Dawn Raid

DefinitionA police raid is a visit by police or other law enforcement officers often in the early morning or late at night, with the...

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

DefinitionThe Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into United States federal law by US President Barack Obama on July 21,...

Daniel L. McFadden

DefinitionDaniel Little McFadden is an American econometrician who shared the 2000 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with James Heckman. McFadden's share of the...

Dealer-Median Prepayment Speed

What is 'Dealer-Median Prepayment Speed' The median value of all Wall Street securities dealers' prepayment speed estimates for the underlying mortgages used...

Dear Money

What is 'Dear Money' A situation in which money or loans are very difficult to obtain in a given country. If you...

Data Warehousing

DefinitionIn computing, a data warehouse, also known as an enterprise data warehouse, is a system used for reporting and data analysis, and is considered...

De-Escalation Clause

What is 'De-Escalation Clause' An article in a contract that calls for a price decrease if there is a decrease in certain...

Days Working Capital

What is 'Days Working Capital' Days working capital is an accounting and finance term used to describe how many days it takes...

Debt Equity Ratio

DefinitionThe debt-to-equity ratio is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of shareholders' equity and debt used to finance a company's assets. Closely related...

David Hasselhoff Index

What is 'David Hasselhoff Index' A stock index comprised of companies associated with actor David Hasselhoff. Investors might correlate the popularity of...