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utility

Financial services; General Finance

A power company that owns or operates facilities used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy, which is regulated at state and federal levels.

subscription privilege

Financial services; General Finance

The right of current shareholders of a corporation to buy newly issued shares before they are available to the public.

yield

Financial services; General Finance

The percentage rate of return paid on a stock in the form of dividends, or the effective rate of interest paid on a bond or note.

utility function

Financial services; General Finance

A mathematical expression that assigns a value to all possible choices. In portfolio theory, the utility function expresses the preferences of economic entities with respect to perceived risk and ...

Year-end dividend

Financial services; General Finance

A special dividend declared at the end of a fiscal year that usually represents distribution of higher-than-expected company profits.

uncovered call

Financial services; General Finance

A short call option position in which the writer does not own shares of underlying stock represented by the option contracts. Uncovered calls are much riskier for the writer than a covered call, ...