- 行业: Financial services
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Related to Equities: Return on equity (ROE) is net income divided by average common equity. ROE can vary widely among companies and is a measure of profitability. Higher numbers typically indicate higher profitability. However, there are several exceptions.
Related to Mutual Funds: An indicator of profitability. Return on equity for an individual company is calculated by dividing net income for the most recent fiscal year by common stockholders' equity (Assets minus liabilities). A fund's return on equity is calculated by averaging the return on equity of all companies whose securities are held in the fund's portfolio.
Industry:Financial services
The leading underwriter of an offering that acts as an agent for the underwriting group. This underwriting group is formed for the sole purpose of issuing securities for an entity, such as a corporation.
Industry:Financial services
Processing Fee: A fee, when applicable, that is charged for certain overhead costs related to trades.
Industry:Financial services
For participants in employee stock option plans:
The amount of cash or stock generated through a grant exercise less any fees, taxes and option reimbursement costs.
Industry:Financial services
A stock split which reduces the number of outstanding shares and increases the per-share price proportionately. Usually an attempt by a company to disguise a falling stock price.
Industry:Financial services
A margin account is a loan account. Margin is an extension of credit by Merrill Lynch using marginable securities as collateral that you deposited or purchased in the open market. Merrill Lynch's name for a margin account is the Margin Lending Program.
Industry:Financial services
The categorization of securities with similar features. The different types of Product classes are: Money Funds, Mutual Funds, Stocks and Related, Government Bonds, Municipal Bonds- GO Insured, Municipal Bonds- GO Uninsured, Municipal Bonds- Revenue, and Limited Partnership, Corporate Bonds, Medium Term Notes, Deposit Notes (Callable CDs), STEERS, Certificates of Deposit, Treasury Bills, Treasury Notes, Treasury Bonds, Agency Discounts, Agency Notes, Agency Bonds and Zero Coupon Bonds.
Related to Annuity/Insurance:
Identifies if Life Insurance or Annuity.
Industry:Financial services
This is the cumulative intra-day executed trading activity in your margin account based on equity requirements/excess. This figure is used to calculate your maximum trade value.
Industry:Financial services
This box must be checked after the fund subscription agreement and other offering material has been reviewed.
Industry:Financial services
This balance represents either a debit balance, which is the amount of money owed to Merrill Lynch as a result of such transactions as trade commitments or Visa charges or a credit balance, which is the amount of money held in your account after all commitments or Visa charges have been paid in full. Please note: A credit balance may reflect proceeds from a short sale, where the proceeds of the short sale transaction appear as a credit balance on the "Balance Screen". You may still be required to deposit additional funds and/or marginable securities to cover a margin call that may exist. Please see the margin tutorial for more information on short sale transactions.
Industry:Financial services
