Capitalization rate
Investorline Capitalization rate (or "cap rate") is the ratio between the net operating income produced by an asset and its capital cost (the original price paid to buy the asset) or…
Market capitalization
Market capitalization (often market cap) is a measurement of the size of a business enterprise (corporation) equal to the share price times the number of shares outstanding (shares that have…
Capital expenditure
Capital expenditures (CAPEX or capex) are expenditures creating future benefits. A capital expenditure is incurred when a business spends money either to buy fixed assets or to add to the…
Break-even
Break-even (or break even) is a point where any difference between plus or minus or equivalent changes side. A technique for which identifying the point where the total revenue is…
Investing in bonds
Bonds are bought and traded mostly by institutions like central banks, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies and banks. Most individuals who want to own bonds do so…
Trading and valuing bonds
The interest rate that the issuer of a bond must pay is influenced by a variety of factors, such as current market interest rates, the length of the term and…
Bonds issued in foreign currencies
Some companies, banks, governments, and other sovereign entities may decide to issue bonds in foreign currencies as it may appear to be more stable and predictable than their domestic currency.…
Features of bonds
The most important features of a bond are: nominal, principal or face amount — the amount on which the issuer pays interest, and which, most commonly, has to be repaid…
Bond (finance)
In finance, a bond is a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and, depending on the terms of the bond, is obliged to pay…
Assets
Assets — things of value owned by a business. An asset may be a physical property such as a building, or an object such as a stock certificate, or it…