Tag: investment

What is 'Pairoff' 1. A purchase of securities to offset a previously transacted sale of the same security. 2. A...

DefinitionA pension fund, also known as a superannuation fund in some countries, is any plan, fund, or scheme which provides retirement income. Pension Fund...

What is 'Passive Activity' Passive activity is activity in which the taxpayer did not materially participate in during the tax year. Internal...

What is 'Paper Profit (Paper Loss)' Unrealized capital gain (or capital loss) in an investment. It is calculated by comparing the market...

DefinitionPassive management is an investing strategy that tracks a market-weighted index or portfolio. The most popular method is to mimic the performance of an...

DefinitionPrivate equity typically refers to investment funds organized as limited partnerships that are not publicly traded and whose investors are typically large institutional investors,...

DefinitionBy definition, a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new...

DefinitionPanic selling is a wide-scale selling of an investment which causes a sharp decline in prices. Specifically, an investor wants to get out of...

What is 'Parity' Parity refers to two things being equal to each other. The term "par value" for a bond is similar...

What is 'Passive Activity Loss Rules' A set of rules that prohibits using passive losses to offset earned or ordinary income. Passive...