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Variable Rate Bond

A bond that has a floating rate interest- that is, an interest rate that adjusts periodically (monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, etc.)...

Floating Rate Bond

A bond that has a floating rate interest- that is, an interest rate that adjusts periodically (monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, etc.)...

Straight Bond Value

The present value of future cash flows of a convertible bond as if it was a straight corporate bond, i.e.,...

Synthetic Structure

A financial structure whose building blocks are credit default swaps (CDSs) or, in the case of mortgages, asset-backed credit default...

Ability to Pay (Taxation)

A taxation principle which maintains that the amount of taxes should vary with the levels of wealth or income. That...

Ability to Pay

Broadly speaking, it is the borrower’s ability to fulfill current and future debt obligations by making timely principal and interest...

Alienation of Assets

The sale of collateralized assets. It is a process that involves a borrower's realization of the partial or full value...

Asset Alienation

The sale of collateralized assets. It is a process that involves a borrower's realization of the partial or full value...

Accounting Insolvency

A situation that arises when the total liabilities of a company to its creditors exceed its total assets. A firm...

Accounting Earnings

Earnings of a company which are reported on its income statement. In other words, accounting earnings refer to the amount...