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Average

Average

Average

An arithmetic mean of selected stocks intended to represent the behavior of the market or some component of it. One good example is the widely quoted Dow Jones Industrial Average, which adds the current prices of the 30 DJIA’s stocks, and divides the results by a predetermined number, the divisor.



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Availability float

Availability float

Availability float

Checks deposited by a company that have not yet been cleared.



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Autoregressive

Autoregressive

Autoregressive

Using past data to predict future data.



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Automatic stay

Automatic stay

Automatic stay

The restricting of liability holders from collection efforts of collateral seizure, which is automatically imposed when a firm files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11.



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Automated Clearing House (ACH)

Automated Clearing House (ACH)

Automated Clearing House (ACH)

A collection of 32 regional electronic interbank networks used to process transactions electronically with a guaranteed one-day bank collection float.



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Autocorrelation

Autocorrelation

Autocorrelation

The correlation of a variable with itself over successive time intervals.



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Authorized shares

Authorized shares

Authorized shares

Number of shares authorized for issuance by a firm’s corporate charter.



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Auditor’s report

Auditor's report

Auditor’s report

A section of an annual report containing the auditor’s opinion about the veracity of the financial statements.



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Auction rate preferred stock (ARPS)

Auction rate preferred stock (ARPS)

Auction rate preferred stock (ARPS)

Floating rate preferred stock, the dividend on which is adjusted every seven weeks through a Dutch auction.



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Auction markets

Auction markets

Auction markets

Markets in which the prevailing price is determined through the free interaction of prospective buyers and sellers, as on the floor of the stock exchange.



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