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Preferred Securities: Main Types

A preferred security is a type of fixed-income securities with equity-like features mainly issued by large financial institutions such as...

Structured Convertible Securities: Limited Upside Potential

A structured convertible security is a convertible that has, in addition to the standard features of a vanilla convertible/ traditional...

Threshold Appreciation Price Securities (TAPS): Example and Historical Background

MedPartners Inc. issued 18,929,577 shares of threshold appreciation price securities (TAPS) on 09/15/97 at $22.1875 per share, which was also...

Difference Between Market Capitalization and Equity

Equity represents an ownership interest in property, assets, ventures, investments, etc. Equity relates to assets owned either by an entity...

Difference Between Equity and Capital

Equity represents an ownership interest in property, assets, ventures, investments, etc. Equity relates to assets owned either by an entity...

Uncommitted Facility: Examples

An uncommitted facility is a loan facility (e.g. a credit line) whereby the two parties (lender and borrower) have a...

Types of Uncommitted Facility

An uncommitted facility is a loan facility (e.g. a credit line) whereby the two parties (lender and borrower) have a...

Principal Risk: Different Meanings

Principal risk is a type of risk that arises from potentiality to lose part or all of the principal (par...

Structured Retail Products: Key Types

A structured retail product (SRP) is a financial product that is issued (by certain institutions, e.g., banks, insurance firms, etc.)...

Participation Products: Examples

A participation product is a financial product that is designed to allow the holder/ investor to participate in (i.e., get...