Definition
Laddering is an investment technique that requires investors to purchase multiple financial products with different maturity dates.
Laddering
What is 'Laddering'
The promotion of inflated pre-IPO prices for the sake of obtaining a greater allotment of the offering. Laddering is an illegal...
What is 'Ladder Option' An option that locks-in gains once the underlying reaches predetermined price levels or "rungs," guaranteeing some profit even if the underlying security falls back below these levels before the option expires. ...
What is 'Hanover Stock Exchange (HAN) .HA' Formerly located in Hanover, Germany, this stock exchange is now defunct. Explaining 'Hanover Stock Exchange (HAN) .HA' The HAN merged with the Hamburg Stock Exchange in 1999...
DefinitionNationalization is the process of transforming private assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets or assets owned by lower levels of government, such...
What does 'Easement In Gross' mean
An easement in gross is an easement that attaches a particular right to an individual or entity rather than to the property itself. The easement in gross is often considered irrevocable for the life...
What is an 'Economic Indicator' An economic indicator is a piece of economic data, usually of macroeconomic scale, that is used by analysts to interpret current or future investment possibilities or to judge the overall health of...
DefinitionAn earnings surprise, or unexpected earnings, in accounting, is the difference between the reported earnings and the expected earnings of an entity. Measures of a firm's expected earnings, in turn, include analysts' forecasts of the firm's profit and mathematical...
What is 'Economic Growth And Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 - EGTRRA' A U.S. tax law, effective for tax years beginning 2002, that made some of the most important changes to retirement plans, including increased contributions...
DefinitionEarnings yield is the quotient of earnings per share divided by the share price. It is the reciprocal of the P/E ratio. Earnings Yield What is 'Earnings Yield' Earnings yield are the earnings per share for the...
DefinitionEcash was conceived by David Chaum as an anonymous cryptographic electronic money or electronic cash system in 1983. It was realized through his corporation Digicash and used as micropayment system at one US bank from 1995 to 1998. eCash...