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Paired Shares
Definition: Stock of two companies under the same management that are sold as one unit with one certificate.
Definition: Stock of two companies under the same management that are sold as one unit with one certificate.
Pairoff
Definition: A buyback to offset and effectively liquidate a prior sale of securities.
Definition: A buyback to offset and effectively liquidate a prior sale of securities.
Panic Buying Or Selling
Definition: Rapid trading of stocks or bonds in high volume in anticipation of sharply rising or falling prices, usually after unexpected news is released.
Definition: Rapid trading of stocks or bonds in high volume in anticipation of sharply rising or falling prices, usually after unexpected news is released.
Paper Dealer
Definition: A brokerage firm that buys and sells commercial paper to make a profit.
Definition: A brokerage firm that buys and sells commercial paper to make a profit.
Paper Gain (loss)
Definition: Unrealized capital gain (loss) on securities held in a portfolio based on a comparison of current market price to original cost.
Definition: Unrealized capital gain (loss) on securities held in a portfolio based on a comparison of current market price to original cost.
Paper Profit Or Loss
Definition: The profit or loss that would be realized if open contracts were liquidated as of a certain time or at a certain price.
Definition: The profit or loss that would be realized if open contracts were liquidated as of a certain time or at a certain price.
Par
Definition: Equal to the nominal or face value of a security. A bond selling at par is worth an amount equivalent to its original issue value or its value upon redemption at maturity-typically $1000/bond. See: Discount, premium.
Definition: Equal to the nominal or face value of a security. A bond selling at par is worth an amount equivalent to its original issue value or its value upon redemption at maturity-typically $1000/bond. See: Discount, premium.
Par Value
Definition: Also called the maturity value or face value; the amount that an issuer agrees to pay at the maturity date.
Definition: Also called the maturity value or face value; the amount that an issuer agrees to pay at the maturity date.
Par Value Of Currency
Definition: The official exchange rate between two countries' currencies.
Definition: The official exchange rate between two countries' currencies.
Parallel Bonds
Definition: Fixed income instruments denominated in the respective currencies of the countries where they are placed.
Definition: Fixed income instruments denominated in the respective currencies of the countries where they are placed.
Parallel Loan
Definition: A process whereby two companies in different countries borrow each other's currency for a specific period of time, and repay the other's currency at an agreed maturity for the purpose of reducing foreign exchange risk. Also referred to as back-to-back loans.
Definition: A process whereby two companies in different countries borrow each other's currency for a specific period of time, and repay the other's currency at an agreed maturity for the purpose of reducing foreign exchange risk. Also referred to as back-to-back loans.
Parallel Shift In The Yield Curve
Definition: A shift in economic conditions in which the change in the interest rate on all maturities is the same number of basis points. In other words, if the three month T-bill increases 100 basis points (one %), then the 6-month, 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year rates all increase by 100 basis points as well. Related: Non-parallel shift in the yield curve.
Definition: A shift in economic conditions in which the change in the interest rate on all maturities is the same number of basis points. In other words, if the three month T-bill increases 100 basis points (one %), then the 6-month, 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, 20-year, and 30-year rates all increase by 100 basis points as well. Related: Non-parallel shift in the yield curve.
Parameter
Definition: A model is a combination of variables, such as GDP growth, and coefficients which multiply these variables. The coefficients are often estimated from the data. The coefficients are called parameters.
Definition: A model is a combination of variables, such as GDP growth, and coefficients which multiply these variables. The coefficients are often estimated from the data. The coefficients are called parameters.
Parent Company
Definition: A company that controls subsidiaries through its ownership of voting stock, as well as runs its own business.
Definition: A company that controls subsidiaries through its ownership of voting stock, as well as runs its own business.
Paris Interbank Offer Rate (PIBOR)
Definition: The deposit rate on interbank transactions in the Eurocurrency market quoted in Paris.
Definition: The deposit rate on interbank transactions in the Eurocurrency market quoted in Paris.
Parity
Definition: For convertibles, level at which a convertible security's market price equals the aggregate value of the underlying common stock; value/worth of the convertible bond considered only as an equity instrument (Conversion ratio times common price). See: Conversion value. For international parity, U.S.$ price of a foreign stock's last sale in an overseas market (Local currency stock price times forex rate times ADR ratio). For listed parity, condition whereby no party has floor priority, and matching thus occurs. For options parity, dollar amount by which an option is in the money. See: Intrinsic value.
Definition: For convertibles, level at which a convertible security's market price equals the aggregate value of the underlying common stock; value/worth of the convertible bond considered only as an equity instrument (Conversion ratio times common price). See: Conversion value. For international parity, U.S.$ price of a foreign stock's last sale in an overseas market (Local currency stock price times forex rate times ADR ratio). For listed parity, condition whereby no party has floor priority, and matching thus occurs. For options parity, dollar amount by which an option is in the money. See: Intrinsic value.
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