UNDERWATER Definition

UNDERWATER, in securities, is securities held in a portfolio with an unrealized market loss. Selling them would mean realizing the loss and, according to statutory accounting, a reduction in policyholders' surplus.

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AVERAGE FUNDS EMPLOYED see FUNDS EMPLOYED.

R&D see RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

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