Terms beginning with Q

• Qualification Period
  That period of time, as stated in an insurance policy, during which benefits are not payable to the insured following a claim. This period ...(Read more)
• Qualified Accounts/opinion
  Company accounts on which the auditor has expressed reservations about whether they represent a true and fair view of the companys financial...(Read more)
• Qualified Plan
  A tax deferred pension plan set up by an employer to enable employees to accumulate tax-free savings for retirement benefits. Usually, contr...(Read more)
• Qualified Stock Option
  A US stock option, given to executives and employees, that complies with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. A qualified stock...(Read more)
• Qualifying Annuity
  An annuity that is purchased within a qualified plan and receives favourable tax status....(Read more)
• Qualifying Policy
  The proceeds from a life assurance policy to an individual are free of tax provided the policy is qualifying. The rules which govern qualif...(Read more)
• Qualitative
  Qualitative research is based on an understanding of human tendencies or behaviour and the drivers behind these. Qualitative fund managers u...(Read more)
• Quantitative
  Quantitative research uses data for evaluation (of a company or stock) and applies models to analyse data over time periods. Quantitative fu...(Read more)
• Quantitative Analysis
  The process of determining the value of a security by examining its numerical, measurable characteristics such as sales, margins and market ...(Read more)
• Quartile
  The investment industry ranks the performance of stocks and funds and might divide the rankings into four quartiles. The best performing 25%...(Read more)
• Quick Ratio
  A financial ratio, sometimes called the acid test, which is similar to the current ratio, but more stringent. It indicates how readily a com...(Read more)
• Quotation
  The highest bid price and the lowest offer price of a security available at any particular time....(Read more)
• Quote/quotation
  The bid price and the offer price of a security quoted in a market at a particular time, but not necessarily the price at which a deal will ...(Read more)
• Quoted Company
  See: 'listed company'....(Read more)