Secured Loans
Used in the context of general equities. Chronological listing of trades in a
security showing the price, size, exchange, and time (to the second) of the
trades; obtained by hitting #M on Quotron.
Five Cs of credit
Five characteristics that are used to form a judgement about a customers
creditworthiness: character, capacity, capital, collateral, and conditions.
Fixed-annuities
Annuity contracts in which the insurance company or issuing financial institution
pays a fixed dollar amount of money per period.
Fixed asset
Long-lived property owned by a firm that is used by a firm in the production of its
income. Tangible fixed assets include real estate, plant, and equipment.
Intangible fixed assets include patents, trademarks, and customer recognition.
Fixed asset turnover ratio
The ratio of sales to fixed assets.
Fixed-charge coverage ratio
A measure of a firms ability to meet its fixed-charge obligations: the ratio of (net
earnings before taxes plus interest charges paid plus long-term lease payments)
to (interest charges paid plus long-term lease payments).
Fixed cost
A cost that is fixed in total for a given period of time and for given production
levels.
Fixed-dates
In the Euromarket the standard periods for which Euros are traded (1 month out
to a year out) are referred to as the fixed dates.
Fixed-dollar obligations
Conventional bonds for which the coupon rate is set as a fixed percentage of the
par value.
