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Glossary of Commonly Used Financial Terms
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Management Discussion and Analysis
The single most important part of an annual report for understanding what is happening to a company's profitability. Its goal is to explain important changes in the firm's financial results. Also called "MD&A."
A specific type of brokerage account in which the customer may borrow money from the broker to buy securities.
A demand by a broker to an investor to add additional collateral to his/her account when the customer's equity falls below a certain minimum level.
A dealer who specializes in a particular security and will purchase and sell stock from his/her inventory.
An order given to a broker to buy or sell securities at the market price.
The last reported sale price of a security or a current quote.
The general, over-all direction of the stock market, commonly referred to as a bull (up) or bear (down) market.
The date on which a fixed-income security comes due and the issuer is obligated to repay the principal or face value of the security.
When two (or more) companies combine into one.
An open-end mutual fund that invests in short-term, low-risk, highly liquid instruments such as CDs, government securities, or commercial paper. Many individuals view their investment in a money market fund in the same terms as they would cash deposited at their local bank.
A longer-term bond that is secured by a mortgage on a property.
A longer-term, tax-exempt bond issued by a state or a local government. A general obligation municipal bond is backed by the general taxing power of the issuing government. A revenue bond is backed by the proceeds from the specific project that the bond was sold to finance, such as a toll road.
Created when a number of investors pool their funds into one portfolio that is regulated by the SEC.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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