Tag: corporate
Real Time
What is 'Real Time' When a system relays information to a user at a speed that is near instantaneous or has a...
Rate Level Risk
What is 'Rate Level Risk' A type of interest rate risk which asserts that the characteristics of interest rate fluctuation are variable...
Absorbed Cost
What is an absorbed cost and how does it impact a business's bottom line
An absorbed cost is an overhead cost that has been fully...
Raintaker
What is 'Raintaker' A former employee of a brokerage firm who takes high-value clientelle from his or her previous employer to his...
Rate Anticipation Swap
What is 'Rate Anticipation Swap' A type of swap in which bonds are exchanged according to their current duration and predicted interest...
Return on Assets – ROA
Return on Assets (ROA) is a ratio designed to measure the efficiency of a company’s management. It indicates the company’s profitability as compared to...
Raider
What is 'Raider' An individual or organization that tries to take over a company by initiating a hostile takeover bid. Raiders look...
Reallowance
What is 'Reallowance'
In securities underwriting, the fee that the underwriting group pays to a securities firm that is not part of the syndicate, but...
Real Asset
What is a 'Real Asset' Real assets are physical assets that have value due to their substance and properties. Real assets include...
Ratings Service
What is 'Ratings Service' A company, such as Moody's or Standard & Poor's, that rates various debt and preferred stock issues for...