number of market makers, and other aspects of the stock.
Industry:Financial services
The percentages of last week's new municipal bond offerings that have been bought from the underwriters, according to the Bond Buyer newspaper.
Industry:Financial services
A position that has limited risk. A protected short sale (short stock, long call) has limited risk, as does a protected straddle write (short straddle, long out-of-the-money combination). See also Combination and Straddle.
Industry:Financial services
A term that refers to a relatively simple derivative financial instrument, usually a swap or other derivative that is issued with standard features.
Industry:Financial services
Notion that governments should protect domestic industry from import competition by means of tariffs, quotas, and other trade barriers.
Industry:Financial services
