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Quarterly Income Debt Securities (QUIDS)

What is 'Quarterly Income Debt Securities - QUIDS' A debt instrument offering guaranteed quarterly payments directly to the shareholder by the parent...

Variable Rate Demand Note (VRDN)

What is 'Variable Rate Demand Note - VRDN' A debt instrument that represents borrowed funds that are payable on demand and accrue...

Financial Security

The term security in common usage denotes safety; however in financial parlance the term is taken to refer to a tradable financial asset. In fact this...

Vanilla Strategy

What is 'Vanilla Strategy' An approach to investing or to business decision-making that is basic and common. Some investors and businesses excel...
underlying option security

Underlying Option Security

What is an underlying option security An underlying option security is a security that can be used as collateral for options contracts. The most common...

Underlying Security

What is an 'Underlying Security' An underlying security is the security on which a derivative derives its value. For example, a call...

Mandatorily Redeemable Shares

What are 'Mandatorily Redeemable Shares' Mandatorily redeemable shares are shares owned by an individual or entity which are required to be redeemed for cash or...
underlying asset

Underlying Asset

What is an 'Underlying Asset' An underlying asset is the security or commodity underlying a Derivative. The most common type of derivative is a futures...
Underlying

Underlying

What does 'Underlying' mean Underlying, in equities, is the common stock that must be delivered when a warrant is exercised, or when a convertible bond...

Certificate of Deposit

DefinitionA certificate of deposit is a time deposit, a financial product commonly sold in the United States and elsewhere by banks, thrift institutions, and...

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