Investment definitions beginning with P

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The stated or face value of a stock or bond. It has little significance for common stocks, however, for bonds it specifies the payment amount at maturity.
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Browse Related Terms: BV (Book Value), Carrying Amount, Coupon, diversification, market value, Marking to Market, Maturity Date, Securities Lending

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Combining of assets of different entities, i.e., two or more counties, for efficient investment purposes while maintaining separate accounting trails.
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Browse Related Terms: index, "Repos" (Repurchase Agreements), Reverse Repurchase Agreement, Tri-Party Repo, Tripartite

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Present value - permalink - collapse

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The current value of a future cash flow or series of cash flows discounted at an appropriate interest rate or rates. For example at a 12% interest rate, the receipt of one dollar a year from now has a present value of $0.89286.
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Browse Related Terms: BA (Banker's Acceptance), Commercial Paper, Fixed Income Security, Investment Income, liquidity, Money market fund, T-Bill (Treasury Bill)

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Principal - permalink - collapse

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Face value of an obligation, such as a bond or a loan, that must be repaid at maturity.
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Browse Related Terms: Agency Securities, CDs (Certificates of Deposit), Corporate Bond, Federal Funds Rate, Federal Reserve Board, Salomon Brothers Broad Investment-Grade (BIG) Bond Index, Treasury Bond or Note

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The standard adopted by some states to guide those fiduciaries with responsibility for investing money of others. Such fiduciaries must act as a prudent man would be expected to act, with discretion and intelligence, to seek reasonable income, preserve capital, and, in general, avoid speculative investment.
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Browse Related Terms: Benchmark, Capital Gain, Loss (Realized Gain), Loss (Unrealized Gain)

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