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Pie Model Of Capital Structure
Definition: A model of the debt-equity ratio of the firms, graphically depicted in slices of a pie that represent the value of the firm in the capital markets.
Piece
Definition: Apply mainly to convertible securities. Increment of bonds that trade in portions of $1000 minimum. Not all bonds can be traded in "pieces," and the increments can vary.
Pier
Definition: A man made structure extending from the shore against which vessels may lie to load or unload cargo.
Piggyback Loan
Definition: A combination of the construction loan with the permanent loan commitment. Also, one mortgage held by more than one lender, with one lender having priority over the other(s).
Piggyback Registration
Definition: When a securities underwriter allows existing holdings of shares in a corporation to be sold in combination with an offering of new public shares.
Piggybacking
Definition: A broker who trading stocks, bonds or commodities in a personal account following a trade just made for a customer. The broker assumes that the customer is making the trade on valuable inside information.
PIK
Definition: See: Payment-in-kind bond
PIK (Payment-in-kind) Securities
Definition: Highly bonds or preferred stock that pay interest or dividends through additional bonds or preferred stock.
Pink Sheets
Definition: Refers to over-the-counter trading. Daily publication of the National Quotation Bureau that reports the bid and ask prices of thousands of OTC stocks, as well as the market makers who trade each stock.
Pip
Definition: Used for listed equity securities. Smallest unit of a currency (i.e., cents for US dollars).
Pipeline
Definition: The underwriting process that must be completed with the SEC before a security can be offering for sale to the public.
Pit
Definition: A specific area of the trading floor that is designed for the trading of commodities, individual futures, or option contracts.
Pit Brokers
Definition: See: Floor Broker
Pit Committee
Definition: A committee of the exchange that determines the daily settlement price of futures contracts.
PITI
Definition: Stands for principal, interest, taxes, and insurance, the four main parts of monthly mortgage obligations.
Pivot
Definition: Price level established as being significant by market's failure to penetrate or as being significant when a sudden increase in volume accompanies the move through the price level.
PK
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for PAKISTAN.
PKR
Definition: The ISO 4217 currency code for the Pakistani Rupee.
PL
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for POLAND.
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