Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• POINTS (LOAN DISCOUNT POINTS) - Prepaid interest assessed at closing by the lender. Each point is equal...
  
  
• POINTS (OR DISCOUNT POINTS) - Money paid to a lender at closing in exchange for lower interest rates. E...
  
  
• POINTS (TIME SHARE) - A value system used in some time share properties and networks. Rather than purch...
  
  
• POINTS QUOTE - An abbreviated form of the outright quote used by traders in the interbank market.
  
  
• POISON PILL - An anti-takeover plan devised to automatically be activated when the company gets bought ...
  
  
• POISON PUT - A covenant allowing the bond holder to demand repayment in the event of a hostile takeover...
  
  
• POLICE POWER - The inherent right of the state to regulate for the purpose of promoting health, safety,...
  
  
• POLICY (INSURANCE) - A written contract detailing your insurance coverage and the premium you agree to ...
  
  
• POLICY ASSET ALLOCATION - Way in which an investor seeks to assess an appropriate long-term "normal" mi...
  
  
• POLICY LIMIT - The maximum dollar amount of coverage provided by an insurance company for a certain pol...