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Digits Deleted
Definition: Designation on securities exchange tape meaning that because the tape has been delayed, some digits have been dropped (e.g., 26 1/2 becomes 6 1/2).
Dilution
Definition: Diminution in the proportion of income to which each share is entitled.
Dilution Protection
Definition: Standard provision that changes the conversion ratio in the case of a stock dividend or extraordinary distribution to avoid dilution of a convertible bondholder's potential equity position. Adjustment usually requires a split or stock dividend in excess of 5% or issuance of stock below book value.
Dilutive Effect
Definition: Result of a transaction that decreases earnings per common share (EPS).
Dip
Definition: Slight drop in securities prices after a sustained uptrend. Analysts often advise investors to buy on dips, meaning to buy when a price is momentarily weak. See: Correction, break, crash.
Direct Claim
Definition: A financial claim issued by a deficit unit to acquire funds for investment in real assets.
Direct Costs Of Financial Distress
Definition: Costs such as fees or penalties incurred as a result of bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings.
Direct Deposit
Definition: A method of payment which electronically credits your checking or savings account.
Direct Deposit Service
Definition: A service that electronically transfers all or part of any recurring payment—including dividends, paychecks, pensions, and Social Security payments—directly to a shareholder's account.
Direct Estimate Method
Definition: A method of cash budgeting based on detailed estimates of cash receipts and cash disbursements category by category.
Direct Exchange Rate
Definition: The home currency price of one unit of a foreign currency.
Direct Foreign Investment (DFI)
Definition: Investment in real assets (such as land, buildings, or plants) outside one's own country.
Direct Indexing
Definition: A strategy where investors buy individual stocks to mimic an index, allowing tax and customization benefits.
Direct Investment
Definition: The purchase of a controlling interest in a company or at least enough interest to have enough influence to direct the course of the company.
Direct Lease
Definition: Contract in which a lessor purchases new equipment from the manufacturer and leases it to the lessee.
Direct Loan Program
Definition: Fixed-rate loans offered by the Ex-Im Bank directly to the foreign buyer to purchase US capital equipment and services.
Direct Overhead
Definition: A fraction of overhead costs devoted to the manufacturing sector of a firm to cover expenses such as rent and utilities.
Direct Paper
Definition: Commercial paper sold directly by the issuer to investors.
Direct Participation Program
Definition: An investment program enabling investors to directly participate in the cash flow and tax benefits of the partnership invested in by the investor, typically a form of passive investment.
Direct Placement
Definition: Selling a new issue not by offering it for sale publicly, but by placing it with one of several institutional investors. Also known as a private placement.
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