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A 1986 act that set out rules for the depreciation of qualifying assets, allowing for greater acceleration over longer periods of time.
Industry:Financial services
The ratio of Macaulay duration to (1 + y), where y = the bond yield. Modified duration is inversely related to the approximate percentage change in price for a given change in yield.
Industry:Financial services
Agency pass-throughs that guarantee (1) timely interest payments and (2) principal payments as collected, but no later than a specified time after they are due. Related: fully modified pass-throughs
Industry:Financial services
A proposition by Modigliani and Miller which states that a firm cannot change the total value of its outstanding securities by changing its capital structure proportions. Also called the irrelevance proposition.
Industry:Financial services
A proposition by Modigliani and Miller which states that the cost of equity is a linear function of the firm's debt/equity-ratio.
Industry:Financial services
