Tag: empirical
Impact Fee
DefinitionAn impact fee is a fee that is imposed by a local government within the United States on a new or proposed development project...
Impact Day
What is 'Impact Day' The date on which a corporation makes a secondary offering of its shares available for sale to the...
October Effect
What is 'October Effect' The theory that stocks tend to decline during the month of October. The October effect is considered mainly...
One-Child Policy
DefinitionThe one-child policy, a part of the family planning policy, was a population planning policy of China. It was introduced in 1979 and began...
Mandatory Convertible
What is a 'Mandatory Convertible' A mandatory convertible is a type of convertible bond that has a required conversion or redemption feature....
Ratings Service
What is 'Ratings Service' A company, such as Moody's or Standard & Poor's, that rates various debt and preferred stock issues for...
Bad Paper
What is 'Bad Paper' Unsecured short-term fixed income instrument that is issued either by a corporation, city, state or country, that has...
Call Price
What is a 'Call Price' A call price is the price at which a bond or a preferred stock can be redeemed...
Pass-Through Rate
What is the 'Pass-Through Rate' The pass-through rate is the rate on a securitized asset pool -- such as a mortgage-backed security...
Quartile
DefinitionA quartile is a type of quantile. The first quartile is defined as the middle number between the smallest number and the median of...