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Lag
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Lag1) Payment of a financial obligation later than is expected or required, as in lead and lag. 2) Number of periods that an dependent variable in a regression model is "held back" in order to predict the dependent variable.
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Payment
The amount required to repay a loan, including interest and fees.
Obligation
A legal responsibility, such as to repay a debt.
Lead
Payment of a financial obligation earlier than is expected or required.
Lag
1) Payment of a financial obligation later than is expected or required, as in lead and lag. 2) Number of periods that an dependent variable in a regression model is "held back" in order to predict the dependent variable.
Dependent
Acceptance of a capital budgeting project contingent on the acceptance of another project.
Variable
A quantity that is liable to change; the adjective describing such a quantity.
Regression
A mathematical technique used to explain and-or predict. The general form is Y = a + bX + u, where Y is the variable that we are trying to predict; X is the variable that we are using to predict Y, a is the intercept; b is the slope, and u is the regression residual. The a and b are chosen in a way to minimize the squared sum of the residuals. The ability to fit or explain is measured by the R-square.
Order
Instruction to a broker-dealer to buy, sell, deliver, or receive securities or commodities that commits the issuer of the "order" to the terms specified.
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Labor productivity
Output per worker; the amount of output produced by an average worker in one hour.
Labour (GB) or labor (US)
Paid work that provides goods and services.
Ladder strategy
A bond portfolio construction strategy that invests approximately equal amounts in every maturity within a given range.
Lady Macbeth strategy
A corporate-takeover strategy with which a third party poses as a white knight to gain trust, but then turns around and joins with unfriendly bidders.
Laffer curve
Invented by Arthur Laffer, this curve shows the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue collected by governments.
Lag
Lag response of prepayments
A delay of typically about three months between the time the weighted-average coupon of an MBS pool crosses the threshold for refinancing and observation of an acceleration in prepayment speed is observed.
Lagging
Strategy used by a firm to stall payments, normally in response to exchange rate projections.
Lagging indicator
A measurable economic factor that changes after the economy has already begun to follow a particular pattern or trend.
Laissez-faire
The capitalist doctrine which states that an economy will prosper if its entrepreneurs are allowed to conduct business with minimal governmental interference.
Lambda
The ratio of a change in the option price to a small change in the option volatility.
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Payment
The amount required to repay a loan, including interest and fees.
Obligation
A legal responsibility, such as to repay a debt.
Lead
Payment of a financial obligation earlier than is expected or required.
Lag
1) Payment of a financial obligation later than is expected or required, as in lead and lag. 2) Number of periods that an dependent variable in a regression model is "held back" in order to predict the dependent variable.
Dependent
Acceptance of a capital budgeting project contingent on the acceptance of another project.
Variable
A quantity that is liable to change; the adjective describing such a quantity.
Regression
A mathematical technique used to explain and-or predict. The general form is Y = a + bX + u, where Y is the variable that we are trying to predict; X is the variable that we are using to predict Y, a is the intercept; b is the slope, and u is the regression residual. The a and b are chosen in a way to minimize the squared sum of the residuals. The ability to fit or explain is measured by the R-square.
Order
Instruction to a broker-dealer to buy, sell, deliver, or receive securities or commodities that commits the issuer of the "order" to the terms specified.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Labor productivity
Output per worker; the amount of output produced by an average worker in one hour.
Labour (GB) or labor (US)
Paid work that provides goods and services.
Ladder strategy
A bond portfolio construction strategy that invests approximately equal amounts in every maturity within a given range.
Lady Macbeth strategy
A corporate-takeover strategy with which a third party poses as a white knight to gain trust, but then turns around and joins with unfriendly bidders.
Laffer curve
Invented by Arthur Laffer, this curve shows the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue collected by governments.
Lag
Lag response of prepayments
A delay of typically about three months between the time the weighted-average coupon of an MBS pool crosses the threshold for refinancing and observation of an acceleration in prepayment speed is observed.
Lagging
Strategy used by a firm to stall payments, normally in response to exchange rate projections.
Lagging indicator
A measurable economic factor that changes after the economy has already begun to follow a particular pattern or trend.
Laissez-faire
The capitalist doctrine which states that an economy will prosper if its entrepreneurs are allowed to conduct business with minimal governmental interference.
Lambda
The ratio of a change in the option price to a small change in the option volatility.
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