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Equity Options
Definition: Securities that give the holder the right (but not the obligation) to buy or sell a specified number of shares of stock, at a specified price for a certain (limited) time period. Typically one option equals 100 shares of stock.
Definition: Securities that give the holder the right (but not the obligation) to buy or sell a specified number of shares of stock, at a specified price for a certain (limited) time period. Typically one option equals 100 shares of stock.
Equity Or Stock
Definition: Non-debt capital employed by companies to finance their operations. Investors earn returns in the form of dividends which can vary over time.
Definition: Non-debt capital employed by companies to finance their operations. Investors earn returns in the form of dividends which can vary over time.
Equity REIT
Definition: A Real Estate Investment Trust that assumes ownership status in the property it invests in enabling investors of the REIT to earn dividends on rental income from the property and appreciation in property resale. Antithesis of a Mortgage REIT.
Definition: A Real Estate Investment Trust that assumes ownership status in the property it invests in enabling investors of the REIT to earn dividends on rental income from the property and appreciation in property resale. Antithesis of a Mortgage REIT.
Equity Swap
Definition: A swap in which the cash flows exchanged are based on the total return on some stock market index and an interest rate (either a fixed rate or floating rate). Related: Interest rate swap.
Definition: A swap in which the cash flows exchanged are based on the total return on some stock market index and an interest rate (either a fixed rate or floating rate). Related: Interest rate swap.
Equivalent Annual Annuity
Definition: The amount per year for some number of years that has a present value equal to a given amount.
Definition: The amount per year for some number of years that has a present value equal to a given amount.
Equivalent Annual Benefit
Definition: The annual annuity with the same value as the net present value of an investment project.
Definition: The annual annuity with the same value as the net present value of an investment project.
Equivalent Annual Cash Flow
Definition: Annuity with the same net present value as the company's proposed investment.
Definition: Annuity with the same net present value as the company's proposed investment.
Equivalent Annual Cost
Definition: The cost per year of owning an asset over its entire life.
Definition: The cost per year of owning an asset over its entire life.
Equivalent Bond Yield
Definition: Effective annual yield on a short-term, noninterest-bearing security calculated for comparison to yields quoted on coupon securities.
Definition: Effective annual yield on a short-term, noninterest-bearing security calculated for comparison to yields quoted on coupon securities.
Equivalent Loan
Definition: Given the after-tax stream associated with a lease, the maximum amount of conventional debt that the same period-by-period after-tax debt service stream is capable of supporting.
Definition: Given the after-tax stream associated with a lease, the maximum amount of conventional debt that the same period-by-period after-tax debt service stream is capable of supporting.
Equivalent Taxable Yield
Definition: The yield that must be offered on a taxable bond issue to give the same after-tax yield as a tax-exempt issue.
Definition: The yield that must be offered on a taxable bond issue to give the same after-tax yield as a tax-exempt issue.
Escalator Clause
Definition: Provision in a contract allowing cost increases to be passed on. In an employment contract, for example an escalator clause may call for wage increases in line with inflation.
Definition: Provision in a contract allowing cost increases to be passed on. In an employment contract, for example an escalator clause may call for wage increases in line with inflation.
Escheat
Definition: Reversion of monies or securities to the state in which the securityholder was last known to reside, when no claim by the securityholder has been made after a certain period of time fixed by state law. This is known as the holding period or cut-off date.
Definition: Reversion of monies or securities to the state in which the securityholder was last known to reside, when no claim by the securityholder has been made after a certain period of time fixed by state law. This is known as the holding period or cut-off date.
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