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Purchase Fee
Definition: A charge assessed by an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or a bank, for assisting in the sale or purchase of a security.
Definition: A charge assessed by an intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or a bank, for assisting in the sale or purchase of a security.
Purchase Fund
Definition: Resembles a sinking fund, except that money is used to purchase bonds only if they are selling below their par value.
Definition: Resembles a sinking fund, except that money is used to purchase bonds only if they are selling below their par value.
Purchase Method
Definition: Accounting for an acquisition using market value for the consolidation of the two entities' net assets on the balance sheet. Generally, depreciation/amortization will increase for this method (due to the creation of goodwill) compared to the pooling method resulting in lower net income.
Definition: Accounting for an acquisition using market value for the consolidation of the two entities' net assets on the balance sheet. Generally, depreciation/amortization will increase for this method (due to the creation of goodwill) compared to the pooling method resulting in lower net income.
Purchase Price
Definition: The amount of money paid for the property, including down payment and mortgage, but excluding closing costs and other fees.
Definition: The amount of money paid for the property, including down payment and mortgage, but excluding closing costs and other fees.
Purchase-money Mortgage
Definition: A mortgage given by a buyer in lieu of cash when the buyer is unable to borrow commercially for the purchase of property.
Definition: A mortgage given by a buyer in lieu of cash when the buyer is unable to borrow commercially for the purchase of property.
Purchasing Power
Definition: The amount of credit available for securities trading in a margin account, after taking margin requirements into consideration.
Definition: The amount of credit available for securities trading in a margin account, after taking margin requirements into consideration.
Purchasing Power Of The Dollar
Definition: The amount of goods and services that can be exchanged for a dollar as compared with amount of a previous time period.
Definition: The amount of goods and services that can be exchanged for a dollar as compared with amount of a previous time period.
Purchasing Power Parity
Definition: The notion that the ratio between domestic and foreign price levels should equal the equilibrium exchange rate between domestic and foreign currencies.
Definition: The notion that the ratio between domestic and foreign price levels should equal the equilibrium exchange rate between domestic and foreign currencies.
Pure Discount Bond
Definition: A bond that will make only one payment of principal and interest. Also called a zero-coupon bond or a single-payment bond.
Definition: A bond that will make only one payment of principal and interest. Also called a zero-coupon bond or a single-payment bond.
Pure Expectations Theory
Definition: A theory that asserts that forward rates exclusively represent the expected future rates. In other words, the entire term structure reflects the market's expectations of future short-term rates. For example, an increasing slope to the term structure implies increasing short-term interest rates. Related: Biased expectations heories.
Definition: A theory that asserts that forward rates exclusively represent the expected future rates. In other words, the entire term structure reflects the market's expectations of future short-term rates. For example, an increasing slope to the term structure implies increasing short-term interest rates. Related: Biased expectations heories.
Pure Index Fund
Definition: A portfolio that is managed so as to perfectly replicate the performance of the market portfolio.
Definition: A portfolio that is managed so as to perfectly replicate the performance of the market portfolio.
Pure Monopoly
Definition: A market in which only one firm has total control over the entire market for a product due to some sort of barrier to entry for other firms, often a patent held by the controlling firm.
Definition: A market in which only one firm has total control over the entire market for a product due to some sort of barrier to entry for other firms, often a patent held by the controlling firm.
Purpose Credit
Definition: Credit used for the purpose of buying, carrying or trading in securities.
Definition: Credit used for the purpose of buying, carrying or trading in securities.
Purpose Loan
Definition: A loan that is backed by securities and that is used to buy other securities under certain government regulations.
Definition: A loan that is backed by securities and that is used to buy other securities under certain government regulations.
Purpose Statement
Definition: A form filed by a borrower that describes the use of a loan backed by securities, and guarantees that the funds lent will not be used illegally to buy securities against Federal Reserve regulations.
Definition: A form filed by a borrower that describes the use of a loan backed by securities, and guarantees that the funds lent will not be used illegally to buy securities against Federal Reserve regulations.
Put
Definition: An option granting the right to sell the underlying futures contract. Opposite of a call.
Definition: An option granting the right to sell the underlying futures contract. Opposite of a call.
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