Z is an extension to a ticker symbol. It denotes that the security is either a special class of preferred stock, a stub security, represents a limited partnership interest or is a special class of warrants.

A Z-bond is a bond representing the last tranche of a bond that relies on payments from underlying securities.

Z-Bond

The Z-score is a financial statistic that measures the probability of bankruptcy.

Z-Score

A Z-tranche is the last tranche of a bond that relies on payments from underlying securities.

Z-Tranche

Z-shares are shares of mutual funds for the employees of those mutual funds.

Z-share

The ZEW Economic Sentiment is a monthly survey of economic sentiment in Germany. (The acronym stands for Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH, or Centre for European Economic Research.)

ZEW Economic Sentiment

A zero-balance account, sometimes called a "ZBA," is a business-oriented bank account that usually has a balance of $0.

Zero Balance Account

Zero based budgeting (ZBB) is a budgeting method that involves starting with $0 and adding only enough money in the budget to cover expected costs.

Zero Based Budgeting

A zero-beta portfolio is a portfolio built with zero systematic risk.

Zero Beta Portfolio

A zero capital gains rate is a 0% tax on gains from the sale of assets and property sold in an enterprise zone.

Zero Capital Gains Rate

A zero cost collar is a short-term option trading strategy that offsets the volatility risk by purchasing a cap and a floor for the price of a derivative.

Zero Cost Collar

A zero coupon bond is a bond that makes no periodic interest payments and therefore is sold at a deep discount from its face value.

Zero Coupon Bond

A zero-layoff policy is a company policy that prohibits laying off employees.

Zero Layoff Policy

Also called a zero downtick, a zero minus tick is a trade that occurs at the same price as the trade preceding it but lower than the last trade at a different price. A zero minus tick is the opposite of a zero plus tick.

Zero Minus Tick

Also called a zero uptick, a zero plus tick is a trade that occurs at the same price as the trade preceding it but higher than the last trade at a different price. A zero plus tick is the opposite of a zero minus tick.

Zero Plus Tick

Zero-bound is a scenario in which the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates to zero or near zero. Traders sometimes also use the term to describe stocks that seem to be quickly losing value.

Zero-Bound

A zero-lot-line house is a house whose structure goes right up the edge of the property line.

Zero-Lot-Line House

Zero-rated goods are goods that aren't subject to value-added (VAT) tax.

Zero-Rated Goods

In finance, a zero-sum game refers to trades or investments in which one investor gains when another investor loses.

Zero-Sum Game

A zombie bank is a bank with liabilities that exceed its assets (in other words, it has a net worth of zero). They do not die (hence the nickname) because they receive government support or bailouts.

Zombie Bank

A zombie company is a firm that continues to operate even though its liabilities exceed its assets (in other words, it has a net worth of zero).

Zombie Company

Zombie Debt

Zoning is a method of determining how people can use land and buildings within a certain area.

Zoning

A zoning ordinance is a rule regarding how people can use land and buildings within a certain area.

Zoning Ordinance

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