Equity Syndicate
What is an Equity Syndicate? An equity syndicate refers to a group of investors who come together to determine the price and sell new IPOs to the public. The syndicate takes various considerations such as risk and the financial status of the company when deciding on the price of the floated IPO. Equity syndicates are generally...
Pre Money Valuation
What is Pre Money Valuation? Pre money valuation is the equity value of a company before it receives the cash from a round of financing it is undertaking. Since adding cash to a company’s balance sheet increases its equity value, the post money valuation will be higher because it has received additional cash. ...
Post Money Valuation
What is Post Money Valuation? Post money valuation is the equity value of a company after it receives the cash from a round of financing it is undertaking. Since adding cash to a company’s balance sheet increases its equity value, the post money valuation will be higher than the pre money valuation because it has...
CDS Payout Ratio
What is the CDS Payout Ratio? The CDS Payout Ratio is the proportion of the insured amount that the holder of the credit default swap is paid by the seller of the swap if the underlying asset defaults. How It Works Suppose an investor holds €10,000,000 worth of 5-year Spanish government bonds. The bonds pay...
Ex-Dividend Date
What is the Ex-Dividend Date? The ex-dividend date is an investment term that determines which stockholders are eligible to receive declared dividends. When a company announces a dividend, the board of directors set a record date. Only shareholders recorded on the company’s books as of that date are entitled to receive the dividends. The ex-dividend...
