Terms with Tag Investment
- Contract Holder — Definition,
- The entity that holds the rights to a obligation or debt.
- Cooperative Mortgage — Definition, Important,
- A loan that allows the borrower to buy into a co-op project.
- Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) — Acronym,
- Corporation — Definition,
- A legal entity that is legally separate from its owners and employees.
- Cost Basis — Definition,
- The original price paid for an investment which is also known as the basis or tax basis. The cost basis includes any commissions or fees paid when the investment was purchased.
- Credit — Definition,
- Money that a lender gives to a borrower on condition of repayment over a certain period.
- Cumulative Rate of Return (CROR) — Acronym,
- Current Ratio — Definition,
- A method of determining an entity's liquidity and its ability to cover its current liabilities.
- Current Yield — Definition,
- The annual increase in the value of an investment, usually expressed as a percentage.
- Debt — Definition,
- Money one person or firm owes to another person or firm.
- Debt Consolidation — Definition,
- The replacement of multiple loans with a single loan, often with a lower monthly payment and a longer repayment period. It's also called a consolidation loan. CanEquity has access to Canada's best debt consolidation products, for more info about debt consolidation see our debt consolidation page.
- Debt Exchangeable for Common Stock (DECS) — Acronym,
- Debt Issues — Definition,
- The issuance of bonds or other forms of debt on the public markets.
- Debt/Equity Ratio — Definition,
- A comparison of debt and equity used to measure the health of a business.
- Deferred Annuity — Definition,
- An annuity that makes payments to the annuitant at some date in future instead of immediately.
- Deficit — Definition,
- When expenses surpass income or liabilities surpass assets.
- Deflation — Definition,
- An actual decline in the general level of prices in the economy.
- Demographics — Definition,
- Characteristics of the population that influence consumption of products and services. They include age, sex, race, family size, level of education, occupation, income and location of residence.
- Depreciation — Definition,
- The gradual loss of value of a building or other property because of age or natural wear.
- Depression — Definition,
- A prolonged downturn in the economy and level of business activity.
- Derivatives — Definition,
- Financial contracts whose value is derived from the value of some underlying asset, rate or index. Derivatives are used as risk-management tools by governments and corporations to reduce exposure to risk, mainly related to fluctuations in foreign-exchange and interest rates. Derivative instruments include swaps, options, futures and forward contracts and are used by banks in two principal activities: sales/trading and asset/liability management.
- Derivatives Fundamentals Course (DFC) — Acronym, Canada,
- An overview of derivatives, futures, exchanged-traded options and swaps.
➥ A derivatives sales course. - Direct Public Offering (DPO) — Acronym,
- Discounted Cash Flow Rate of Return (DCFROR) — Acronym,
- Discounted Rate of Return (DCRR) — Acronym,
- Disinflation — Definition,
- A reduction in the inflation rate as a result of either government policy or a decline in economic activity.
- Diversity Return on Investment (DROI) — Acronym,
- Dividend — Definition,
- Distribution of earnings to shareholders. In credit unions, it's the money paid to members for deposits, similar to the interest banks pay to their customers for deposits.
- Dollar-Weighted Rate of Return (DWRR) — Acronym,
- Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) — Company Est. 1976, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Important,
- Canada’s national investment research agency offering credit ratings on issuers of commercial paper, bonds, long/short term debt, and preferred shares, as well as asset-backed securities.
➥ Largest bond rating agency in Canada.
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