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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...

Dealer Option

What is 'Dealer Option' An option issued on the physical inventory of a commodity. A dealer option is typically issued by companies...

Dayrate Volatility

What is 'Dayrate Volatility' The intraday unpredictability of an exchange rate (or price of a good or service), that changes due to...

Dealing Desk

What is 'Dealing Desk' In foreign currency markets, the location of a financial institution's forex dealers. Since the forex market is open...

Daylight Overdraft

DefinitionIn the United States, the daylight overdraft is a system in which "allows qualifying banks to overdraw on their Federal Reserve accounts in order...

Discounted Cash Flow

DefinitionIn finance, discounted cash flow analysis is a method of valuing a project, company, or asset using the concepts of the time value of...

Deal Slip

What is 'Deal Slip' A record of the essential details of a transaction entered into by a forex dealer. It is the...

Day-Count Convention

DefinitionIn finance, a day count convention determines how interest accrues over time for a variety of investments, including bonds, notes, loans, mortgages, medium-term notes,...

Defined Benefit Plan

DefinitionA defined benefit pension plan is a type of pension plan in which an employer/sponsor promises a specified pension payment, lump-sum on retirement that...

De-hedge

What is 'De-hedge' The process of closing out positions that were originally put in place to act as a hedge in one's...

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