Tag: security
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...
Price Earnings Ratio
DefinitionThe price/earnings ratio is the ratio of a company's stock price to the company's earnings per share. The ratio is used in valuing companies....
Pass-Through Rate
What is the 'Pass-Through Rate' The pass-through rate is the rate on a securitized asset pool -- such as a mortgage-backed security...
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...
Qualified Professional Asset Manager (QPAM)
What is 'Qualified Professional Asset Manager - QPAM' A registered investment advisor/manager. The criteria for qualifying as a QPAM are defined by...
Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)
What is 'Qualified Domestic Relations Order - QDRO ' A type of court order typically found in a divorce agreement that recognizes...
Quiet Period
DefinitionIn United States securities law, the quiet period has "historically , a quiet period of time extended from the time a company files a...
Qualified Widow Or Widower
What is 'Qualified Widow Or Widower' The least common of the five types of tax filing status each taxpayer must select from...
Qualified Eligible Participant (QEP)
What is 'Qualified Eligible Participant - QEP' An individual who meets requirements to trade in different investment funds, such as futures and...
Quarterly Income Debt Securities (QUIDS)
What is 'Quarterly Income Debt Securities - QUIDS' A debt instrument offering guaranteed quarterly payments directly to the shareholder by the parent...