Thursday, April 22, 2010

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Modeling
The process of creating a depiction of reality, such as a graph, picture, or mathematical representation. Mark E. Berch
Redemption date
The date on which a bondmatures or is redeemed.
Pension liabilities
Future liabilities resulting from pension commitments made by a corporation. Accounting for pension liabilities varies widely by country.
Mark Berch: Covering
Using forward currency contracts to predetermine the domestic currency amount of an expected future foreign receipt or payment. Also, the buying back ('covering') of a short position.

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Locational arbitrage
Attempt to exploit discrepancies in exchange rates between banks.
Security ratings
Commercial rating agencies' assessment of the credit and investment risk of securities. Mark Berch
Annualizing
See: Annual basis.
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Long-range direction of a security or commodityfutures price, charted by drawing one line connecting the highest prices the security has reached and another line connecting the lowest prices at which the security has traded over the same period. See: Technical analysis.


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Friday, April 9, 2010

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Deflator
A statistical factor used to convert current dollar purchasing power into inflation-adjusted purchasing power. Enables the comparison of prices while accounting for inflation in two different time periods. Mark E. Berch
Rising bottoms
Chart pattern showing an increasing trend in the daily low prices of a security or commodity.
Mark Berch: Cut Off Date
The date prescribed in the unclaimed property law in most states for determining the items of property that must be turned over to the state. See: Escheat.

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Average cost
In the context of investing, refers to the averagecost of shares or stock bought at different prices over time. Mark E. Berch
Statistical tracking error
Used in the context of general equities. Standard deviation of the difference between the portfolioreturn and the desired investment benchmark return.
Mark Berch Policy loan
A loan often made at a below-marketinterest rate from an insurance company to a policyholder that is secured by the cash surrender value of a life insurance policy.


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