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Retracement
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RetracementA price movement in the opposite direction of the previous trend.
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Price
The cost of a good or service to the consumer.
Trend
The general direction of the market.
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Retrocom Mid-Market REIT
Retrocom Mid-Market REIT is one of Canada's largest companies.
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Retention
The number of units allocated to an underwriting syndicate member less the units held back by the syndicate manager for facilitating institutional sales and for allocation to nonmember firms. In the context of construction contracts, an amount retained from construction contract payments (5-15% of the contract price) to ensure the contractor completes the construction before the retention is returned.
Retention rate
The percentage of present earnings held back or retained by a corporation, or one minus the dividend payout rate. Also called the retention ratio.
Retire
To extinguish a security, as in paying off a debt.
Retirement
Removal from circulation of stock or bonds that have been reacquired or redeemed.
Retirement Protection Act of 1994
Legislation designed to protect the pension benefits of workers and retirees by increasing required support of pension plans by employers.
Retracement
Return
The change in the value of a portfolio over an evaluation period, including any distributions made from the portfolio during that period.
Return if exercised
The return that a covered call writer would make if the underlying stock were called away.
Return of capital
A cash distribution resulting from the sale of a capital asset, or securities, or tax breaks from depreciation.
Return on assets (ROA)
Indicator of profitability. Determined by dividing net income for the past 12 months by total average assets. Result is shown as a percentage.
Return on capital employed (ROCE)
Indicator of profitability of the firm's capital investments. Determined by dividing Earnings Before Interest and Taxes by (capital employed plus short-term loans minus intangible assets).
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Price
The cost of a good or service to the consumer.
Trend
The general direction of the market.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Retrocom Mid-Market REIT
Retrocom Mid-Market REIT is one of Canada's largest companies.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Retention
The number of units allocated to an underwriting syndicate member less the units held back by the syndicate manager for facilitating institutional sales and for allocation to nonmember firms. In the context of construction contracts, an amount retained from construction contract payments (5-15% of the contract price) to ensure the contractor completes the construction before the retention is returned.
Retention rate
The percentage of present earnings held back or retained by a corporation, or one minus the dividend payout rate. Also called the retention ratio.
Retire
To extinguish a security, as in paying off a debt.
Retirement
Removal from circulation of stock or bonds that have been reacquired or redeemed.
Retirement Protection Act of 1994
Legislation designed to protect the pension benefits of workers and retirees by increasing required support of pension plans by employers.
Retracement
Return
The change in the value of a portfolio over an evaluation period, including any distributions made from the portfolio during that period.
Return if exercised
The return that a covered call writer would make if the underlying stock were called away.
Return of capital
A cash distribution resulting from the sale of a capital asset, or securities, or tax breaks from depreciation.
Return on assets (ROA)
Indicator of profitability. Determined by dividing net income for the past 12 months by total average assets. Result is shown as a percentage.
Return on capital employed (ROCE)
Indicator of profitability of the firm's capital investments. Determined by dividing Earnings Before Interest and Taxes by (capital employed plus short-term loans minus intangible assets).
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