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Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms
More than 5,000 terms related to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banking, tax laws, and transactions in the various financial markets, with up-to-date information on federal income tax regulations and requirements.
- abandonment
- abc agreement
- abeyance
- ability to pay
- abnormal return
- above par
- abs
- absolute priority rule
- absorbed
- absorption rate
- abusive tax shelter
- Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS)
- accelerated depreciation
- acceleration clause
- acceptance
- accidental death benefit
- accommodative monetary policy
- account
- account aggregation
- account balance
- account executive
- account reconciliation
- account statement
- accountant's opinion
- Accounting Principles Board (APB)
- accounts payable
- accounts receivable
- accounts receivable financing
- accounts receivable turnover
- accredited investor
- accredited personal financial planning specialist
- accretion
- accrual basis
- accrual bonds
- accrued benefits
- accrued interest
- accrued market discount
- accumulate
- Accumulated Benefit Obligation (ABO)
- accumulated dividend
- accumulated profits tax
- accumulation
- accumulation area
- accumulation bond
- accumulation period
- aces pass-thru
- acid-test ratio
- acknowledgment
- acquired surplus
- acquisition
- acquisition cost
- across the board
- acting in concert
- active account
- active bond crowd
- active box
- active management
- active market
- active money
- actuals
- actuary
- ad valorem
- additional bonds test
- additional paid-in capital
- additional voluntary contributions
- adequacy of coverage
- adjustable life insurance
- Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM)
- Adjustable Rate Preferred Stock (ARPS)
- adjusted (or modified) book value
- adjusted balance method
- adjusted basis
- Adjusted Debit Balance (ADB)
- adjusted exercise price
- Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)
- adjustment bond
- adjustment date
- administrator
- advance
- advance refunding
- Advance-Decline (A-D)
- Advanced Detection System (ADS)
- advanced funded pension plan
- adverse opinion
- adverse selection
- advisory letter
- affidavit
- affidavit of domicile
- affiliate
- affiliated corporation
- affiliated person
- affirmative obligations
- affordability index
- after acquired clause
- after-hours dealing or trading
- aftermarket
- aftertax basis
- aftertax real rate of return
- against the box
- aged fail
- agency
- agency securities
- agent
- aggregate exercise price
- aggregate supply
- aggregation
- aggressive growth mutual fund
- aging schedule
- agreement among underwriters
- AICPA
- air pocket stock
- airport revenue bond
- alien corporation
- alimony payment
- all in
- All Or None (AON)
- all ordinaries index
- all-or-nothing option
- all-risks coverage
- all-savers certificate
- allied member
- alligator spread
- allotment
- allowance
- Alpha
- alphabet stock
- alternative investments
- Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
- alternative order
- alternative trading systems
- Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
- amended tax return
- amendment
- American Association of Individual Investors (AAII)
- American Business Conference (ABC)
- American Depositary Receipt (ADR)
- american depositary receipt ratio
- American Depositary Share (ADS)
- American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
- american-style option
- amortization
- AMPS
- analysis
- analyst
- and interest
- angel
- ankle biter
- annual basis
- annual exclusion
- annual meeting
- annual morgator statement
- Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
- annual renewable term insurance
- annual report
- annual return
- annualize
- annuitant
- annuitize
- annuity
- annuity certain
- annuity starting date
- anticipated holding period
- anticipation
- antidilutive
- antitrust laws
- any-and-all bid
- any-interest-date call
- appraisal fee
- appreciation
- approved list
- APS
- arbitrage
- arbitrage bonds
- Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT)
- arbitrageur
- arbitration
- arbitration panel
- archipelago
- arithmetic mean
- Arizona Stock Exchange (AZX)
- arm's length transaction
- arms' index
- arrearage
- articles of incorporation
- artificial currency
- ascending tops
- asian option
- asked price
- ASPIRIN
- assay
- assessed valuation
- asset
- asset allocation
- asset allocation mutual fund
- asset class
- asset coverage
- Asset Depreciation Range System (ADR)
- asset financing
- Asset Management Account
- asset play
- asset stripper
- asset value
- asset-backed securities
- Asset-Liability Management
- assets under management
- assign
- assigned risk plans
- assimilation
- associated person
- Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR)
- Association of International Bond Dealers (AIBD)
- Association of Publicly Traded Companies (APTC)
- assumed bond
- assumed interest rate
- assumption
- asymmetry
- at par
- at risk
- at the close order
- at the market
- at the money
- at the opening order
- Athens Stock Exchange (ASE)
- ATM (Automatic Teller Machine)
- ATP
- attained age
- auction market
- auction-rate preferred stock
- audit
- audit trail
- auditor's certificate
- auditor's report
- aunt millie
- Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
- autex system
- authentication
- authority bond
- authorized shares
- Automated Bond System (ABS)
- Automated Clearing House (ACH)
- Automated Confirmation Transaction (ACT) service
- automated order entry system
- automatic extension
- automatic funds transfer
- automatic investment program
- automatic reinvestment
- automatic stabilizers
- automatic withdrawal
- availability float
- average
- average cost
- average daily balance
- average down
- average equity
- average life
- average maturity
- average rate of return
- average rate option
- average shares outstanding
- average up
- averaging
- away from the market
