What is 'David Hasselhoff Index' A stock index comprised of companies associated with actor David Hasselhoff. Investors might correlate the popularity of David with increased sales surrounding his related products. Firms involved with Hasselhoff endorsements, advertising, movies...
What is a 'Dealer Market' A financial market mechanism wherein multiple dealers post prices at which they will buy or sell a specific security of instrument. In a dealer market, a dealer – who is designated as...
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When a business organization fails to qualify to be treated as a de jure corporation, the terms "de facto corporation" and "corporation by estoppel" are used by courts in most common law jurisdictions to describe the circumstances in which...
What is 'Dalian Commodities Exchange' A commodities exchange located in Dalian, China. The Dalian Commodities Exchange trades futures contracts on soybeans and soybean oil, corn, palm oil, soymeal and LLDPE (a petroleum product). The exchange is ranked...
DefinitionDeal flow is a term used by finance professionals such as venture capitalists, angel investors, private equity investors and investment bankers to refer to the rate at which they receive business proposals/investment offers. The term is also used not...
What is 'Dead Hand Provision' A stipulation on a defense mechanism (or poison pill) used by companies in order to protect against a merger or takeover by another company. The dead hand provision prevents the removal of...
DefinitionA defined contribution plan is a type of retirement plan in which the employer, employee or both make contributions on a regular basis. Individual accounts are set up for participants and benefits are based on the amounts credited to...
DefinitionThe dividend yield or dividend-price ratio of a share is the dividend per share, divided by the price per share. It is also a company's total annual dividend payments divided by its market capitalization, assuming the number of shares...
What is 'Days Sales Outstanding - DSO' Days sales outstanding (DSO) is a measure of the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. DSO is often determined...
What is 'Dealer Option' An option issued on the physical inventory of a commodity. A dealer option is typically issued by companies that buy, sell or otherwise use a commodity in conducting business. This type of option...