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Agent
AgentThe analysis of principal-agent relationships, in which one person, an agent, acts on behalf of another person, a principal. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Agent The analysis of principal-agent relationships, in which one person, an agent, acts on behalf of another person, a principal. Principal The amount of a loan, which the borrower has to pay back when the loan matures; a person who engages a broker to buy and sell for him. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Agency An account between two broker/dealers that remains intact 30 days after the settlement date. Agency bank In context of general equities, buying or selling for the account and risk of a customer. Agency basis A form of organization commonly used by foreign banks to enter the US market. An agency bank cannot accept deposits or extend loans in its own name; it acts as agent for the parent bank. Agency cost view A means of compensating the broker of a program trade solely on the basis of commission established through bids submitted by various brokerage firms. Agency costs The argument that specifies that the various agency costs create a complex environment in which total agency costs are at a minimum with some, but less than 100%, debt financing. Agency incentive arrangement The incremental costs of having an agent make decisions for a principal. Agency pass-throughs A means of compensating the broker of a program trade using benchmark prices for issues to be traded in determining commissions or fees. Agency problem Mortgage pass-through securities whose principal and interest payments are guaranteed by government agencies, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). Agency securities Conflicts of interest among stockholders, bondholders, and managers. Agency theory Securities issued by federally related institutions and U.S. government-sponsored entities. Agenda de Inversiones, S.A. SICAV Agenda de Inversiones, S.A. SICAV is a Spanish company listed at Madrid Stock Exchange. Its business activity is capital investment. AGENIX Limited AGENIX Limited is a large Australian company in the field of diversified financials. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is AGX. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Agency incentive arrangement The incremental costs of having an agent make decisions for a principal. Agency pass-throughs A means of compensating the broker of a program trade using benchmark prices for issues to be traded in determining commissions or fees. Agency problem Mortgage pass-through securities whose principal and interest payments are guaranteed by government agencies, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). Agency securities Conflicts of interest among stockholders, bondholders, and managers. Agency theory Securities issued by federally related institutions and U.S. government-sponsored entities. Agent Aggregate exercise price A party appointed to act on behalf of a principal entity or person. In context of project financing, refers to the bank in charge of administering the project financing. Aggregation The exercise price multiplied by the number of shares in a put or call contract. The option premium is excluded in the aggregate exercise price. Aggressive growth hedge fund Process in corporate financial planning whereby the smaller investment proposals of each of the firm's operational units are aggregated and effectively treated as a whole. Aggressive growth mutual fund In the context of hedge funds, a style of management that focuses primarily on equities that are expected to have strong earnings growth. Aggressively A mutual fund designed for maximum capital appreciation that places its money in companies with high growth rates. We thank you for using the Financial Dictionary to search for Agent. If you have a better definition for Agent than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Agent may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Agent and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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