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Investment Dictionary, Terms Starting With [D]

Days payable Days Sales Outstanding Debit Debit note Debt service coverage Declining balance method Deferred charge Deferred credit Deferred revenue Deferred tax Deficit net worth Depreciated cost Depreciation Direct profit Disbursement Discretionary expense Double budget Double-declining balance depreciation method Double-entry bookkeeping DSO Date draft Dealer bank Debit card Demand deposit Deposit in transit Deposit multiplier Depository Deposit slip Direct deposit Direct sends Discrete compounding Dishonor Disintermediation Draft Drawee Drawer Drawing account Date of issue Date of payment Dealer market Debenture Debt Debt capital Debt-equity swap Debt financing Debtholder Debt limit Debt market Debtor Debt shelf Deep-discount bond Deferred interest bond Delivery vs. payment Delivery vs. receipt Delivery vs. repayment Denomination Derivative Digested security Direct issuer Direct paper Discount bond Discounted bond Distribution date Dollar bond Dollar price Double exempt Drawn securities Droplock security Dual currency bond Dual listing Due date Duration gap Dutch auction DVP DVR Dwarf Daisy chaining Day loan Day order Dealer Deep discount broker Del credere agency Designated Order Turnaround Differential Discount broker Discretionary account Discretionary order Division of Enforcement Division of Investment Management Division of Market Regulation Do Not Reduce DOT Drawdown Devaluation Dollar terms Date of record Declare Disbursing agent Distribution period Dividend clawback Dividend clientele Dividend discount model Dividend in arrears Dividend payout ratio Dividend rate Dividend Reinvestment Plan Dividend requirement Dividend rollover plan Double taxation DRIP Dilution Dilutive Deflation Deflator Demand Demand elasticity Demand inflation Demand-pull inflation Demonetization Denationalization Depletion Depression Deregulation Desk (the) Diminishing marginal returns Diminishing return Discount rate Disinflation Dismal science Division of labor Dollar shortage Downturn Draining reserves Durable goods orders Daily trading limit Deferred month Deliverable grades Delivery month Delivery point Delivery price Delta Derivative security Depositary receipt Domestic Domestic corporation Death benefit Decreasing term life Deductible Demutualization Disability insurance Double indemnity Dual life insurance Deal stock Defensive stock Demand rights Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Dissolution Distribution stock Donated stock Dow Dow Jones Averages Dow Jones Industrial Average Dated date Deficiency letter Directed share program Direct financing Direct placement Direct Public Offering Distributing syndicate DPO Due diligence Damages Decree Deed De-escalation clause De facto Defeasance Defendant Defer Delivery Disclaimer Disclosure Discretion Discretionary Discretionary trust Disposition Documentation Doing business as Due process Durable Power of Attorney Date of maturity Dating Debit balance Debt consolidation Debtor in possession Debtor-in-possession financing Debt retirement Debt service Deed of Release Deed of Trust Default Default risk Deferred payment Delinquent Demand loan Direct lease Discharge Discharge of bankruptcy Discharge of lien Discount loan Double net lease Down payment Due-on-sale clause Dollar cost averaging Dual-purpose fund Debit spread Deep in the money Deep out of the money Delta hedging Delta spread Diagonal spread Double witching hour Downside protection Deed of Surrender Department of Housing and Urban Development Deferred account Deferred annuity Deferred payment annuity Defined benefit plan Defined contribution plan Determination Letter Direct rollover Direct transfer Distress termination DAX 100 Delayed opening Delist Diamonds Direct participation program Dirty stock Distressed security DJIA Dummy CUSIP Defensive investment strategy Diversifiable risk Diversification Dogs of the Dow Double hedging Double up Dow dividend theory Deduction Deficiency Dependent Disposable income Drawback Duty Descending bottoms Descending tops Detrend Double bottom Double top Double top breakout Down volume Daily high Daily low Daylight trade Day trade Day trader Dead cat bounce Decimalization Decline Deep market Depth of market Desktop ticker Dip Discount yield Divergence Dollar volume Double auction market Downside risk Downtick Downtrend Drop Due bill Deal Deal flow