Tag: firm
Yupcap
What is 'Yupcap'
A slang term for a young urban professional who cannot afford property. Yupcaps are people in their late twenties or early thirties...
Hard-Coded Stock
What is 'Hard-Coded Stock' This is a term that refers to a company's stock symbol or ticker symbol. Every security listed anywhere...
Headhunter
What is a 'Headhunter' A headhunter is a corporation or individual that provides employment recruiting services. A headhunter is hired by firms...
Yearly Price Of Protection Method
What is 'Yearly Price Of Protection Method' A method used in actuarial analysis, which is often used in the insurance industry. The...
In Street Name
What is an 'In Street Name' An in street name is a brokerage account where the customer's securities and assets are held...
Implicit Rental Rate
What is 'Implicit Rental Rate' The opportunity costs that a firm incurs as a result of using their own assets for ongoing...
Idiosyncratic Risk
What is 'Idiosyncratic Risk'
Idiosyncratic risk, also referred to as unsystematic risk, is the risk that is endemic to a particular asset such as a...
Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization (NRSRO)
What is 'Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization - NRSRO' The formal term to describe credit rating agencies that provide credit ratings that...
Natural Monopoly
DefinitionA natural monopoly is a monopoly in an industry in which high infrastructural costs and other barriers to entry relative to the size of...
National Association Of Securities Dealers (NASD)
What is the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)?
The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) is the largest securities market regulator in the United...