Tag: capital
Capital Gains Tax
DefinitionA capital gains tax is a tax on capital gains, the profit realized on the sale of a non-inventory asset that was greater than...
Capital Gain
DefinitionA capital gain refers to profit that results from a sale of a capital asset, such as stock, bond or real estate, where the...
Imperfect Competition
What is imperfect competition and why does it exist
Imperfect competition is a type of market structure where there are not enough buyers or sellers...
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...
Private Equity
DefinitionPrivate equity typically refers to investment funds organized as limited partnerships that are not publicly traded and whose investors are typically large institutional investors,...
Pairoff
What is 'Pairoff' 1. A purchase of securities to offset a previously transacted sale of the same security. 2. A...
Palisades Water Index
DefinitionThe Palisades Water Index is a modified equal-dollar weighted stock market index. It is designed to track the performance of companies engaged in the...
Par Yield Curve
What is a 'Par Yield Curve' A par yield curve is a graph of the yields on hypothetical Treasury securities with prices...
Parasitic Advertising
What is 'Parasitic Advertising' A type of marketing that promotes one product at the cost of lost sales for another product. Parasitic...
Parity
What is 'Parity' Parity refers to two things being equal to each other. The term "par value" for a bond is similar...