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Quant

A person with numerical and computer skills who carries out quantitative analyses of companies.



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Quanta Computer
Quanta Computer is a top Taiwanese corporation in the field of technology hardware and equipment, and its estimated market value is 5,530 million US dollars.

Quantitative analysis
An analysis of the mathematically measurable figures of a company, such as the value of assets or projected sales.

Quantitative research
Use of advanced econometric and mathematical valuation models to identify the firms with the best possible prospectives.

Quantity discount
A price reduction offered on the purchase of a large quantity.

Quantity risk
Occurs when the quantity of an asset to be hedged is uncertain.

Quantize
To convert an asset or liability into a currency other than the regular trading currency.

Quanto option
An option in one country's currency that pays out in another country's currency.

Quanto swap
A dual swap combining both a currency and interest rate transaction.

Quantos
Currency options with a guaranteed exchange rate that enable buyers who like an asset, German bonds for example, but not the asset's pricing currency, to arrange payment in a different currency for a fee.

QUANTUM Energy Limited.
QUANTUM Energy Limited. is a large Australian company in the field of consumer durables and apparel. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is QTM.

QUANTUM Resources Limited
QUANTUM Resources Limited is a large Australian company in the field of materials. Their Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) code is QUR.



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Qualitative analysis
An analysis of the qualities of a company that cannot be measured concretely, such as management quality or employee morale.

Qualitative research
Traditional analysis of firm-specific prospects for future earnings. It may be based on data collected by the analysts, there is no formal quantitative framework used to generate projections.

Quality of earnings
Increased earnings due to increased sales and cost controls, as compared to artificial profits created by inflation of inventory or other asset prices.

Quality option
Gives the seller choice of deliverables in Treasury bond and Treasury note futures contracts.

Quality spread
Difference between Treasury securities and non-Treasury securities that are identical in all respects except for quality rating.

Quant

Quantitative analysis
An analysis of the mathematically measurable figures of a company, such as the value of assets or projected sales.

Quantitative research
Use of advanced econometric and mathematical valuation models to identify the firms with the best possible prospectives.

Quantity discount
A price reduction offered on the purchase of a large quantity.

Quantity risk
Occurs when the quantity of an asset to be hedged is uncertain.

Quantize
To convert an asset or liability into a currency other than the regular trading currency.

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