Finance and investing terminology · MLC-0118
Finance and investing terms: P (30)
- Passive Fund or Passively Managed FundA passive fund is a mutual fund, exchange-traded fund (ETF), or unit investment trust (UIT) that follows an...
- Pattern Day TraderFINRA has adopted new intraday margin requirements that replace current day trading margin requirements...
- PAUSE Program (Public Alert: Unregistered Soliciting Entities)The SEC’s PAUSE Program lists: (1) entities that falsely claim to be registered, licensed, and/or located in...
- PensionSee Defined Benefit Plan
- PIPE Offerings“PIPE” stands for “private investment in public equity.” In a PIPE offering, investors commit to purchase a...
- Ponzi SchemesA Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud that pays existing investors with funds collected from new investors...
- PortfolioThe combined holdings of stock, bond, commodity, real estate and other investments by an individual or...
- PremiumA bond that sells at a price higher than its principal (par) amount is considered to be selling at a premium.
- Prepaid Tuition PlansA type of 529 plan that lets an account owner purchase units or credits at participating colleges or...
- PrepaymentThe unscheduled partial or complete payment of the principal amount outstanding on a loan, such as a...
- Prepayment RiskThe risk that principal repayment will occur earlier than scheduled, forcing the investor to reinvest at...
- Price-earnings (P/E) RatioA company's P/E ratio is a way of gauging whether the stock price is high or low compared to the past or to...
- Primary MarketMarkets in which newly issued securities are sold to investors and the issuer receives the proceeds.
- Prime Bank Investments“Prime bank” investments are scams.
- PrincipalThe total amount of money being borrowed or lent; the initial amount of money invested.
- Product DescriptionA summary of key information about an ETF that explains how to obtain a prospectus.
- ProfitRevenue minus cost; money made on a transaction.
- Promissory NotesPromissory notes are a form of debt that companies sometimes use to raise money. They typically involve...
- ProspectusA document that describes the mutual fund or ETF to prospective investors. Every mutual fund and ETF provides...
- Proving Securities OwnershipProving securities ownership is easier if you can remember how the security was acquired.
- Proxy StatementsA document sent to shareholders letting them know when and where a shareholders’ meeting is taking place and...
- Proxy Statements: How to FindA company is required to file its proxy statements with the SEC no later than the date proxy materials are...
- Proxy VotingA way for shareholders to vote for corporate directors and on other matters affecting the company without...
- Public CompanyA company that offers its securities through an offering and now has those securities traded on the open...
- Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (also known as the PCAOB) is a private-sector, nonprofit...
- Public DocumentsForms 144 from the last 90 days filed in paper are available for public review on Wednesdays from...
- Pump and Dump SchemesIn a pump and dump scheme, fraudsters typically spread false or misleading information to create a buying...
- Purchase FeeA fee that some mutual funds charge when investors buy fund shares. This is not the same as, and may be in...
- Purchasing PowerThe amount of goods and services that can be purchased by a given unit of currency, taking into account the...
- Pyramid SchemesA pyramid scheme is an investment fraud in which new participants’ fees are typically used to pay money to...
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