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Capital Gain
DefinitionA capital gain refers to profit that results from a sale of a capital asset, such as stock, bond or real estate, where the...
Partially Convertible Debenture (PCD)
What is 'Partially Convertible Debenture - PCD' A type of convertible debenture, part of which will be redeemed by the issuing company...
Passive Activity
What is 'Passive Activity' Passive activity is activity in which the taxpayer did not materially participate in during the tax year. Internal...
Paper Profit (Paper Loss)
What is 'Paper Profit (Paper Loss)' Unrealized capital gain (or capital loss) in an investment. It is calculated by comparing the market...
Partial Release
What is 'Partial Release' A mortgage provision allowing some of the pledged collateral to be released from the mortgage contract if certain...
Par Yield Curve
What is a 'Par Yield Curve' A par yield curve is a graph of the yields on hypothetical Treasury securities with prices...
Impose
What is 'Impose' The act of placing a fee, levy, tax or charge on an asset or transaction to the detriment of...
Market Capitalization
DefinitionMarket capitalization is the market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares. Market capitalization is equal to the share price multiplied by the...
Parity Bond
What is 'Parity Bond' Two or more bond issues with equal rights to one another. In other words, a parity bond is...
Quartile
DefinitionA quartile is a type of quantile. The first quartile is defined as the middle number between the smallest number and the median of...