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Negative Yield Curve
Definition: When the yield on a short-term security is higher than the yield on a long-term security, partially because high interest rates are creating a greater demand for short-term borrowing.
Neglected Firm Effect
Definition: The tendency of firms that are neglected by security analysts to outperform firms that are the subject of considerable attention.
Negotiable
Definition: A security whose title is transferable by delivery . See also: Negotiable instrument.
Negotiable Bill Of Lading
Definition: Contract that grants title of merchandise to the holder, which allows banks to use the merchandise as collateral.
Negotiable Certificates Of Deposit
Definition: Large-denomination bank certificates of deposit that can be traded.
Negotiable Instrument
Definition: An unconditional order or promise to pay some amount of money, easily transferable from one party to another.
Negotiable Order Of Withdrawal (NOW)
Definition: Demand deposits that pay interest.
Negotiable Order Of Withdrawal Account (NOW)
Definition: An interest-earning account on which chechs may be drawn. Withdrawals from NOW accounts may be offered by commerical banks, mutual savings banks, and savings and loan associations and may be owned only by individuals and certain nonprofit organizations and govermental units.
Negotiated Certificate Of Deposit
Definition: A large-denomination CD, generally $1MM or more, that can be sold but cannot be cashed in before maturity.
Negotiated Commission
Definition: An unfixed broker's commission that is determined through negotiation, depending on the specifics of the trades performed.
Negotiated Markets
Definition: Markets in which each transaction is separately negotiated between buyer and seller (i.e., an investor and a dealer).
Negotiated Offering
Definition: An offering of securities for which the terms, including underwriters' compensation, have been negotiated between the issuer and the underwriters.
Negotiated Sale
Definition: Determining the terms of an offering by negotiation between the issuer and the underwriter rather than through competitive bidding by underwriting groups.
Negotiated Underwriting
Definition: A securities offering process in which the purchase price paid to the issuer and the public offering price are determined by negotiation rather than through competitive bidding.
NEO
Definition: Abbreviation for nonequity options, which are options contracts on foreign currencies, debt issues, commodities, and stock indexes.
Net
Definition: The gain or loss on a security sale as measured by the selling price of a security less the adjusted cost of acquisition.
Net Adjusted Present Value
Definition: The adjusted present value minus the initial cost of an investment.
Net Advantage Of Refunding
Definition: The net present value of the savings from a refunding.
Net Advantage To Leasing
Definition: The net present value of entering into a lease financing arrangement rather than borrowing the necessary funds and buying the asset.
Net Advantage To Merging
Definition: The difference in total post- and pre-merger market value minus the cost of the merger.
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