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Total Debt-To-Equity Ratio: The price paid for a security plus the broker's commission and any accrued interest that is owed to the seller (in the case of a bond).

Portfolio Separation Theorem: Theory that an investor's choice of a risky investment portfolio is separate from his attitude towards risk. Related: Fisher's separation theorem.

Possessions Corporation: A type of corporation permitted under the U.S. tax code whose branch operation in a U.S. possession can obtain tax benefits as though it were operating as a foreign subsidiary.

Plan Administration: Supervising the details and routine activities of installing and running a health plan, such as answering questions, enrolling individuals, billing and collecting premiums, and similar duties.

Piggyback Registration: When a securities underwriter allows existing holdings of shares in a corporation to be sold in combination with an offering of new public shares.

Placement Ratio: The percentages of last week's new municipal bond offerings that have been bought from the underwriters, according to the Bond Buyer newspaper.

Postural Integration: Postural integration and energetic integration were developed by Jack Painter in the late 1960s and have spread to Western Europe, Canada, Mexico, and Australia. These approaches focus on th . . . View Full Definition

Preferred Stock Ratio: Preferred stock at par value divided by total capitalization, which gives the portion of capitalization that consists of preferred stock.

Price-Sales Ratio: Determined by dividing current stock price by revenue per share (adjusted for stock splits). Revenue per share for the P/S ratio is determined by dividing revenue for past 12 months by numbe . . . View Full Definition

Price-To-Book Ratio: Some financial analysts use price-to-book ratios to identify stocks they consider to be overvalued or undervalued. You figure this ratio by dividing a stock's market price per share by its b . . . View Full Definition