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Treating cash flows as if they occur at the end of a year as opposed to the date convention. Under the end-
of-year convention, the present is time 0, the end of year 1 occurs one year hence, etc. 
 
Endogenous variable 
 
A value determined within the context of a model. Related: Exogenous variable 
 
Endowment funds 
 
Investment funds established for the support of institutions such as colleges, private schools, museums,
hospitals, and foundations. The investment income may be used for the operation of the institution and for
capital expenditures. 
 
Enhanced glossarying 
 
Also called glossarying plus, an glossarying strategy whose objective is to exceed or replicate the total return
performance of some predetermined glossary. 
 
Enhancement 
 
An innovation that has a positive impact on one or more of a firms existing products. 
 
EOE 
 
See: European Options Exchange 
 
EOQ 
 
See: Economic Order Quantity 
 
Equal dollar swap 
 
Used in the context of general equities. Selling common stock/convertibles in one company and reinvesting
the proceeds in as many shares of 1) another type of security issued by the company, or 2) another security
of the same type but of another company -- as can be bought with the proceeds of the sale. See: equal
shares swap. 
 
Equal shares swap 
 
Mainly applies to convertible securities. Selling the underlying common and reinvesting the proceeds in as
much convertible as could be converted into the number of shares of common just sold. See equal dollar
swap. 
 
Equilibrium market price of risk 
 
The slope of the capital market line (C.M.L.). Since the C.M.L. represents the expected return offered to
compensate for a perceived level of risk, each point on the line is a balanced market condition, or
equilibrium. The slope of the line determines the additional expected return needed to compensate for a unit
change in risk. The equation of the C.M.L. is defined by the Capital Asset Pricing Model. 
 
Equilibrium rate of interest 
 
The interest rate that clears the market. Also called the trade-clearing interest rate. 
 
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