drawdown — The worst percentage cumulative loss (from peak to valley) for an investment in the managed futures industry is known as a drawdown. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary The state in which the borrower obtains some of the project financing, usually … Financial and business terms
Drawdown — The peak to trough decline during a specific record period of an investment, fund or commodity. A drawdown is usually quoted as the percentage between the peak and the trough. A drawdown is measured from the time a retrenchment begins to when a… … Investment dictionary
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