Stratified Sampling Approach To Indexing: A method of constructing a replicating portfolio that classifies the stocks in the index into strata, and represents each stratum in the portfolio.

 

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Stratified Sampling Approach To Indexing: A method of constructing a replicating portfolio that classifies the stocks in the index into strata, and represents each stratum in the portfolio.

Purgatory: Donald Logan writes: It would be nearly impossible to exaggerate the significance of purgatory in the life of the medieval church, especially in the way that life was lived by individual Chr . . . View Full Definition

Put To Seller: Exercise a put option; require that the option writer to purchase the stock at the strike price.

Pulpotomy: The removal of a portion of the tooth's pulp.

Pulpectomy: Removal of the entire pulp from the canals in the root.

Puerto Rico Block Grant: A federal nutrition assistance grant program provided in lieu of the regular food stamp program in Puerto Rico.

Pull-In Torque: The maximum constant torque which a synchronous motor will accelerate into synchronism at rated voltage and frequency.

Pull-Up Torque: The minimum torque developed by an AC motor during the period of acceleration from zero to the speed at which breakdown occurs. For motors which do not have a definite breakdown torque, the . . . View Full Definition

Putout: In scoring, a fielder is credited with a putout if he receives the ball to put out a baserunner or a hitter.

Q Ratio Or Tobins Q Ratio: Market value of a firm's assets divided by replacement value of the firm's assets. Named after James Tobin of Yale University.