Tag: common
Sample Selection Bias
DefinitionIn statistics, sampling bias is a bias in which a sample is collected in such a way that some members of the intended population...
Safe Asset
What is a safe asset
When it comes to investing, there are many different strategies that can be employed in order to achieve success. Some...
Back Stop
What is a 'Back Stop' A back stop is the act of providing last-resort support or security in a securities offering for...
Beta
Beta (beta coefficient or β) is a finance term that represents risk of a financial instrument. In simple terms, it is a numerical value...
Callable Common Stock
What is 'Callable Common Stock' A security that represents ownership in a corporation that has voting rights, whose owners are last to...
Canadian Originated Preferred Securities (COPrS)
What is 'Canadian Originated Preferred Securities - COPrS' A long-term subordinated debt instrument issued in Canada. COPrS (pronounced "coppers") are a type...
Call Auction
What is 'Call Auction' Where participants buy or sell units of a good. At a call auction, participants place orders to buy...
Callable Security
What is 'Callable Security' A security with an embedded call provision that allows the issuer to repurchase or redeem the security by...
Callable Preferred Stock
What is a 'Callable Preferred Stock' A callable preferred stock is a type of preferred stock in which the issuer has the...
Call Warrant
What is a 'Call Warrant' A call warrant is a financial instrument that gives the holder the right to buy the underlying...