The worst case loss of a portfolio would be calculated by valuing the portfolio under several scenarios of changes in the underlying prices and volatility. The maximum loss...
The tendency that in a bidding contest or in some types of auctions, the winner is the bidder with the highest (over-optimistic) estimate of value. This explains the...
Window dressing refers to the deliberate manipulation or adjustment of financial statements, reports, or portfolios by organisations or fund managers to present a more favourable picture of their...
White Knight Fluid Handling Inc. is an American manufacturing company that specialises in the design and production of ultra-high-purity fluid handling equipment for advanced technology industries. Founded in...
A Wash Sale refers to a financial transaction in which an investor sells a security at a loss and repurchases the same or a substantially identical security within...
An options contract often sold with another security. For instance, corporate bonds may be sold with warrants to buy common stock of that corporation. Warrants are generally detachable.
The total number of shares which changes hands in a particular company’s securities. This information is useful in explaining and interpreting fluctuation in share prices.
Volatility refers to the degree of variation in the price, value, or rate of change of a financial asset, commodity, or market index over a specific period of...
The process by which the employee is given the right to apply for shares of the company against the option granted to him in pursuance of Employee Stock...
A Venture Capital Undertaking (VCU) refers to a new, innovative, or high-growth enterprise that receives funding from a Venture Capital Fund (VCF) or Venture Capital Company (VCC) in...
