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Loss
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LossThe opposite of gain.
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Gain
The amount chargeable to capital gains tax (CGT) from gains made on the disposal of an asset.
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Look thru
A method for calculating US taxes owed on income from controlled foreign corporations that was introduced by the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
Lookback option
An exotic option that allows investors to "look back" at the underlying prices occurring over the life of the option, and then exercise based on the underlying asset's optimal value.
Looking for
In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment.
Loophole
A legal way of avoiding tax by exploiting part of a law.
Loose credit
Policy by the Federal Reserve Board to make loans less expensive and more available by reducing interest rates through market operations.
Loss
Loss adjuster
An independent assessor called in by an insurance company to check the validity of claims.
Loss carry back (carry forward)
An accounting technique with which a company retroactively applies net operating losses to a preceding year's income in order to reduce tax liabilities present in that previous year.
Loss control activities
Actions that an insured person or company takes at the instigation of an insurance company in order to prevent accidents or losses.
Loss leader pricing
Selling a popular product at a loss, hoping to attract customers who will also buy other products.
Loss leader strategy
The strategy of offering a product or service at a considerable discount and loss of profit in order to attract future business.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Gain
The amount chargeable to capital gains tax (CGT) from gains made on the disposal of an asset.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Look thru
A method for calculating US taxes owed on income from controlled foreign corporations that was introduced by the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
Lookback option
An exotic option that allows investors to "look back" at the underlying prices occurring over the life of the option, and then exercise based on the underlying asset's optimal value.
Looking for
In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment.
Loophole
A legal way of avoiding tax by exploiting part of a law.
Loose credit
Policy by the Federal Reserve Board to make loans less expensive and more available by reducing interest rates through market operations.
Loss
Loss adjuster
An independent assessor called in by an insurance company to check the validity of claims.
Loss carry back (carry forward)
An accounting technique with which a company retroactively applies net operating losses to a preceding year's income in order to reduce tax liabilities present in that previous year.
Loss control activities
Actions that an insured person or company takes at the instigation of an insurance company in order to prevent accidents or losses.
Loss leader pricing
Selling a popular product at a loss, hoping to attract customers who will also buy other products.
Loss leader strategy
The strategy of offering a product or service at a considerable discount and loss of profit in order to attract future business.
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