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Financial Glossary K
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 8:40 AM
Keogh plan A group of qualified retirement plans, including profit sharing and money purchase defined contribution plans and a defined benefit plan, is available to self-employed people, small-business owners, and...
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Financial Glossary XYZ
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 8:40 AM
Xenocurrency Xenocurrency is currency that trades outside of its own borders. Yankee bond Yankee bonds are bonds issued in dollars in the United States by overseas companies and governments. The...
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Financial Glossary W
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 8:35 AM
Waiver of premium If you have a waiver of premium provision in your long-term care or disability insurance policy, you may qualify to stop paying premiums once you’ve begun collecting...
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Financial Glossary V
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 8:34 AM
Valuation Valuation is the process of estimating the value, or worth, of an asset or investment. Sometimes it means determining a fixed amount, such as establishing the value of your...
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Financial Glossary U
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 8:34 AM
Uncovered option An uncovered option, also known as a naked option, is an option that is not backed by another position. For example, if you sell a call option without...
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Financial Glossary T
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 8:33 AM
Tailgating When a broker places your order for a security, and then immediately places an order for his or her own account for the same security, the broker is tailgating.Although...
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Financial Glossary S
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 8:33 AM
Safekeeping Safekeeping occurs when a broker-dealer holds securities for a client that are registered in the client’s name. The advantage from the client’s perspective is that the securities are safe...
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Financial Glossary R
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 8:32 AM
R-squared R-squared is a statistical measurement that determines the proportion of a security’s return, or the return on a specific portfolio of securities, that can be explained by variations in...
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Financial Glossary Q
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 8:32 AM
Quadruple witching day Once every quarter — on the third Friday of March, June, September, and December — stock options, stock index options, stock index futures contracts, and single stock...
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Financial Glossary P
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 8:31 AM
Paid-up policy A paid-up policy is a whole life insurance policy for which no additional premium payments are required to keep in force. Generally, a standard paid-up policy lasts the...
