Definitions beginning with V

A JavaServer Faces EL expression that refers to a property of a backing bean. A component tag uses this expression to bind the associated component's value or the component instance to the bean property. If the component tag refers to the property via its value attribute, then the component's value is bound to the property. If the component tag refers to the property via its binding attribute then the component itself is bound to the property.

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Browse Related Terms: Boolean, CAST, implicit type conversion, magic number, out-of-bounds value, redundant value, Toggle

The date the transfer entry to an account is considered effective; either the day the instruction is received or some future date as stipulated by the originator. [After X9.9]
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Browse Related Terms: presentation context, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, SMTP, transfer syntax

When a mutual fund manager buys primarily undervalued stocks for the fund's portfolio with the expectation that these stocks will increase in price, that fund is described as a value fund.
A value fund may be limited to stocks of a certain size, such as those included in a small-cap value fund, or it may include undervalued stocks with different levels of capitalization.

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Browse Related Terms: Aggressive-growth fund, Contrarian, equity fund, Growth and income fund, income fund, Proprietary fund, Vulture fund

Value Line is an investment research company that provides detailed analysis on a range of stocks, mutual funds, and convertible investments.
Their publications include The Value Line Investment Survey and The Value Line Mutual Fund Survey, which contain regularly updated rankings of specific investments that the company covers.
The company uses a dual ranking system in its evaluations. For example, Value Line ranks stocks for their safety and timeliness, and mutual funds both for their overall performance and for their risk-adjusted performance.

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Browse Related Terms: Bottom-up investing, Fundamental analysis, Good will, Lipper, Inc, Morningstar, Inc., Qualitative analysis, Quantitative analysis, Ranking, Risk-adjusted performance

Value stocks, also known as undervalued stocks, trade at a lower price than the company's reputation, earnings outlook, or financial situation would seem to merit.
Investors who seek them out expect the company's fortunes to turn around, and the price of the stock to increase accordingly.

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Browse Related Terms: Bottom fishing, Cook the books, Special situation, Undervaluation

In hydrologic terms, a device fitted to a pipeline or orifice in which the closure member is either rotated or moved in some way as to control or stop flow.
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Browse Related Terms: Contents, Drought Index, MAINT, Orifice, Pool, Pool Height, spring, Winter Pool