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P
Fifth letter of Nasdaq stock symbol specifying issue is the company's first class of preferred shares.
P&I
Stands for principal and interest on bonds or mortgage-backed securities.
P&L
Profit and loss statement for a trader.
P&S
Purchase and sale statement. A statement provided by the broker showing change in the customer's net general_ledger balance after the offset of any previously established positions.
P/B
See: Price to book ratio
P/E
See: Price/earnings ratio
P/E effect
That portfolios with low P/E stocks exhibit higher average risk-adjusted returns than those with high P/E stocks. Related: Value manager.
P/E ratio
Current stock price divided by trailing annual earnings per share orexpected annual earnings per share. Assume XYZ Co. sells for $25.50 per share and has earned $2.55 per share this year; $25.50 = 10 times $2.55. XYZ stock sells for ten times earnings.
P/S
See: Price to sales
P2P
Business slang, usually used in reference to startups or internet startup,refers to "path to profitability.".
PA
The ISO 3166 country Code for PANAMA.
PAB
The ISO 4217 currency code for the Panama Balboa.
PAC
See: Planned amortization class
PAC
See: Preauthorized checks
PAC Bond
Stands for Planned Amortization Class bond. A tranche class offered by some CMOs that has a sinking fund schedule and an ability to make principal payments that are not subordinated to other classes.
Pacific Stock Exchange
Used for listed equity securities. regional_stock_exchanges located in Los Angeles and San Francisco; only U.S. exchange open between 4:00 and 4:30.
Package mortgage
A mortgage on a house and property in the house.
Pac-Man strategy
Takeover defense strategy in which the prospective acquiree retaliates against the acquirer's tender offer by launching its own tender offer for the other firm.
PAD
See: Preauthorized electronic debits
Paid in surplus
See: Paid-in capital
Paid up
When all payments that are due have been made.
Paid-in capital
Capital received from investors in exchange for stock, but not stock from capital generated from earnings or donated. This account includes capital stock and contributions of stockholders credited to accounts other than capital stock. It would also include surplus resulting from recapitalization.
Paid-up policy
A life insurance policy in which all premiums that are due have been paid.
Painting the tape
Illegal practice by traders who manipulate the market by buying and selling a security to create the illusion of high trading activity and to attract other traders who may push up the price.
Paired off
Used for listed equity securities. Matched buy and sell market_order, usually pertaining to the pre-opening market picture in a stock, or MOC orders (especially relating to futures /options expirations).
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