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Principal
Definition 1
The amount borrowed, or the part of the amount borrowed which remains unpaid (excluding interest). here also called Principal amount.
Definition 2
The part of a monthly payment that reduces the outstanding Balance of a Mortgage .
Definition 3
The original investment.
Definition 4
The entity on whose behalf an Agent acts.
Definition 5
The role a broker/dealer plays when buying or selling securities for ITS own Account .
Definition 6
An important company executive.
Related Terms: 26
Account , Agent , Balance , Buy , Broker , Borrow , Call , CLU , Dealer , Deal , ECU , FIN , Import , Interest , Inc. , ITS , Mortgage , Outstanding , Owe , Own , Paid , Principal , Principal amount , Play , SEC , Sell
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10-K ,
12b-1 funds ,
Account ,
Account statement ,
Adjusted balance method ,
Allowance for depreciation ,
Account aggregation ,
Account balance ,
Active account ,
Agent bank ,
Alternate account ,
Asset management account ,
Average daily balance ,
Average daily balance method ,
Above par ,
Accrual of discount ,
Accrued interest ,
Amortization of premium ,
At par ,
Account executive ,
Agent ,
All or any part ,
At best ,
At call ,
All-risks coverage ,
At risk ,
Add-on service ,
Abstract of title ,
Attorney in fact ,
Adjustable Rate Mortgage ,
Assignment of mortgage ,
Assumable mortgage ,
A shares ,
Automatic investment plan ,
At the money ,
Age-weighted plan ,
Across the board ,
Additional paid-in capital ,
Amount recognized ,
Against the box ,
At the bell ,
At the close ,
At the figure ,
At the full ,
At the market ,
At the opening order ,
Automated Pricing and Reporting System ,
Away from the market ,
Back pay ,
Balance ,
Below the line ,
Books of final entry ,
Books of original entry ,
Bank holding company ,
Banking Act of 1933 ,
Below par ,
Benchmark interest rate ,
Bureau of Public Debt ,
Buy ,
Broker ,
Broker loan ,
Brought over the wall ,
Buying on margin ,
Buy limit order ,
Buy minus ,
Buy minus order ,
Buy on close ,
Buy on opening ,
Buy order ,
Buy stop order ,
Buy the book ,
Balance of payments ,
Base interest rate ,
Board of Governors ,
Borrowed reserves ,
Buying power ,
Buying basis ,
Buying hedge ,
Breaking the syndicate ,
Bill of exchange ,
Bill of sale ,
Breach of trust ,
By the book ,
Bailing out ,
Balloon payment ,
Borrow ,
Broker loan rate ,
B shares ,
Buy and write ,
Borrowed stock ,
Buy-side ,
Balanced investment strategy ,
Breadth-of-market theory ,
Beat the gun ,
Buying outright ,
Capital investment ,
Capitalized interest ,
Contra account ,
Cost Of Goods Sold ,
Cost of sales ,
Central assets account ,
Checking account ,
Compensating balance ,
Compound interest ,
Custodial account ,
Call ,
Call date ,
Called away ,
Called bond ,
Call price ,
Call protection ,
Call risk ,
Certificate of Participation ,
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation ,
Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures ,
Call money rate ,
Cash account ,
Closed out ,
Code of procedure ,
Contra broker ,
Contract broker ,
Credit balance ,
Capitalization of income ,
Capital account ,
Cost of Living Adjustment ,
Cost-of-living index ,
Council of Economic Advisers ,
Current account ,
Cash and carry trade ,
Chasing the market ,
Chicago Board of Trade ,
Commodities Exchange Act ,
Contract month ,
Captive agent ,
CLU ,
Cost-of-living rider ,
Certificate of stock ,
Cost of carry ,
Certificate of title ,
Contract for deed ,
Cancellation of debt ,
Cash-out refinancing ,
Certificate of Claim ,
Chattel mortgage ,
Commercial mortgage ,
Consumer interest ,
Conventional mortgage ,
Cost of debt capital ,
Cost of funds ,
Crowding out ,
Controlled company ,
Closed-end investment company ,
C shares ,
Call option ,
Call ratio backspread ,
Call swaption ,
Class of options ,
Close to the money ,
Covered call ,
Certificate of Occupancy ,
Closing agent ,
Cloud on title ,
Cash-balance plan ,
Cash or Deferred Arrangement ,
Class A Shares ,
Class B Shares ,
Crash of 1929 ,
Crash of 1987 ,
Child and dependent care credit ,
Coefficient of determination ,
Cup and handle ,
Cash buying ,
Certificate of delivery ,
Close a position ,
Close out ,
Cornering the market ,
Curbs in ,
Curbs out ,
Days Sales Outstanding ,
Declining balance method ,
Double-declining balance depreciation method ,
Dealer bank ,
Deposit in transit ,
Drawing account ,
Date of issue ,
Date of payment ,
Dealer market ,
Deferred interest bond ,
Delivery vs. payment ,
Drawn securities ,
Dealer ,
Deep discount broker ,
Discount broker ,
Discretionary account ,
Division of Enforcement ,
Division of Investment Management ,
Division of Market Regulation ,
Do Not Reduce ,
Date of record ,
Disbursing agent ,
Dividend in arrears ,
Desk (the) ,
Division of labor ,
Deferred month ,
Delivery month ,
Deal stock ,
De-escalation clause ,
De facto ,
Durable Power of Attorney ,
Date of maturity ,
Debit balance ,
Debtor in possession ,
Debtor-in-possession financing ,
Deed of Release ,
Deed of Trust ,
Deferred payment ,
Discharge of bankruptcy ,
Discharge of lien ,
Down payment ,
Due-on-sale clause ,
Deep in the money ,
Deep out of the money ,
Deed of Surrender ,
Department of Housing and Urban Development ,
Deferred account ,
Deferred payment annuity ,
Defensive investment strategy ,
Dogs of the Dow ,
Depth of market ,
Deal ,
Deal flow ,
Effective annual interest rate ,
Eurodollar certificate of deposit ,
Exact interest ,
Ex-legal ,
Either-or order ,
ECU ,
Effective par ,
Edge Act ,
E-mini ,
Exchange for futures ,
Exchange for physical ,
Exchange of spot ,
Ex-pit transaction ,
Export-Import Bank ,
Executive indemnity insurance ,
Ex-all ,
Enrolled agent ,
Equity mortgage ,
Explicit interest ,
Ex-warrants ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ,
Ex-rights ,
Ex-rights date ,
First In First Out ,
Federal Savings and Loan Association ,
Frozen account ,
Face-amount certificate ,
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ,
Federal National Mortgage Association ,
First call date ,
Fiscal agent ,
Flow of funds ,
Federal Call ,
Fill or kill ,
Floor broker ,
Front-ending an order ,
Forward deal ,
Forward P/E ,
Factors of production ,
Favorable balance of trade ,
Far month ,
Furthest month ,
Foreign direct investment ,
Face amount ,
Fee-for-service ,
Form 8-K ,
Form S-1 ,
Friends and family offering ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act ,
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ,
Finance company ,
First mortgage ,
Fixed-Rate Mortgage ,
Forward interest rate ,
Full faith and credit ,
Family of funds ,
Fund of funds ,
Free and clear ,
Federal Insurance Contributions Act ,
Flexible spending account ,
Fixed investment trust ,
Free right of exchange ,
Federal ID Number ,
FIN ,
Government National Mortgage Association ,
Government securities ,
Government Securities Clearing Corporation ,
Guaranteed Investment Contract ,
General account ,
General Securities Representative Examination ,
Glass-Steagall Act ,
G-7 ,
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ,
G-8 ,
General mortgage ,
Graduated payment ,
Growing equity mortgage ,
Growth and income fund ,
Gather in the stops ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976 ,
Hit the bid ,
House account ,
House call ,
House of issue ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ,
Holding company ,
Holder in due course ,
Hang out loan ,
High-ratio mortgage ,
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ,
Home equity line of credit ,
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ,
HUD-1 statement ,
Head and shoulders ,
Hammering the market ,
Held at the opening ,
Holding the market ,
Investment flows ,
Inactive account ,
Insured account ,
Interest-bearing ,
In escrow ,
Interest rate collar ,
Interest rate risk ,
Interest rate swap ,
International Securities Identification Number ,
Investment bill ,
Investment-grade bond ,
Investment letter ,
Investment security ,
Investment value ,
Independent broker ,
In-house ,
Introducing broker ,
Investment Advisor Act of 1940 ,
Investment bank ,
Investment banker ,
Investment Bankers Association ,
Investment banking ,
Investment banking group ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
In line ,
Investment multiplier ,
Interest rate futures ,
Import ,
Independent agent ,
Insurable interest ,
Insurance agent ,
Insurance broker ,
Insider Trading sanctions Act of 1984 ,
Interest ,
Interest expense ,
Internal Rate of Return ,
Indication of interest ,
Inc. ,
In intestacy ,
Inter vivos trust ,
Imputed interest ,
Insured mortgage ,
Interest deduction ,
Interest-only loan ,
Interest rate ,
Interest rate cap ,
Interest rate ceiling ,
Interest rate floor ,
In play ,
In-process research and development ,
Investment company ,
Investment fund ,
Investment objective ,
Investment policy ,
Investment trust ,
Interest rate option ,
I/O strip ,
Inchoate interest ,
Interest-only strip ,
Investment property ,
Immediate payment annuity ,
In-service withdrawal ,
Investment philosophy ,
Imbalance of orders ,
In and out ,
In sympathy ,
In the tank ,
ITS ,
Joint account ,
Jointly and severally ,
Jumping the gun ,
Joint and several liability ,
Joint mortgage ,
Joint and survivor annuity ,
Joint Stock Company ,
Knock-out option ,
Last In First Out ,
Lender of last resort ,
Law of one price ,
Lending at a rate ,
Limit-on-close order ,
Law of demand ,
Law of supply ,
London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange ,
Limited company ,
London Inter-Bank Offer Rate ,
Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities ,
Letter of comment ,
Legal age ,
Legal entity ,
Line of credit ,
Lock-in ,
Long-term mortgage ,
Leading the market ,
Limited Liability Company ,
Locked in ,
Long-term gain or loss ,
Level I quotes ,
Mutual company ,
Mortgage-backed certificate ,
Mortgage-backed security ,
Mortgage bond ,
Mortgage pass-through security ,
Mortgage pool ,
Municipal investment trust ,
Maintenance call ,
Make a market ,
Managed account ,
Margin account ,
Margin buying ,
Margin call ,
Market on close order ,
Medium of exchange ,
Most distant month ,
Mortgage life insurance ,
Mortgage lien ,
Minimum payment ,
Money at call ,
Mortgage ,
Mortgage banker ,
Mortgage banking ,
Mortgage broker ,
Mortgage debt ,
Mortgage interest deduction ,
Mortgage note ,
Mortgage rate ,
Mortgage REIT ,
Mortgage risk ,
Mortgage servicing ,
Management buyin ,
Management company ,
Marketable securities ,
Mixed account ,
Momo play ,
Net interest margin ,
Net investment ,
Negotiable certificate of deposit ,
Negotiable Order of Withdrawal ,
Nostro account ,
Non-interest-bearing note ,
Notice of Sale ,
National Association of Securities Dealers ,
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations system ,
National Securities Clearing Corporation ,
National Securities Trade Association ,
Nearby month ,
Next month ,
Null and void ,
Notice of Default ,
Notional principal amount ,
Naked call ,
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ,
Non-investment property ,
Normal retirement age ,
Off-balance-sheet financing ,
Off the books ,
Original cost ,
Office of Thrift Supervision ,
Ordinary interest ,
Original Issue Discount ,
Out-of-favor ,
Outstanding ,
Over-the-Counter ,
On-floor order ,
Online broker ,
On margin ,
Option account ,
Or better ,
Outside broker ,
Omnibus account ,
Open interest ,
Offshore company ,
Original issue stock ,
Opinion of title ,
On account ,
On-the-spot loan ,
Open-end mortgage ,
Open mortgage ,
Original principal balance ,
Overlying mortgage ,
Owe ,
Open-end management company ,
Out of the money ,
Own ,
Old age, survivors, and disability insurance ,
On-balance volume ,
Odd lot buy/sell ratio ,
On close ,
On open ,
On the opening ,
Pooling of interests ,
Profit and loss statement ,
Paper dealer ,
Par bond ,
Paying agent ,
Payment date ,
Payment-in-kind security ,
Price Value of a Basis Point ,
Provisional call feature ,
Payment for order flow ,
Primary Dealer ,
Prime broker ,
Public Securities Association ,
P&L ,
Provision for income taxes ,
Periodic payment plan ,
Private Mortgage Insurance ,
Public company ,
Power of Attorney ,
Package mortgage ,
Paid ,
Paid up ,
Past-due balance method ,
Personal interest ,
Prepaid interest ,
Previous balance method ,
Principal ,
Principal amount ,
Principal balance ,
Principal risk ,
Prioritization of debt ,
Purchase-money mortgage ,
Privilege dealer ,
Protective put buying ,
Prudent Expert Act ,
Paid-in capital ,
Paid-in surplus ,
Private company ,
Private Investment in Public Equity ,
Preservation of capital ,
Point-and-figure chart ,
Painting the tape ,
Play ,
Priced out ,
Put/call ratio ,
Reports and Records ,
Return of capital ,
Return on Capital ,
Return on Invested Capital ,
Return on Total Assets ,
Real interest rate ,
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit ,
Reading the tape ,
Receive against payment ,
Receive versus payment ,
Regulation D ,
Regulation G ,
Regulation T ,
Regulation U ,
Restricted account ,
Round of funding ,
Rule 10b-6 ,
Rule 15c3-1 ,
Rules of Fair Practice ,
Rate of exchange ,
Reciprocal of European terms ,
Regulated investment company ,
Reduced paid-up insurance ,
Red herring ,
Registered Company ,
Regulation A ,
Right of first refusal ,
Right of rescission ,
Remaining principal balance ,
Residential mortgage ,
Reverse-annuity mortgage ,
Reverse mortgage ,
Revolving line of credit ,
Right of recourse ,
Rollover mortgage ,
Rule of 78 ,
Registered options principal ,
Real estate agent ,
Real estate broker ,
Right of redemption ,
Retirement Equity Act of 1984 ,
Return on Capital Employed ,
Rate of return ,
Real rate of return ,
SEC filing ,
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses ,
SG&A ,
Savings account ,
Savings and Loan ,
Sight letter of credit ,
Simple interest ,
S&L ,
Stop payment ,
SEC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission ,
Sell ,
Selling flat ,
SEC fee ,
Securities analyst ,
Securities Industry Association ,
Securities Investor Protection Corporation ,
Securities loan ,
Segregation of securities ,
Selling group ,
Sell limit order ,
Sell order ,
Sell plus ,
Sell-side analyst ,
Sell the book ,
Series 6 ,
Street broker ,
Sweep account ,
Standard of living ,
Selling hedge ,
Series 3 ,
Spot month ,
Separate account ,
Stock life insurance company ,
Short interest ,
Short interest ratio ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory investment ,
Sale and leaseback ,
Satisfaction of debt ,
Secondary mortgage market ,
Second mortgage ,
Securities lending ,
Security interest ,
Self-amortizing mortgage ,
Share appreciation mortgage ,
Single-payment loan ,
Standard payment calculation ,
Staggered board of directors ,
Systematic investment plan ,
Selling the spread ,
Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees ,
Self-directed retirement account ,
Selling short ,
Selling short against the box ,
Shorting against the box ,
S Corporation ,
Short-term gain or loss ,
Subchapter M ,
Subchapter S Corporation ,
Schedule C ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Acts Amendments of 1975 ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities fraud ,
Seek a market ,
S&P phenomenon ,
Stop and reverse ,
Stopped out ,
Times interest earned ,
Trial balance ,
T-Bill ,
Take a position ,
Trailing P/E ,
Transfer agent ,
Tenancy by the entirety ,
Trust company ,
Truth in Lending ,
Two-step mortgage ,
Tenancy at will ,
Title company ,
Top hat plan ,
The Street ,
Timing the market ,
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 ,
Tax Reform Act of 1986 ,
Tax Reform Act of 1993 ,
Top out ,
Take a bath ,
U.S. Government Agency Security ,
U.S. Savings Bond ,
U.S. Treasury ,
U.S. Treasury Bill ,
U.S. Treasury Bond ,
U.S. Treasury Note ,
U.S. Treasury Securities ,
Undermargined account ,
Uniform Securities Act ,
Unpaid dividend ,
Unearned interest ,
Uncovered call ,
Unit Investment Trust ,
Unit of trade ,
Unit of trading ,
With interest ,
Williams Act ,
Wrap account ,
Waiver of premium ,
Widow-and-orphan stock ,
W-2 Form ,
W formation ,
When, as, and if issued ,
When issued ,
X or XD ,
Yield to call ,
Y shares ,
Zero-investment portfolio