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Maturity (finance)

In finance, maturity usually represents the date of redemption of a bond, that is the date the bond principal is paid back. You might be interested in: Effective maturity

Ex-ante volatility

Ex-ante volatility is the expetcted volatility of a security or index, and its calculation relies on complex mathematical models. Ex-ante volatility might differ from realized volatility. 

Currency option bond

A currency option bond is a bond that combine a straight bond with a currency option, giving the holder the possibility to choose the currency for the coupon and redemption of the bond. You might be interested in: Dual currency bond

Dual currency bond

A dual currency bond is a bond issued and redeemed in a foreign currency, while the coupon is paid in the domestic currency. Dual currency bonds are commonly issued by multinational companies to finance foreign operations. You might be interested in: Currency option bond

YoY (finance)

   In finance,  YoY (Year over Year)  measures the company growth, in terms of sales, earnings per share, book value or other metrics, compared to the same period in the previous year.  You might be interested in: MRQ (finance)

MRQ (finance)

  In finance,  MRQ (Most Recent Quarter)  is a time period that identifies the latest quarter, and it's commonly used to measure the corporate performance in terms of sales, earning per share or book value.   You might be interested in: YoY (finance)

MTD (finance)

 In finance,  MTD (Month to Date)  is a time interval that goes from the start of the month to date, and it's commonly used to measure the performance of financial securities. You might be interested in: YTD (finance)

CSA (finance)

  In finance, the CSA (C ollateral Support Annex)  is an agreement between the counterparts involved in a derivative contract traded in over-the-counter markets, whereby both parties agreee to post collateral equal to the market value of the contract, in order to limit losses should the counterpart default. 

YTD (finance)

  In finance,  YTD (Year to Date)  is a time interval that goes from the start of the year to date, and it's commonly used to measure the performance of financial securities. You might be interested in: MTD (finance)

TTM (finance)

 In finance, TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) is a time interval that takes into account the previous twelve months, and it's an acronym commonly used next to valuation multiples, like P/E ratios, cash flow ratios and dividend yield.