The quick ratio is a conservative indicator of the short-term liquidity of a firm. A higher quick ratio means the company is in a better position to pay off any short-term liabilities.The calculation ...
Quantitative Easing is the name given to government policy to increase the money supply by injecting liquidity into the economy. This is done by buying government assets back from the market.The reaso...
With the development and advancement of computers and technology, there have been more and more people with mathematical and theoretical degrees (engineering, programming, mathematics, physics etc.) h...
The Put-Call parity is a financial concept which defines the relationship between a call option and a put option, both with identical exercise prices and expiry dates. The concept says that, given the...
A put is an option which gives the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell an asset at a pre-determined price within a given time period.An investor would buy a put option on an asset when th...
Public comparable companies are one part of the comparable analysis. It is the analysis of publicly traded companies operating in a similar sector and location to the valuation company, usually with s...
A public company is one whose equity (shares) is available for the general public to purchase. This means than their shares are publicly traded on a stock exchange such as the NYSE or LSE, which means...
A proxy statement is a form that must be released to the SEC before a shareholder vote (typically before the annual shareholder meeting) to inform them of the details surrounding any issue. ...
Proprietary (or prop) trading is a high-risk form of trading where instead of acting on clients orders and receiving commission payments, the trader assumes his own position with the capital of the fi...
Profit and Loss (or PnL) is a common term used in trading and is extremely self-explanatory. It simply refers to the total profit or loss made by an individual or group over a certain time period....