Business terms starting with Z

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1. Zacks Investment Research This Chicago-based company tracks changes in earnings estimates, as well as buy, sell, and hold recommendations for approximately 5,000 stocks.
2. Zero sum A zero-sum market is one in which one investor's profit mirrors another investor's loss. For every dollar one person makes, someone else loses a dollar.
3. Zero-coupon bond A corporate or municipal debt security sold at a deep discount to its face value that does not pay periodic interest.
4. Zero-coupon convertible bond A zero-coupon convertible bond, like other convertible bonds, can be converted into stock in the issuing corporation if the stock reaches the trigger…
5. Zone A geographical area shown on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or a Flood Insurance Rate Map that reflects the severity or type of flooding in the area.
6. Zoning The ability of local governments to specify the use of private property in order to control development within designated areas of land.