Average Maturity: The average time to maturity of securities held by a mutual fund. Changes in interest rates have greater impact on funds with longer average maturity.

 

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Average Maturity: The average time to maturity of securities held by a mutual fund. Changes in interest rates have greater impact on funds with longer average maturity.

Weighted Average Portfolio Yield: The weighted average maturity of an MBS is the weighted average of the remaining terms to maturity of the mortgages underlying the collateral pool at the date issue, using as the weighting f . . . View Full Definition

Maturity Value: Related: Par value

Maturity Spread: The difference in returns between bonds of different time lengths.

Maturity Phase: A stage of company development in which earnings to grow at the rate of the general economy. Related: Three-phase DDM.

Mr. (Or Mrs.) Average: Facetious name for a bowler who doesn't show up, since his or her average is often used to compute team scoring. See also blind.

Original Maturity: Maturity at issue. For example, a five-year note has an original maturity of five years; one year later it has a maturity of four years.

Nikkei Stock Average: The Nikkei Stock Average, sometimes call the Nikkei Index or simply the Nikkei, is a price-weighted index of 225 blue chip stocks traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The index, which was int . . . View Full Definition

Maturity Factoring: An arrangement that provides collection and insurance of accounts receivable.

Moving Average: A moving average of securities prices is an average that is recomputed regularly by adding the most recent price and dropping the oldest one. For example, if you looked at a 365-day moving a . . . View Full Definition