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Lambda
What is 'Lambda'
The ratio of the percentage change in an option contract's price to the percentage change in the option's underlying price. Lambda is...
Laddering
Definition
Laddering is an investment technique that requires investors to purchase multiple financial products with different maturity dates.
Laddering
What is 'Laddering'
The promotion of inflated pre-IPO prices...
Lanchester Strategy
What is 'Lanchester Strategy' A war strategy that has been successfully applied in the business context to entering new markets. The strategy...
Earnings Surprise
DefinitionAn earnings surprise, or unexpected earnings, in accounting, is the difference between the reported earnings and the expected earnings of an entity. Measures of...
Economic Efficiency
DefinitionEconomic efficiency is, roughly speaking, a situation in which nothing can be improved without something else being hurt. Depending on the context, it is...
Earnout
What is an earnout and how does it work
An earnout is a performance-based bonus that is paid out over time, typically in addition to...
Economic Life
What is economic life and why is it important to businesses
Economic life is the length of time that a particular product or service can...
Easy-To-Borrow List
What is 'Easy-To-Borrow List' A list of securities deemed to be available for borrowing in short selling transactions because their delivery is...
Early Majority
What is 'Early Majority' The first sizable segment of a population to adopt an innovative technology. The early majority tends to be...