A security issued by a US governement-sponsored agency to provide financial…
A U.S. government savings bond that offers a fixed rate of interest over a…
The federal department broadly responsible for the revenue of US Government….
One of three types of Treasuries. Treasury Bills have a maturity of one year…
A fixed-interest U.S. government debt security with a maturity of more than 10…
A U.S. government debt security with a fixed interest rate and a maturity time…
U.S. Government debt obligations that are not subject to state and local taxes….
The AED, the currency of The United Arab Emirates (UAE). Learn…
The ISO currency code for the Ukrainian Hryvnia. Learn more about Ukraine and the Ukraine Hryvnia at GoCurrency.com
Index for consumer spending in Switzerland. The Consumption Indicator moves…
Acronym for Unrelated Business Taxable Income. This refers to the income earned…
Acronym for Uniform Commercial Code, a set of standardized laws about financial…
UDI
The currency of Uganda. Learn more about Uganda and the Ugandan Shilling at GoCurrency.com
Acronym for Uniform Gift to Minors Act. The act allows minors to buy and own…
The ISO currency code for the Ugandan Shilling. Learn more about Uganda and the Ugandan Shilling at GoCurrency.com
Unit Investment Trust. A SEC-registered investment company that purchases a…
The official currency of Ukraine. Learn more about Ukraine and the Ukraine Hryvnia at GoCurrency.com
Invented by Larry Williams the Ultimate Oscillator was his attempt to rectify…
A final proposal or statement of conditions.
The month preceding the current month.
Activities undertaken by a corporation that are not explicitly set out in the…
Additional liability insurance for firms or individuals covering claims greater…
Earnings that are reinvested in a firm’s own growth rather than paid out to shareholders as dividends.
An opinion expressed by a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) who has not audited…
A condition when the pace of economic growth differs across sectors of the economy….
The portion of risk that cannot be measured or quantified. FX SignificanceWhen…
Mutual fund shares for which stock certificates have not been issued.
A bank deposit where the availability of the funds has not yet been acknowledged…
Not limited by conditions
A position to sell (short) a call option where the seller (writer) does not…
A sold (written) call option or a bought put option whereby the trader does…
A short put option in which the writer does not have the corresponding short…
When the underwriter in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) is having difficulty…
The situation in which a new securities issue in the pre-offering registration period is failing to attract sufficient interest.
The state in which a firm lacks sufficient capital in order to perform its normal business activities.
A type of employment in which the worker is employed, but not in the desired…
A type of pension plan, where liabilities exceed assets.
The state of having insufficient insurance coverage.
A type of pension plan, where liabilities exceed assets.
A security or commodity that is subject to delivery upon the exercise of an option contract or convertible security.
In the context of an option contract, underlying refers to the security or commodity…
The debt liability of a government entity that is a part of a larger public…
See ‘underlier’
An account that lacks sufficient funds to meet margin requirements, resulting in a margin call.
See ‘underperformer’
An investment whose rate of return falls below that of other similar investments.
The pricing of an IPO at a value less than its market value. Underpricing can…
When the price of a financial instument is lower than its perceived value….
1. The condition in which a call option’s strike price is higher than the market…
When an insufficient amount of income tax is witheld from one’s salary throughout…
To assume risk when offering a policy or bringing a firm’s new securities issue to the public
The intermediary between an issuer of a security and the investors, usually an investment bank.
The part of an underwriter’s compensation that is comprised of shares in the stock in question.
The procedure by which an underwriter offers a new security issue to the investing…
An agreement between a firm issuing new securities and the lead underwriter…
A temporary association of investment bankers brought together by the original…
The fee charged by a syndicate, which is equal to the difference between the…
A type of risk associated with the fluctuations of the entire economic market….
The portion of a person’s income that does not come from wages, such as interest…
The interest collected in advance by a money lender.
An individual’s income derived from sources outside of employment, such as interest…
Those people that are able and willing to work but are unable to find employement….
US Unemployment – The Unemployment Rate refers to the percentage of people…
The unemployment figure is typically calculated by dividing the number of out…
The percent of unemployed persons in the labor force. The Unemployment Rate…
The percentage of people in the total – labor force without jobs but willing…
Reports the cumulative percentage of unemployed individuals in the Euro-zone…
The percentage of individuals in the labor force who are without jobs but are…
The percentage of individuals in the labor force who are without a job but actively…
The percent of unemployed persons in the labor force. The labor force is the…
The percentage of persons willing to work and actively seeking employment but…
The US Unemployment Rate reflects the percentage of people considered unemployed…
Property that is free of mortgages, liens or debts.
Property that is free of mortgages, liens or debts.
The holding of less than 100 shares of a stock; or less than 10 shares of a…
A type of pension plan in which the employer’s current income is funded out…
A federal tax credit that may be used in certain cases to offset the gift tax,…
UCC. A set of laws regulating commercial transactions, particularly ones involving the sale of goods and secured transactions.
UGMA. Laws adopted by most states permitting an adult to contribute to a custodial…
An act that was approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform…
An agreement signed by both parties during a dispute, indicating their submission…
UTMA. A law extending the Uniform Gift to Minors Act’s definition of a gift to include real estate, fine art, patents and royalties.
An automobile policy option that covers a motorist for property damage and bodily…
An organization of workers who unite to protect their common interests and improve their working conditions.
A stock authorized by a corporation’s charter, but has yet to be issued.
A specific quantity accepted as a standard for exchange.
The cost per item.
The United States dollar, denoted by USD or the symbol $, is the official…
A SEC-registered investment company that purchases a fixed, unmanaged portfolio…
The term denoted to each single, indivisible amount in a transaction. The unit…
The term denoted to each single, indivisible amount in a transaction. The unit…
A SEC-registered investment company that purchases a fixed, unmanaged portfolio…
The value of an asset, expressed in terms of a universal, standardized measure
The labor cost of consistent unit of production. A good way to think about this…
Life insurance that combines the low-cost protection of term insurance with…
Assesses consumer confidence regarding personal finances, business conditions…
Functioning without the use of borrowed money. Being unleveraged reduces a firm’s…
A kind of investment in which the investor is permitted to lose an unlimited amount of money. Opposite of limited liability.
An investment whose loss is potentially unlimited. Examples include short selling and futures trading. Opposite of limited risk.
A municipal bond backed by a credit commitment to tax at a given rate, for a given duration in order to fulfill the obligation.
A security that is not traded on an exchange, usually due to an inability to meet listing requirements. Also called over-the-counter (OTC).
The trading of unlisted securities, offered as a convenience to member firms.
To sell, generally at a loss
A dividend that has been declared but not yet paid.
A full audit.
The auditor’s opinion of a financial statement, given without any reservations. Opposite of qualified opinion.
The state in which a profit/loss has occurred but has yet to be reflected in a transaction. Opposite of realized.
A loss that has occurred but yet to be reflected in a transaction.
A profit that has occurred but yet to be reflected in a transaction. Unrealized profit is generally not taxable.
UBTI. Income earned by a tax-exempt entity that does not result from tax-exempt activities.
An issue that is being traded in the open markets for the first time.
The state of being backed by the integrity of the borrower, and not by collateral. Opposite of secured.
A loan that is not backed by collateral. Also called signature loan.
An ADR that is issued by a broker/dealer or depositary bank without the involvement of the firm whose stock underlies the ADR.
The risk of price change due to the unique circumstances of a specific security,…
Unwinding a trade refers to action of cancelling out an earlier position with…
The potential for profit.
Measures of Upside/Downside separate the volumes for rising markets from those…
A rebound following a decrease in price. Also called rebound.
A stock market transaction at a price higher than the preceding one for the…
The time during which something is functioning or operational.
The upward price movement of a security or the overall market. Opposite of downtrend.
When a stock closes in the positive territory for the day, the volume in that…
Of or relating to a metropolis.
The official currency of Uruguay.
The United States dollar, denoted by USD or the symbol $, is the official…
The length of time that a depreciable asset is expected to be useable.
Event – Country Definition: Description of the event/report plus explanation…
Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan.
A basic service such as electricity, gas, or water, or the company that provides…
The ISO currency code for the Uruguayan Peso. Learn more about Uganda and the Uruguyan Peso at GoCurrency.com
The currency of Uzbekistan.
The currency of Uzbekistan. Learn more about Uzbekistan and the Uzbekistan Som at GoCurrency.com
To accept or receive products, securities certificates, or physical commodities after a purchase.
The Ichimoku Kinko Hyo Chart, A multi-faceted indicator designed to give support/resistance…