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List of all words beginning with D
 
 
Fifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that it is a new issue, such as the result of a reverse split. 
 
Daily price limit 
 
The maximum that many commodities, futures and options markets are allowed to rise or fall in a day.
Exchanges usually impose a daily price limit on each contract. 
 
Date of payment 
 
Date dividend checks are mailed. 
 
Date of record 
 
Date on which holders of record in a firms stock ledger are designated as the recipients of either dividends
or stock rights. 
 
Dates convention 
 
Treating cash flows as being received on exact dates - date 0, date 1, and so forth - as opposed to the end-
of-year convention. 
 
Day around order 
 
Used in the context of general equities. Day order that supersedes (cancels and replaces) the previous
order by altering the size or price limit of that previous order. 
 
Day order 
 
Used in the context of general equities. Request from a customer to either buy or sell stock, which, if not
cancelled or executed the day it is placed, automatically expires. All orders are day orders unless otherwise
specified. Traders often make calls before the opening to check for renewals. 
 
Days in receivables 
 
Average collection period. 
 
Days sales in inventory ratio 
 
The average number of days worth of sales that is held in inventory. 
 
Days sales outstanding 
 
Average collection period. 
 
Day trading 
 
Refers to establishing and liquidating the same position or positions within one days trading. 
 
DCF 
 
See: Discounted Cash Flows 
 
DDM