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Average Equity: A customer's average daily balance in a trading account at a brokerage firm.

Link Equity: A measure of how strong a site is based on its inbound link popularity and the authority of the sites providing those links.

Lipper Mutual Fund Industry Average: The average level of performance for all mutual funds, as reported by Lipper Analytical Services.

Leveraged Equity: Stock in a firm that relies on financial leverage. Holders of leveraged equity experience the benefits and costs of using debt.

Letter Grades-Grade Point Averages (GPA): Most colleges use both letter grades and GPA's in determining students' grades. Grades at most colleges are figured using the following method: A's are worth 4 points, B's are worth 3 points . . . View Full Definition

IBCs Money Fund Report Average: Fifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that it is the third preferred bond of the company.

Internal Equity: A term used to refer to employees’ perceived fairness of a company’s pay structure as it relates to their responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and working conditions compared with thos . . . View Full Definition

Investors Equity: The balance of a margin account. Related: Buying on margin, initial margin requirement.

Long-Term Debt-To-Equity Ratio: A capitalization ratio comparing long-term debt to shareholders' equity.

Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS): These long-term options on stocks have expiration dates of up to three years rather than the shorter terms of most stock options, which are never longer than nine months. The benefit of LEAP . . . View Full Definition