Charges for items that are both unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence, such as earthquake-related losses.
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Face Value
The cash denomination of the individual debt instrument. It is the amount of money that the holder of a debt instrument receives back from the issuer on the debt instrument’s maturity date. Face value is also referred to as par value or principal.
Fair Value
The true value of a stock based on criteria of the user’s choosing. A stock is said to be overvalued when the share price exceeds the fair value.
Fallen Angel
An IPO trading below its issue price in the aftermarket.
Equity Financing
The dollar value of securities issued in accordance with a TSX or TSX Venture Exchange approved transaction. The value equals the number of securities multiplied by the offering price. The various forms of financial instruments may have an effect on determining the price or the number of securities.
Equity Option
An option contract that grants the holder the right to buy or sell a specific number of shares of stock at a specified price during a specific period of time.
Equity Price
The price per share traded.
Equity Value
The total dollar value of volume traded on one side of the transaction for a specified period. It equals price multiplied by volume.
Equity Volume
The total number of shares traded on one side of the transaction.
Escrowed Securities
The outstanding securities of an issuer that are not freely tradable, because they are subject to an escrow agreement that restricts the ability of certain security holders of that issuer from trading or otherwise dealing in those securities until certain conditions are satisfied.