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1. P/E ratio: See price earnings... more
2. Paid in (up) capital: Capital subscribed by shareholders for a companys stock or shares when paid in full. In the UK,... more
3. Paid in capital: Capital subscribed by shareholders for a company's stock or shares. In the UK, known as paid up... more
4. Paid up policy: A policy, often a life insurance policy, where all premiums have been paid. This may be a policy... more
5. Panel on Takeovers and Mergers: (POTAM)
The City watchdog whose job is to oversee the conduct of takeovers involving companies listed on... more
6. Paper: A loose term referring to any... more
7. Paper loss: A loss that would become real if the shares held were sold at their current price, having fallen in... more
8. Paper profit: A profit which would become real if the shares held were sold at their current... more
9. Par value: The issue price of a security (stock, share, bond etc). Par value is the same as nominal value and... more
10. Parent company: A company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by... more
11. Pari passu: Ranking equally. For example, in a new issue of shares which carry equal rights with existing... more
12. Paris Club: An ad hoc forum of creditor governments, which meet to discuss the (renegotiation of) debt owed to... more
13. Parity: A term used to describe an option contracts total premium when that premium is the same amount as... more
14. Parity ratio: A measure of a warrants moneyness or intrinsic... more
15. Partial intestacy: A situation where a will does not cover the whole estate of a deceased... more
16. Participating life insurance: Life insurance that pays bonuses, effectively a dividend, to policyholders based on the companys... more
17. Participating plan: A with profits life assurance policy that participates in the bonuses of the... more
18. Participating preference shares: Preference shares which, in addition to paying a specified dividend, entitle preference shareholders... more
19. Participating preferred stock: Preferred stock which, in addition to paying a specified dividend, entitles preferred stockholders... more
20. Partly paid shares: A system of payment, common in flotations, that allows shareholders to pay for their shares in two... more
21. Partner: A person who is a member of a... more
22. Partnership: Generally, two or more individuals or entities conducting business for mutual benefit. Specifically,... more
23. Pass book: A book of recorded transactions in a savings account, issued by banks and building societies in... more
24. Passed dividend: The failure of a company to pay a scheduled dividend, usually because of reduced profits. When a... more
25. Passive fund: A collective fund that tracks rather than trying to beat the index by investing in companies in... more
26. Pathfinder prospectus: A prospectus published by a company prior to flotation on the stock market which contains... more
27. Pay as you earn: (PAYE) UK residents who earn income from employment or who receive a pension are liable for income tax... more
28. Pay as you go: (PAYG) more
29. Pay as you go basis: A system of tax payment by which an employer deducts a proportion of an employees salary for onward... more
30. Payables: A US term for... more

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