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Abnormal Return
How to Spot an Abnormal Return in Your Portfolio
An abnormal return is a deviation from the expected return on a security or portfolio. There...
Assets under Management
DefinitionIn finance, assets under management, sometimes called funds under management, measures the total market value of all the financial assets which a financial institution...
Abandonment
What is 'Abandonment' Abandonment is the act of surrendering a claim to, or interest in, a particular asset. In securities, abandonment is...
Accelerated Depreciation
DefinitionAccelerated depreciation refers to any one of several methods by which a company, for 'financial accounting' or tax purposes, depreciates a fixed asset in...
Abandonment Option
What is 'Abandonment Option' A clause granting parties the option of withdrawing from the contract before the fulfillment or completion of all...
Absolute Value
What is an 'Absolute Value' An absolute value is a business valuation method that uses discounted cash flow analysis to determine a...
Active Management
DefinitionActive management refers to a portfolio management strategy where the manager makes specific investments with the goal of outperforming an investment benchmark index. In...
Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS)
What is 'Accelerated Cost Recovery System - ACRS' A system of depreciation introduced by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981. ACRS...
Absolute Frequency
What is 'Absolute Frequency' A statistical term describing the total number of trials or observations within a given interval or frequency bin....
Absolute Return
What is 'Absolute Return'
Absolute return is the return that an asset achieves over a certain period of time. This measure looks at the appreciation...