Here is a list of accounting and finance terms for my own records. I probably should have paid more attention in my Accounting 1A classes.
| Term | Definition |
| capitulation | giving up and selling out (or buying in) |
| drawdown | e.g. if my portfolio reached 100K, then went back down to 80K. I can say I had a drawdown to 80K. |
| impairment | ? |
| Level 1/2/3 | ? |
| MER - management expense ratio | management expense ratio. The investor will receive the fund's performance minus the MER. MER may not take into account ALL costs, look for a TER instead. |
| TER - total expense ratio | annual management and other running costs |
| Treasury Shares | The company sometimes buys back shares and places them into the treasury. These shares do not receive dividends or voting rights. The are usually used for employee share plans or cancelled as part of a buy back |
| TWI - trade weighted index | a comparison between multiple foreign currencies |