A qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) is an institution allowed to invest in foreign ...

A qualified special representative agreement (QSR) is a National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) agreement that allows one broker-dealer to send a trade to a ...

A qualified professional asset manager (QPAM) is a registered investment advisor (RIA) that helps pension plans and similar entities make ...

Qualified production activities income (QPAI) is certain income related to manufacturing that qualifies to be taxed at a lower ...

Quality of earnings describes the amount of profit from core operations rather than accounting methods, extraordinary situations or earnings ...

Quality of life describes the happiness, independence and freedom available to an ...

A flight to quality is the act of moving capital away from "risky" investments and toward "safer" investments due to uncertainty about the overall economy. Anything that ...

The Tobin's Q ratio is a measure of firm assets in relation to a firm's market value. The formula for Tobin's Q ...

A non-qualified plan is a retirement plan to which the IRS does not grant specific tax ...

A real-time quote is a stock quote that feeds directly from the exchange and does not have a time ...

A level I quote is the current best bid and offer for a security that trades on the Nasdaq or over-the-counter ...

A qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity (QPSA) is a company-sponsored death benefit that provides the employee's surviving spouse with an annuity payment should the ...