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Search definitions        Search       All     A     B     C     D     E     F     G     H     I     J     K     L     M     N     O     P     Q     R     S     T     U   V   W     X     Y     Z         Valuation The textbook definition of valuation is determining the fair value of a company. Valuation is the process of determining the current worth of an asset or company. There are many techniques that can be used to determine value, some are subjective and others... Posted by  ebs Finanzakademie GmbH View details Value at Risk (VaR) Procedure for estimating the probability of Portfolio losses exceeding some specified proportion based on a statistical analysis of historical market price trends, correlations, and volatilities. A technique used to estimate the probability of Portfolio... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Value Chain A High-level model of how businesses receive raw materials as input, add value to the raw materials through various processes, and sell finished products to customers. Value-chain analysis looks at every step a business goes through, from raw materials... Posted by  Adam Smith Conferences View details Value Date A Future date used in determining the value of a product that varies in price. Usually, you Will see the use of value dates in determining the payment of products and accounts where there is a possibility for discrepancies due to differences in the timing... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Value Trap A stock that has experienced a large price Depreciation and is mistaken to be a value stock. When a company's stock seems undervalued, investors are sometimes drawn into buying it in hopes of a stock price appreciation. If stock price is the only factor... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details VAR Value At Risk. A technique which uses the statistical analysis of historical market trends and volatilities to estimate the likelihood that a given Portfolio's losses Will exceed a certain amount. Value at Risk (VaR) is the maximum loss not exceeded... Posted by  Convention of Independent Financial Advisors CIFA View details Variable Rate A variable rate agreement, as distinguished from a Fixed Rate agreement, calls for an Interest rate that may fluctuate over the life of the loan. The rate is often tied to an index that reflects changes in market rates of Interest. A fluctuation in the... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details VAT Value Added Tax A consumption Tax which is levied at each stage of production based on the value added to the product at that stage.Value added Tax (VAT), or goods and services Tax (GST), is Tax on exchanges. It is levied on the added value that results... Posted by  Henley & Partners Group Holdings Ltd View details Vault Receipt A document frequently used as a Delivery instrument to indicate ownership of precious metals stored in a bank, warehouse, or depository. Also known as Warrant or Warehouse Receipt for metals. Vault receipts indicate ownership of precious metal commodities... Posted by  Financial Research Associates, LLC View details Vega The Vega of an Option measures how sensitive the Option's price is to changes in the level of price Volatility of the Underlying instrument. The greater the Volatility of the Underlying instrument, the higher the chance that the Option is in the money... Posted by  Catalyst Financial Partners LLC View details Velocity (of Money) A term used to describe the rate at which money is exchanged from one transaction to another. Velocity is important for measuring the rate at which money in circulation is used for purchasing goods and services. This helps investors gauge how robust the... Posted by  Henley & Partners Group Holdings Ltd View details Vendor Financing The lending of money by a company to one of its customers so that the customer can buy products from them. Vendor finance is usually in the form of deferred loans from, or shares subscribed by, the vendor. The vendor usually takes shares alongside the... Posted by  IQPC Worldwide Pte View details Venture capital Venture capital is a type of private Equity capital typically provided by professional, outside investors to new, High-potential-growth companies in the Interest of taking the company to an IPO. Venture capital investments are generally made as Cash in... Posted by  Information Management Network LLC. View details Vesting A process by which employees accrue non-forfeitable rights to employer contributions that are made to the employee's qualified retirement plan account. Generally, non-forfeitable rights accrue based on the number of years of service performed by the employee.... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Viager A (French) Real Estate agreement where property is sold on a reverse annuity Basis. Also known as a Reverse Annuity Mortgage or Charitable Remainder Trust. It is also known as a Reverse Annuity Mortgage or Charitable Remainder Trust. For example a person... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Viatical Settlement An arrangement in which someone with a terminal disease sells his or her life insurance policy at a Discount from its face value for ready Cash. Also referred to as a Life Settlement, it is very risky. The rate of return is unknown because it's impossible... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Visibility The extent to which Future projections are probable. For example, you'll often hear CEOs in a conference call tell analysts that they have "Low visibility" for the upcoming quarter. This means they have little to no idea what Future Earnings Will be and... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Volatility The relative rate at which the price of a Security moves up and down. Volatility is found by calculating the annualized standard deviation of daily change in price. If the price of a stock moves up and down rapidly over Short time periods, it has High... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details Vulture Fund A fund that buys securities in distressed investments, such as High-Yield bonds in or near Default, or equities that are in or near Bankruptcy. It is a type of Limited Partnership that invests in depressed property, usually Real Estate, aiming to profit... Posted by  Privatebanking.com View details   Submit new definition

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