Time value of money

The idea that a dollar today is worth more than a dollar in the future, because the dollar received today can earn interest up until the time the future dollar is received.

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Turnaround time
Time available or needed to effect a turnaround.

Times-interest-earned ratio
Earnings before interest and tax, divided by interest payments.

Time value of an option
The portion of an option's premium that is based on the amount of time remaining until the expiration date of the option contract, and that the underlying components that determine the value of the option may change during that time. Time value is generally equal to the difference between the premium and the intrinsic value.

Time to maturity
The time remaining until a financial contract expires. Also called time until expiration.

Time until expiration
The time remaining until a financial contract expires. Also called time to maturity.

Time premium
Also called time value, the amount by which the option price exceeds its intrinsic value. The value of an option beyond its current exercise value representing the optionholder's control until expiration, the risk of the underlying asset, and the riskless return.

Time draft
Demand for payment at a stated future date.

Time deposit
Interest-bearing deposit at a savings institution that has a specific maturity.

Real time
A real time stock or bond quote is one that states a security's most recent offer to sell or bid (buy). A delayed quote shows the same bid and ask prices 15 minutes and sometimes 20 minutes after a trade takes place.

Market timer
A money manager who assumes he or she can forecast when the stock market will go up and down.

Cash flow time-line
Line depicting the operating activities and cash flows for a firm over a particular period.

Just-in-time
Just-in-time production is a system in which materials, parts and finished products are delivered at the precise time they are needed. This encourages lower stock holdings, shorter lead times, quicker supply chains, better customer contact and relations, greater efficiency and a more profit-focused organisation.

Principal value
The amount that the issuer of a bond agrees to repay the bondholder at the maturity date. The principal is also referred to redemption value, maturity value, par value or face value.

Back-end value
The amount paid to remaining shareholders in the second stage of a two-tier or partial tender offer.

Going-concern value
The value of a company as a whole over and above the sum of the values of each of its parts; the value of organization learning and reputation.

Terminal value
The value at maturity.

Book value per share
The intrinsic value of a company's stock. BVPS is calculated by dividing tangible capital dollar value by the number of outstanding shares of common stock.

Face value
Alternative name for par value.

Adjusted present value (APV)
The net present value analysis of an asset if financed solely by equity (present value of un-levered cash flows), plus the present value of any financing decisions (levered cash flows). In other words, the various tax shields provided by the deductibility of interest and the benefits of other investment tax credits are calculated separately. This analysis is often used for highly leveraged transactions such as a leverage buy-out.

Value manager
A manager who seeks to buy stocks that are at a discount to their "fair value" and sell them at or in excess of that value. Often a value stock is one with a low price to book value ratio.

Value dating
Refers to when value or credit is given for funds transferred between banks.

Value date
In the market for eurodollar deposits and foreign exchange, value date refers to the delivery date of funds traded. Normally it is on spot transactions two days after a transaction is agreed upon and the future date in the case of a forward foreign exchange trade.

Value additivity principal
Prevails when the value of a whole group of assets exactly equals the sum of the values of the individual assets that make up the group of assets. Stated differently, the principle that the net present value of a set of independent projects is just the sum of the net present values of the individual projects.

Value-at-Risk
A value-at-risk (VAR) model is a procedure for estimating the probability of portfolio losses exceeding some specified proportion based on a statistical analysis of historical market price trends, correlations, and volatilities.

Value-added tax
Value-added tax (VAT) is a method of indirect taxation whereby a tax is levied at each stage of production on the value added at that specific stage.

Utility value
The welfare a given investor assigns to an investment with a particular return and risk.

Straight value
Also called investment value, the value of a convertible security without the con-version option.

Standardized value
Also called the normal deviate, the distance of one data point from the mean, divided by the standard deviation of the distribution.

Salvage value
Scrap value of plant and equipment.

Residual value
Usually refers to the value of a lessor's property at the time the lease expires.

Replacement value
Current cost of replacing the firm's assets.

Relative value
The attractiveness measured in terms of risk, liquidity, and return of one instrument relative to another, or for a given instrument, of one maturity relative to another.

Price value of a basis point (PVBP)
Also called the dollar value of a basis point, a measure of the change in the price of the bond if the required yield changes by one basis point.

Present value of growth opportunities (PVGO)
The net present value (NPV) of investments the firm is expected to make in the future.

Present value factor
Factor used to calculate an estimate of the present value of an amount to be received in a future period.

Present value
The amount of cash today that is equivalent in value to a payment, or to a stream of payments, to be received in the future.

Par value
Also called the maturity value or face value, the amount that the issuer agrees to pay at the maturity date.

Original face value
The principal amount of the mortgage as of its issue date.

Net salvage value
The after-tax net cash flow for terminating the project.

Net present value rule
An investment is worth making if it has a positive NPV. Projects with negative NPVs should be rejected.

Net present value of future investments
The present value of the total sum of NPVs expected to result from all of the firm's future investments.

Net present value of growth opportunities
A model valuing a firm in which net present value of new investment opportunities is explicitly examined.

Net present value (NPV)
The present value of the expected future cash flows minus the cost.

Net book value
The current book value of an asset or liability; that is, its original book value net of any accounting adjustments such as depreciation.

Net asset value (NAV)
The value of a fund's investments. For a mutual fund, the net asset value per share usually represents the fund's market price, subject to a possible sales or redemption charge. For a closed end fund, the market price may vary significantly from the net asset value.

Net adjusted present value
The adjusted present value minus the initial cost of an investment.

Market value-weighted index
An index of a group of securities computed by calculating a weighted average of the returns on each security in the index, with the weights proportional to outstanding market value.

Market value ratios
Ratios that relate the market price of the firm's common stock to selected financial statement items.

Market value
(a) The price at which a security is trading and could presumably be purchased or sold. (b) The value investors believe a firm is worth; calculated by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current market price of a firm's shares.

Loan value
The amount a policyholder may borrow against a whole life insurance policy at the interest rate specified in the policy.

Liquidation value
Net amount that could be realized by selling the assets of a firm after paying the debt.

Bond value
With respect to convertible bonds, the value the security would have if it were not convertible apart from the conversion option.

Book value
A company's book value is its total assets minus intangible assets and liabilities, such as debt. A company's book value might be more or less than its market value.

Cash-surrender value
An amount the insurance company will pay if the policyholder ends a whole life insurance policy.

Conversion value
Also called parity value, the value of a convertible security if it is converted immediately.

Embedded value
A methodology that reflects future shareholder profits in the life insurance business. Embedded value equals the free surplus plus the value of inforce business. Embedded value is hard to compare with different companies since each company determines its own input parameters, for example the level of target surplus.

Salvage Value
Is the amount remaining after a depreciated useful life. It refers to the residual or recoverable value of a depreciated asset. It should be noted that the gross salvage value may be adjusted by a removal or disposal cost. This adjustment would lower the gross salvage value.

Extrinsic Value
The time value component of an option premium.

In-the-money
An option that has a positive value if exercised immediately. For example, a call when the exercise price is below the current price of the underlying asset, or a put when the exercise price is above the current price of the underlying asset.

Out-of-the-money
An option that has a negative value if exercised immediately. For example, a call when the exercise price is above the current price of the underlying asset, or a put when the exercise price is below the current price of the underlying asset.

Out-of-the-money options are usually not exercised.

At-the-money
An option that has zero value if exercised immediately. For example, a call or put when the exercise price is equal to the current price of the underlying asset.

Near money
A domestic dollar deposit is money within the context of the US economy while tue euro-dollar deposit is near money held y a bank branch in an offshore money market, such as Luxembourg. So the eurodollar market is a place where banks outside the US accept (borrow from customers) and place (lend) dollar deposits.

Transaction demand (for money)
The need to accommodate a firm's expected cash transactions.

Speculative demand (for money)
The need for cash to take advantage of investment opportunities that may arise.

Precautionary demand (for money)
The need to meet unexpected or extraordinary contingencies with a buffer stock of cash.

Out-of-the-money option
A call option is out-of-the-money if the strike price is greater than the market price of the underlying security. A put option is out-of-the-money if the strike price is less than the market price of the underlying security.

New money
In a Treasury auction, the amount by which the par value of the securities offered exceeds that of those maturing.

Money supply
M1-A: Currency plus demand deposits
M1-B: M1-A plus other checkable deposits
M2: M1-B plus overnight repos, money market funds, savings, and small (less than $100M) time deposits.
M3: M-2 plus large time deposits and term repos.
L: M-3 plus other liquid assets.

Money rate of return
Annual money return as a percentage of asset value.

Money purchase plan
A defined benefit contribution plan in which the participant contributes some part and the firm contributes at the same or a different rate. Also called and individual account plan.

Money market notes
Publicly traded issues that may be collateralized by mortgages and MBSs.

Money market hedge
The use of borrowing and lending transactions in foreign currencies to lock in the home currency value of a foreign currency transaction.

Money market fund
A mutual fund that invests only in short term securities, such as bankers' acceptances, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and government bills. The net asset value per share is maintained at $1. 00. Such funds are not federally insured, although the portfolio may consist of guaranteed securities and/or the fund may have private insurance protection.

Money market demand account
An account that pays interest based on short-term interest rates.

Money market
Money markets are for borrowing and lending money for three years or less. The securities in a money market can be U.S.government bonds, treasury bills and commercial paper from banks and companies.

Money center banks
Banks that raise most of their funds from the domestic and international money markets , relying less on depositors for funds.

Money base
Composed of currency and coins outside the banking system plus liabilities to the deposit money banks.

Call money rate
Also called the broker loan rate , the interest rate that banks charge brokers to finance margin loans to investors. The broker charges the investor the call money rate plus a service charge.

Hush money
Bribe; payment to keep someone quiet

Tight money
When a restricted money supply makes credit difficult to secure. The antithesis of tight money is easy money.

Dear money
UK term for tight money.

Deep in the money
A call option with an exercise price substantially below the underlying stock's market price. Also put option with an exercise price substantially above the underlying stock's market price. Often substantially below is defined as more than one strike price below (for calls)/above (for puts) the current value of the underlying security.

Deep out of the money
A call option with an exercise pricesubstantially above the market price. Also put option with an exercise price substantially below the underlying stock's market price. Often substantially below is defined as more than one strike price below (for calls)/above (for puts) the current value of the underlying security.

Earnest money deposit
A deposit made by the potential home buyer to show that he or she is serious about buying the house.

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A trust in which a principal amount is placed in a trust on the death of person A and is transferred to A's grandchildren when A's children die. However, the income generated from the trust while the children of person A are alive goes to the children of person A.


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