Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,782,099,018 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Limited-Liability Instrument

    0.01 sec.
Limited-liability instrument
A security, such as a call option, in which the owner can lose only the initial investment.

Limited-Liability Instrument
An investment vehicle in which the maximum amount one may lose is the initial amount of the investment. An example is a long position on an option contract. If one does not exercise the option, the most one may lose is the premium. Likewise, a limited partner in any partnership is only liable for the amount of his/her investment in the event of liquidation.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
No references found
 
Financial browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Financial Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.