We have curated a compendium of financial terminology commencing with the letter ‘P’ to improve your proficiency in financial literacy.
P-Test
P-Value
Pac-Man Defense
Paga
Paid-In Capital
Paid-Up Additional Insurance
Paid-Up Capital
Painting the Tape
Paper Money
Paper Trade
Par
Par Value
Par Yield Curve
Parabolic SAR Indicator
Paradox of Thrift
Parent Company
Pareto Analysis
Pareto Efficiency
Pareto Improvement
Pareto Principle
Pari-passu
Parity
Parity Price
Parsonage Allowance
Participating Policy
Participating Preferred Stock
Participation Rate
Participatory Note
Partnership
Passive Activity Loss Rules
Passive Foreign Investment Company
Passive Income
Passive Investing
Past Due
Patent
PATH Act
Path Dependency
Patriot Act
Pattern Day Trader
Pay Yourself First
Payable On Death
Payback Period
Payday Loan
Payee
Payment
Payment-in-Kind
Payout
Payout Ratio
PayPal
Payroll
Payroll Tax
P/E 10 Ratio
Peer Group
Peer-to-Peer Economy
Peer-to-Peer Lending
Pegging
Pell Grant
Penetration Pricing
Pennant
Penny Stock
Pension Plan
Per Capita
Per Capita GDP
Per Stirpes
Perceived Value
Percentage Change
Percentage of Completion Method
Perfect Competition
Performance Bonds
Performance Budget
Performance Management
Periodic Interest Rate
Permanent Income Hypothesis
Permanent Life Insurance
Perpetual Bond
Perpetual Inventory
Perpetuity
Perseroan Terbatas
Personal Consumption Expenditures
Personal Finance
Personal Financial Specialist
Personal Financial Statement
Personal Guarantee
Personal Identification Number
Personal Income
Personal Lines Insurance
Personal Property
Personal Service Corporation
Personally Identifiable Information
PEST Analysis
Peter Principle
Petrodollars
Petroleum
Petty Cash
Phantom Stock Plan
Philanthropy
Phillips Curve
Physical Capital
Pigovian Tax
PIIGS
PIMCO
Pink Sheets
Piotroski Score
Pip
Pitchbook
Pivot Point
Plain Vanilla
Planned Obsolescence
Platinum
Platykurtic
Pledged Asset
Plowback Ratio
Plunge Protection Team
Point-and-Figure Chart
Point of Purchase
Point of Sale
Poison Pill
Poisson Distribution
Political Action Committee
Political Economy
Political Risk
Ponzi Scheme
Pooled Funds
Population Statistics
Pork Barrel Politics
Porter Diamond
Porter’s 5 Forces
Portfolio Investment
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio of Financial Assets
Portfolio Runoff
Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Variance
Position Trader
Positive Correlation
Positive Economics
Positive Pay
Post-Money Valuation
Post-Trade Processing
Posterior Probability
Poverty
Poverty Trap
Power Distance Index
Power of Attorney
Pre-Foreclosure
Pre-IPO
Pre-Market
Predatory Pricing
Preemptive Rights
Preference Shares
Preferred Dividend
Preferred Provider Organizations
Preferred Stock
Premium
Premium Bond
Prepaid Credit Card
Prepaid Expense
Prepayment
Prepayment Penalty
Prepayment Risk
Present Value
Present Value Interest Factor
Present Value Interest Factor of Annuity
Present Value of an Annuity
Preservation of Capital
Press Conference
Pretax Earnings
Pretax Profit Margin
Price Action
Price Ceiling
Price Controls
Price Discovery
Price Discrimination
Price/Earnings-to-Growth Ratio
Price Elasticity of Demand
Price Fixing
Price Leadership
Price Level
Price Rate of Change Indicator
Price Sensitivity
Price Skimming
Price Stickiness
Price-Taker
Price Target
Price-to-Book Ratio
Price-to-Cash Flow Ratio
Price-to-Earnings Ratio
Price to Free Cash Flow
Price-to-Rent Ratio
Price-to-Sales
Price to Tangible Book Value
Price Value of a Basis Point
Price-Weighted Index
Prima Facie
Primary Market
Prime Brokerage
Prime Cost
Prime Rate
Principal
Principal-Agent Problem
Principal-Agent Relationship
Principal, Interest, Taxes, Insurance
Prisoner’s Dilemma
Private Banking
Private Company
Private Equity
Private Equity Real Estate
Private Finance Initiative
Private Good
Private Investment Fund
Private Investment in Public Equity
Private Placement
Private Sector
Privatization
Privileged Communication
Pro Forma
Pro Forma Invoice
Pro Rata
Probability Density Function
Probability Distribution
Probate
Probate Court
Procurement
Procyclic
Producer Price Index
Producer Surplus
Product Differentiation
Product Life Cycles
Product Line
Product Portfolio
Production Costs
Production Efficiency
Production Possibility Frontier
Productivity
Profit
Profit and Loss Statement
Profit Before Tax
Profit Centers
Profit Margin
Profit-Sharing Plan
Profits Interest
Profitability Index
Profitability Ratios
Program Evaluation Review Technique
Progress Billings
Progressive Tax
Project Finance
Project Management
Projected Benefit Obligation
Promissory Estoppel
Promissory Note
Promoter
Promotion
Proof of Funds
Proof-of-Stake
Proof of Work
Property
Property Insurance
Property Management
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property Rights
Property Tax
Property Tax Deduction
Proportional Tax
Proprietary Trading
Proration
Prospect Theory
Prospectus
Protectionism
Protective Put
Provident Fund
Provision
Provision for Credit Losses
Proxy
Proxy Fight
Proxy Statement
Proxy Vote
Public Company
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Public Good
Public Limited Company
Public-Private Partnerships
Pullback
Pump-and-Dump Scheme
Pump Priming
Purchase Annual Percentage Rate
Purchasing Managers’ Index
Purchase Money Security Interest
Purchase-Money Mortgage
Purchase Price
Purchasing Power
Pure Play
Pure Risk
Push Down Accounting
Put
Put-Call Parity
Put-Call Ratio
Put Option
Pyramid Scheme
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