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Automatic Investment Program
Definition: A program in which an investor can invest or withdraw funds automatically. A mutual fund, for example, automatically withdraws a pre determined specified amount from the investor's bank account on a regular basis.
Definition: A program in which an investor can invest or withdraw funds automatically. A mutual fund, for example, automatically withdraws a pre determined specified amount from the investor's bank account on a regular basis.
Automatic Stay
Definition: The restricting of liability holders from collection efforts related to collateral seizure. Automatically imposed when a firm files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11.
Definition: The restricting of liability holders from collection efforts related to collateral seizure. Automatically imposed when a firm files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11.
Automatic Transfer Service (ATS) Account
Definition: A depositor's saving account from which funds may be transferred automatically to the same depositor's checking account to cover a check written or to maintain a minimum balance.
Definition: A depositor's saving account from which funds may be transferred automatically to the same depositor's checking account to cover a check written or to maintain a minimum balance.
Automatic Withdrawal
Definition: A mutual fund that gives shareholders the right to receive a fixed payment from dividends on a quarterly or monthly basis.
Definition: A mutual fund that gives shareholders the right to receive a fixed payment from dividends on a quarterly or monthly basis.
Autoquote
Definition: Autoquote indicative prices are generated for many of the financial options contracts traded at LIFFE using standard mathematical models as derived by Black and Scholes and Cox, Ross, Rubinstein. Autoquote calculates prices for all series by processing variables captured in real-time from other systems and trading members each time the underlying price changes. Autoquotes indicate where a series may trade, given the current level of the underlying instrument.
Definition: Autoquote indicative prices are generated for many of the financial options contracts traded at LIFFE using standard mathematical models as derived by Black and Scholes and Cox, Ross, Rubinstein. Autoquote calculates prices for all series by processing variables captured in real-time from other systems and trading members each time the underlying price changes. Autoquotes indicate where a series may trade, given the current level of the underlying instrument.
Autoregressive
Definition: Using past data or variable of interest to predict future values of the same variable.
Definition: Using past data or variable of interest to predict future values of the same variable.
Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (ARCH)
Definition: A nonlinear stochastic process, where the variance is time-varying, and a function of the past variance. ARCH processes have frequency distributions which have high peaks at the mean and fat-tails, much like fractal distributions. The ARCH model was invented by Robert Engle. The Generalized ARCH (GARCH) model is the most widely used and was pioneered by Tim Bollerslev. See: Fractal Distributions.
Definition: A nonlinear stochastic process, where the variance is time-varying, and a function of the past variance. ARCH processes have frequency distributions which have high peaks at the mean and fat-tails, much like fractal distributions. The ARCH model was invented by Robert Engle. The Generalized ARCH (GARCH) model is the most widely used and was pioneered by Tim Bollerslev. See: Fractal Distributions.
Availability
Definition: The period in which the project financing is available for drawdown.
Definition: The period in which the project financing is available for drawdown.
Available Cash Flow
Definition: Total cash sources less total cash uses before payment of debt service.
Definition: Total cash sources less total cash uses before payment of debt service.
Available On The Way In
Definition: In context of general equities, stock is available to new customer as trade initiated by another customer is about to be consummated (on the exchange floor). Usually said to an inquiring salesperson. See: Open.
Definition: In context of general equities, stock is available to new customer as trade initiated by another customer is about to be consummated (on the exchange floor). Usually said to an inquiring salesperson. See: Open.
Aval
Definition: Term meaning inseparable from the financial instrument. This gives a guarantee and is abstracted from the performance of the underlying trade contract: Article 31 of the 1930 Geneva Convention of the Bills Of Exchange states that the aval can be written on the bill itself or on an allonge. US Banks are prohibited from avalizing drafts.
Definition: Term meaning inseparable from the financial instrument. This gives a guarantee and is abstracted from the performance of the underlying trade contract: Article 31 of the 1930 Geneva Convention of the Bills Of Exchange states that the aval can be written on the bill itself or on an allonge. US Banks are prohibited from avalizing drafts.
Average
Definition: An arithmetic mean return of selected stocks intended to represent the behavior of the market or some component of it. One good example is the widely quoted Dow Jones Industrial Average, which adds the current prices of the 30 DJIA stocks, and divides the results by a predetermined number, the divisor.
Definition: An arithmetic mean return of selected stocks intended to represent the behavior of the market or some component of it. One good example is the widely quoted Dow Jones Industrial Average, which adds the current prices of the 30 DJIA stocks, and divides the results by a predetermined number, the divisor.
Average (across-day) Measures
Definition: An estimation of price that uses the average or representative price of a large number of trades.
Definition: An estimation of price that uses the average or representative price of a large number of trades.
Average Accounting Return
Definition: The average project earnings after taxes and depreciation divided by the average book value of the investment during its life.
Definition: The average project earnings after taxes and depreciation divided by the average book value of the investment during its life.
Average Age Of Accounts Receivable
Definition: The weighted-average age of all the firm's outstanding invoices.
Definition: The weighted-average age of all the firm's outstanding invoices.
Average Collection Period, Or Days'receivables
Definition: The ratio of accounts receivables to sales, or the total amount of credit extended per dollar of daily sales (average AR/sales 365).
Definition: The ratio of accounts receivables to sales, or the total amount of credit extended per dollar of daily sales (average AR/sales 365).
Average Cost
Definition: In the context of investing, refers to the average cost of shares or stock bought at different prices over time.
Definition: In the context of investing, refers to the average cost of shares or stock bought at different prices over time.
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