Tag: finance
National Bank Surveillance System
DefinitionThe National Bank Surveillance System is a computerized, off-site monitoring system developed by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency "to assist...
Quick Ratio
DefinitionIn finance, the acid-test or quick ratio or liquidity ratio measures the ability of a company to use its near cash or quick assets...
Real Estate Operating Company (REOC)
What is ‘Real Estate Operating Company – REOC'
A company that invests in real estate and whose shares trade on a public exchange. A real...
Unbiased Predictor
What is 'Unbiased Predictor' The notion that the current market price of a physical commodity (its cash price or currency) will be...
Idle Funds
What is 'Idle Funds' Money that is not invested and, therefore, earning no interest or investment income. Idle funds are simply funds...
Kijun Line
What is 'Kijun Line' The mid-point between the highest high and lowest low of a particular security. The kijun line, also called...
Earnings Credit Rate (ECR)
Earnings Credit Rate (ECR) What is 'Earnings Credit Rate - ECR' A daily calculation of interest paid on idle funds that reduce...
Hard Inquiry
What is 'Hard Inquiry' A type of credit report check that may lower an individual's credit score. A hard inquiry occurs when...
Equity
Simply put: Equity = Assets – Liabilities However, since there are a number of different types of assets, this definition cannot encompass them all...
Unconventional Cash Flow
What is an ‘Unconventional Cash Flow'
A series of inward and outward cash flows over time in which there is more than one change in...