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With dividend; said of a stock whose buyer is eligible to receive a declared dividend. Stocks are usually "cum dividend" for trades made on or before the fifth trading day preceding the record date, when the register of eligible holders is closed for that dividend period. Antithesis of ex-dividend.
Industry:Financial services
An upper limit on the interest rate on a floating-rate note (FRN) or an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM).
Industry:Financial services
One of two categories of bidders on Treasury securities: competitive and noncompetitive. Competitive bidders are usually financial institutions.
Industry:Financial services
Credit grantors' measurement of a person's ability to repay loans.
Industry:Financial services
A securities offering process in which securities firms submit competing bids to the issuer for the securities the issuer wishes to sell.
Industry:Financial services
A requirement that any missed preferred or preference stock dividends be paid in full before any common dividend payment is made.
Industry:Financial services
The percentage of the economy's total plant and equipment that is currently in production. Usually, a decrease in this percentage signals an economic slowdown, while an increase signals economic expansion.
Industry:Financial services
An offering of securities through competitive bidding.
Industry:Financial services
Preferred stock whose dividends accrue, should the issuer not make timely dividend payments. Related: Non-cumulative preferred stock.
Industry:Financial services
