Terms starting with L
8 entries in the StockMarket.et Financial Dictionary.
- LeverageLeverage is the use of borrowed money or similar debt to amplify potential gains and losses on an investment.
- LiabilityA liability is an obligation a person or company must settle in the future, such as a debt or unpaid bill.
- Life AssuranceInsurance that pays a benefit when the insured person dies, or sometimes at a set maturity date if they survive.
- Limit OrderA limit order is an instruction to buy or sell a security only at a price you set, or at a better price.
- LiquidityHow easily an asset can be bought or sold without significantly moving its price.
- LoanA loan is money borrowed that must be repaid on an agreed schedule, usually with interest.
- Long PositionA long position means you own an asset and profit if its price rises, the opposite of a short position.
- Loss RatioClaims costs as a share of earned premiums; a core measure of how expensive an insurance book has been.