Equity Issuance Fees
What are Equity Issuance Fees? “Equity issuance fees” is the accounting term used to reference the costs a company incurs when they introduce securities into the market. A company commonly introduces shares of capital stock when it’s looking to grow its business, expand its operating footprint, and establish a broader base of shareholders. The Fees...
Trailing P/E Ratio
What is the Trailing P/E Ratio? The trailing price to earnings ratio – trailing P/E ratio – is the most commonly used of the P/E variations (trailing versus forward). The trailing P/E ratio accounts for a company’s actual earnings instead of its projected earnings. It is considered one of the most accurate ways of determining...
Ex-Post
What is Ex-Post? Ex-post is a Latin word that means “after the event,” and it is the opposite of the Latin word “ex-ante,” which means “before the event.” It refers to the actual returns earned by a security or investment. Usually, most investors forecast the expected returns of a security based on the historical returns...
Ex-Ante
What is Ex-Ante? Ex-ante is a Latin word that means “before the event.” The term is commonly used in financial markets to refer to the prediction of events such as economic and financial parameters. For example, ex-ante applies when predicting the returns of a security. Analysts use fundamental factors to determine the expected returns and...
Black Monday Market Crash
What was Black Monday? Black Monday—as it is referenced today—took place on October 19, 1987. On this day, stock markets around the world crashed, though the event didn’t happen all at once. Black Monday saw the biggest one-day percentage drop in U.S. stock market history. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped by slightly more than...
