Tag: securities
Call Option
DefinitionA call option, often simply labeled a "call", is a financial contract between two parties, the buyer and the seller of this type of...
Partial Redemption
What is 'Partial Redemption' An investment-transaction classification that refers to the withdrawal of a portion of a security's value by the owner....
Participatory Notes
DefinitionParticipatory Notes commonly known as P-Notes or PNs are instruments issued by registered foreign institutional investors to overseas investors, who wish to invest in...
Pass-Through Security
What is 'Pass-Through Security' A pass-through security is a pool of fixed-income securities backed by a package of assets. A servicing intermediary...
Pairoff
What is 'Pairoff' 1. A purchase of securities to offset a previously transacted sale of the same security. 2. A...
Participation Mortgage
DefinitionA participation mortgage or participating mortgage is a mortgage loan, or sometimes a group of them, in which two or more persons have fractional...
Pairing Off
DefinitionPairing Off is an album by saxophonist Phil Woods' Septet recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label. Pairing Off What is...
Par Yield Curve
What is a 'Par Yield Curve' A par yield curve is a graph of the yields on hypothetical Treasury securities with prices...
Quarterly Income Preferred Securities (QUIPS)
What is 'Quarterly Income Preferred Securities - QUIPS' Shares that are an interest in a limited partnership that exists solely for the...
Qualifying Investment
What is 'Qualifying Investment' An investment purchased with pretax income. Money invested in a qualifying investment trust, annuity or plan is exempt...