Balance of payments
A statistical compilation formulated by a sovereign nation of all economic transactions between residents of that nation and residents of all other nations during a stipulated period of time, usually a calendar year. |
Similar financial terms
Zero-balance accountA zero-balance account (ZBA) is a checking account in which zero balance is maintained by transfers of funds from a master account in an amount only large enough to cover the checks presented.
Target cash balance
Optimal amount of cash for a firm to hold, considering the trade-off between the opportunity costs of holding too much cash and the trading costs of holding too little cash.
Remaining principal balance
The amount of principal dollars remaining to be paid under the mortgage as of a given point in time.
Receivables balance fractions
The percentage of a month's sales that remain uncollected (and part of accounts receivable) at the end of succeeding months.
Off-balance-sheet financing
Financing that is not shown as a liability in a company's balance sheet.
Net cash balance
Beginning cash balance plus cash receipts minus cash disbursements.
Balance of trade
Net flow of goods (exports minus imports) between countries.
Balance sheet
Also called the statement of financial condition, it is a summary of the assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity.
Balance sheet identity
Total Assets = Total Liabilities + Total Shareholders' Equity
Balanced fund
An investment company that invests in stocks and bonds. The same as a balanced mutual fund.
Balanced mutual fund
This is a fund that buys common stock, preferred stock and bonds. The same as a balanced fund.
Basic balance
In a balance of payments, the basic balance is the net balance of the combination of the current account and the capital account.
Compensating balance
An excess balance that is left in a bank to provide indirect compensation for loans extended or services provided.
Original principal balance
The total amount of principal owed on a mortgage before any payments are made.
Prepayments
Payments made in excess of scheduled mortgage principal repayments.
Payments pattern
Describes the lagged collection pattern of receivables, for instance the probability that a 72-day-old account will still be unpaid when it is 73-days-old.
Payments netting
Reducing fund transfers between affiliates to only a netted amount. Netting can be done on a bilateral basis (between pairs of affiliates), or on a multi-lateral basis (taking all affiliates together).
Lag response of prepayments
There is typically a lag of about three months between the time the weighted average coupon of an MBS pool has crossed the threshold for refinancing and an acceleration in prepayment speed is observed.
Clearing House Automated Payments System (CHAPS)
A computerized clearing system for sterling funds that began operations in 1984. It includes 14 member banks, nearly 450 participating banks, and is one of the clearing companies within the structure of the Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS).
Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS)
An international wire transfer system for high-value payments operated by a group of major banks.
Coupon payments
A bond's interest payments.
