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ufn:abbr. Until further notice |
umbrella funds:Funds that invest their funds in sub-funds, ie in shares of other funds. They thus serve as a form of standardized asset management. |
unconditional forward transaction:see Futures and Forwards |
underlying:Instrument on which an derivative (option, forward contract) is based |
underlying instrument:v. underlying |
Underperformer:(sell) analyst expects a significantly worse price development for a share than for the (industry)index. |
underwriting syndicate:(Consortium) merger of banks to perform a security issue (emission) for a customer. The greatest possible range of interested parties should be addressed and their own risk should be minimized. |
Unexpected Loss (UL):(Unexpected Loss - UL) defines the possible loss amount of credit risk exposures, which exceeds the expected loss in the context of risk management. This unexpected loss must be backed with equity by financial institutions. (economic capital). |
unit quotation:In case of equities usual indication of the price in euros per security. Contrary percent quotation |
until further notice:Commonly used terms in the agreement of deposit and lending business. It is a condition agreed with the customer, but the interest rate adjustment (time scale, indicator) remains open. |
US commercial paper:in the US-domestic market issued commercial paper,traded on a discountbasis i.e. at a discount to face value (in contrast to ECP) |
US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles:(US GAAP) International accounting standards that enable international comparisons of enterprise data. |
US-GAAP:abbr. US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
US-style repo:also classic repo,a repo at which the purchase and sale of the security are concluded in a single agreement (in contrast to sell and buy back),interim coupon payments are transmitted to the seller (=manufactured dividend). The advantage compared to sell and buy backs is the possibility of open repos and substitutions-agreements. |
Usancen:stock market usages |
USCP:v. US commercial paper |
USD:abbr. ISO currency code for US-Dollar |