Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

valeur faciale

English translation:

face value

Added to glossary by veratek
Mar 7, 2011 11:36
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French term

valeur faciale

Non-PRO French to English Bus/Financial Economics
des titres au pair, présentant une valeur faciale identique aux obligations existantes
Change log

Mar 7, 2011 11:40: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "présentant une valeur faciale identique aux obligations existantes " to "valeur faciale"

Mar 7, 2011 15:53: philgoddard changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

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Non-PRO (3): Wendy Streitparth, Terry Richards, philgoddard

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face value

"The face value of bonds usually represents the principal or redemption value. Interest payments are expressed as a percentage of face value. Before maturity, the actual value of a bond may be greater or less than face value, depending on the interest rate payable and the perceived risk of default. As bonds approach maturity, actual value approaches face value.

In the case of stock certificates, face value is the par value of the stock. In the case of common stock, par value is largely symbolic. In the case of preferred stock, dividends may be expressed as a percentage of par value."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_value
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agree CristianaC
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agree philgoddard
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agree cc in nyc : you were first ;-)
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agree Maria Licursi
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face value

des titres au pair, présentant une valeur faciale identique aux obligations existantes/ A par security, (title), selling at an identical face value as the existing obligations.

Titre= security, title; The nominal dollar amount assign to a security by the issuer. For an equity security, par is usually a very small amount that bears no relationship to its market price.

Valeur faciale= face value

Obligation = Any debt, written promise, or duty.
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Thanks for the explanation.
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agree damselfly
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