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Average lifeAlso referred to as the weighted-average life (WAL). The average number of years that each dollar of unpaid principal due on the mortgage remains outstanding. Average life is computed as the weighted-average time to the receipt of all future cash flows, using as the weights the dollar amounts of the principal paydowns.Average life Similar MatchesYield to average lifeYield to average lifeA yield calculation in which bonds are retired routinely during the life of the issue. Since the issuer buys its own bonds on the open market because of sinking fund requirements, if the bonds are trading below par, this action provides automatic price support for these bonds and they will usually trade on a yield to average life basis. Average propensity to importAverage propensity to importThe fraction of total income spent on imports; thus the ratio of imports to GDP. Contrasts with marginal propensity to import. Lipper Mutual Fund Industry AverageLipper Mutual Fund Industry AverageThe average level of performance for all mutual funds, as reported by Lipper Analytical Services. Average discount rateAverage discount ratePurchasers tender their competitive bids on a discount rate basis. The weighted, or adjusted, mean of all bids accepted in Treasury bill auctions. Average upAverage upA strategy used by investors to lower the overall cost of shares by buying as many shares with a given amount of capital in an increasing market. Buying $1000 worth of shares at $30, $35, $40, and $45, for instance, will make the average cost of the shares $37.50. Further SuggestionsAverage accounting returnAverage down Average propensity Import-weighted average tariff General Average Average tariff moving average Average cost With Average (WA) Average rate of return (ARR) Weighted average maturity Average collection period, or days receivables Nikkei stock average Average daily balance Average product Trade-weighted average tariff Free of Particular Average Average Directional Movement Weighted average Coupon Weighted average life IBCs money fund report average Average cost General Average Contribution average price volume weighted average price |
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