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Z
Definition: Fifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol indicating that listing is a fifth class of preferred stock, a stub, a certificate representing a limited partnership interest, foreign preferred when issued, or a second class of warrants.
Z Bond
Definition: A bond on which interest accrues but is not currently paid to the investor but rather is added to the principal balance of the Z bond and becoming payable upon satisfaction of all prior bond classes.
Z Score
Definition: Statistical measure that quantifies the distance (measured in standard deviations) a data point is from the mean of a data set. Separately, Z score is the output from a credit-strength test that gauges the likelihood of bankruptcy.
ZA
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for SOUTH AFRICA.
Zabara
Definition: Applies mainly to international equities. Japanese securities transactions conducted on the principal of auction, i.e., (1) price priority in which the selling (buying) order with the lowest (highest) price takes precedence over other orders, and (2) time priority in that an earlier order takes precedence over other orders at the same price.
Zaibatsu
Definition: Large family-owned conglomerates that controlled much of the economy of Japan prior to World War II.
ZAR
Definition: The ISO 4217 currency code for the South Africa Rand.
ZBA
Definition: See: Zero balance account
Zero Coupon
Definition: Refers to a debt instrument that does not make coupon payments, but, rather, is issued at a discount to par and redeemed at par at maturity.
Zero Prepayment Assumption
Definition: The assumption of payment of scheduled principal and interest with no payments.
Zero Uptick
Definition: Related: Tick-test rules
Zero-balance Account (ZBA)
Definition: A checking account in which zero balance is maintained by transfers of funds from a master account in an amount only large enough to cover checks presented.
Zero-base Budgeting (ZBB)
Definition: Budgeting method that disregards the previous year's budget in setting a new budget, since circumstances may have changed. Each and every expense must be justified in this system.
Zero-beta Portfolio
Definition: A portfolio constructed to have zero systematic risk, similar to the risk-free asset, that is, having a beta of zero.
Zero-bracket Amount
Definition: The standard deduction portion of income which is not taxed for taxpayers choosing not to itemize deductions.
Zero-coupon Bond
Definition: A bond in which no periodic coupon is paid over the life of the contract. Instead, both the principal and the interest are paid at the maturity date.
Zero-coupon Convertible Security
Definition: A zero-coupon bond convertible into the common stock of the issuing company after the stock reaches a certain price, using a put option inherent in the security.
Zero-investment Portfolio
Definition: A portfolio of zero net value established by buying and shorting component securities, usually in the context of an arbitrage strategy.
Zero-minus Tick
Definition: Sale that takes place at the same price as the previous sale, but at a lower price than the last different price. Antithesis of zero-plus tick.
Zero-one Integer Programming
Definition: An analytical method that can be used to determine the solution to a capital rationing problem.
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