Pass-Through Security

What is 'Pass-Through Security' A pass-through security is a pool of fixed-income securities backed by a package of assets. A servicing intermediary...

Participatory Notes

DefinitionParticipatory Notes commonly known as P-Notes or PNs are instruments issued by registered foreign institutional investors to overseas investors, who wish to invest in...

Passive Loss

DefinitionPassive income is income resulting from cash flow received on a regular basis, requiring minimal to no effort by the recipient to maintain it....

Paper Dealer

What is 'Paper Dealer' A market maker that buys and sells extremely short-term corporate bonds called commercial paper. A paper dealer is...

Past Due Balance Method

What is 'Past Due Balance Method' A system for calculating interest charges based on any outstanding loan or credit charges that remain...

Payday Loans

DefinitionA payday loan is a small, short-term unsecured loan, "regardless of whether repayment of loans is linked to a borrower's payday." The loans are...

Partial Redemption

What is 'Partial Redemption' An investment-transaction classification that refers to the withdrawal of a portion of a security's value by the owner....

Pale Recession

What is 'Pale Recession' A phrase used in May 2008 by former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan to describe an economic...

Passive Management

DefinitionPassive management is an investing strategy that tracks a market-weighted index or portfolio. The most popular method is to mimic the performance of an...

Paper Profit (Paper Loss)

What is 'Paper Profit (Paper Loss)' Unrealized capital gain (or capital loss) in an investment. It is calculated by comparing the market...