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  • Widow-And-Orphan Stock
    A stock that pays high dividends and is generally considered to carry low risk. Widow-and-orphan stocks would most likely be in non-cyclical industries that are less likely to be negatively impacted during economic downturns.
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  • Market Risk Premium
    The difference between the expected return on a market portfolio and the risk-free rate. Market risk premium is equal to the slope of the security market line (SML), a capital asset pricing model. Three distinct concepts are part of market risk...
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  • Intermarket Surveillance Information System (ISIS)
    A publicly-accessible electronic database in which securities trade information is stored. The Intermarket Surveillance Information System contains data that includes the time of the trade and all participants involved. ISIS allows regulators to...
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