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Trustee In Bankruptcy
Definition: An appointed trustee who supervises and administers the affairs of a bankrupt company or individual.
Truth In Lending Law
Definition: Legislation governing the granting of credit, that requires lenders to disclose the true cost of loans and the actual interest rates and terms of the loans in a manner that is easily understood.
TSE 300 (Toronto Stock Exchange 100 Index)
Definition: Canadian form of a S&P 500.
TT
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
TT&L Account
Definition: Treasury tax and loan account at a bank.
TTD
Definition: The ISO 4217 currency code for the Trinidad and Tobago Dollar.
TTM
Definition: Trailing 12 months. Often used with Earnings Per Share.
Turkey
Definition: A losing investment.
Turn
Definition: In the equities market, a reversal; unwind.
Turnaround
Definition: Securities bought and sold for settlement on the same day. Also describes a firm that has been performing poorly, but changes its financial course and improves its performance.
Turnaround Time
Definition: Time available or needed to effect a turnaround.
Turnkey Construction Contract
Definition: A type of construction contract under which the construction firm is obligated to complete a project according to prespecified criteria for a price that is fixed at the time the contract is signed.
Turnover
Definition: For mutual funds, a measure of trading activity during the previous year, expressed as a percentage of the average total assets of the fund. A turnover rate of 25% means that the value of trades represented one-fourth of the assets of the fund. For finance, the number of times a given asset, such as inventory, is replaced during the accounting period, usually a year. For corporate finance, the ratio of annual sales to net worth, representing the extent to which a company can grow without outside capital. For markets, the volume of shares traded as a percent of total shares listed during a specified period, usually a day or a year. For Great Britain, total revenue. Percentage of the total number of shares outstanding of an issue that trades during any given period.
Turnover Rate
Definition: Measures trading activity during a particular period. Portfolios with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and are more likely to distribute capital gains, which are taxable to nonretirement accounts.
TV
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for TUVALU.
TW
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA.
TWD
Definition: The ISO 4217 currency code for the Taiwan Dollar.
Twenty Bond Index
Definition: A benchmark indicator of the level of municipal bond yields. It consists of the yields on 20 general obligation municipal bonds with 20-year maturities with an average rating equivalent to a1l.
Twenty-day Period
Definition: The period during which the SEC inspects registration statement and preliminary prospectus prior to a new issue or secondary distribution.
Twisting
Definition: Convincing a customer that trades are necessary in order to generate a commission. This is an unethical practice.
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