It stands for component interest only; a type of CMBS (commercial mortgage-backed security) that is formed by combining a weighted...

A clause which is added to a debt instrument or swap agreement and requires early payment of interest and principal...

A provision/ clause, normally added to an a credit agreement like an indenture agreement, bond, note, mortgage, deed of trust,...

It stands for accelerated cost recovery system; a system of asset depreciation, for tax purposes, that determines the rate of...

A system of depreciation that entails higher depreciation expenses in the early years of the life of an asset, for...

A system of asset depreciation, for tax purposes, that determines the rate of appreciation for an entity's assets. It involves...

The return that an asset achieves over the course of a specific period, in absolute terms, i.e., without measuring it...

The volatility of an asset's absolute return (i.e., its return measured irrespective of a benchmark rate) as opposed to its...

The compounding of interest earned or paid on an interest-bearing instrument (e.g., bond, deposit, etc), or generally any type of...

A metric (risk aversion) that measures the absolute amount of money or resources an investor is willing to expose to...