Terms beginning with P

• P/E Ratio
  See price earnings ratio....(Read more)
• Paid In (up) Capital
  Capital subscribed by shareholders for a companys stock or shares when paid in full. In the UK, known as paid up capital. Callable capital w...(Read more)
• Paid In Capital
  Capital subscribed by shareholders for a company's stock or shares. In the UK, known as paid up capital....(Read more)
• Paid Up Policy
  A policy, often a life insurance policy, where all premiums have been paid. This may be a policy where premiums are paid for a set number of...(Read more)
• Panel On Takeovers And Mergers
  

  The City watchdog whose job is to oversee the conduct of takeovers involving companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

  The Pan...(Read more)

• Paper
  A loose term referring to any securities....(Read more)
• Paper Loss
  A loss that would become real if the shares held were sold at their current price, having fallen in value since they were purchased. Also kn...(Read more)
• Paper Profit
  A profit which would become real if the shares held were sold at their current price....(Read more)
• Par Value
  The issue price of a security (stock, share, bond etc). Par value is the same as nominal value and bears no relation to the market price. Gi...(Read more)
• Parent Company
  A company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its directors. Somet...(Read more)
• Pari Passu
  Ranking equally. For example, in a new issue of shares which carry equal rights with existing shares they are said to rank pari passu....(Read more)
• Paris Club
  An ad hoc forum of creditor governments, which meet to discuss the (renegotiation of) debt owed to them....(Read more)
• Parity
  A term used to describe an option contracts total premium when that premium is the same amount as its intrinsic value. For example, when an ...(Read more)
• Parity Ratio
  A measure of a warrants moneyness or intrinsic value....(Read more)
• Partial Intestacy
  A situation where a will does not cover the whole estate of a deceased person....(Read more)