Trust created under duress, mistake or fraud and can be put aside until valid or repudiated. See void trust.
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VOIDANCE
The act of emptying; ejection from a benefice.
VOIDED CHECK
Cheese made null and void for any reason.
VOIR DIRE
L. Fr. To speak the truth. This phrase denotes the preliminary examination which the court may make of one presented as a witness or juror, where his competency, interest, etc., […]
VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION
a French term for the examination of a potential juror to see if they are fit to serve.
VOITURE
Fr. Carriage; transportation by carriage.
VOLATILE
Unstable and capable of a high to low variation.
VOLATILE LIQUID
Liquid able to evaporate or vaporize at room temperature .
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC)
1. Any hydrocarbon with a vapor pressure equal or greater than0.1mm of Mercury except for ethane and methane. 2. Substance able to evaporate at its temperature of use and causes […]
VOLATILITY
The amount a price changes. The more volatile the more risky. It helps determine the value at risk. Refer to standard deviation , vega, variance, skew, smile, and strategy.
VOLATILITY SKEW
The difference between call and put options volatility. Puts trade better than call options. Refer to volatility smile .
VOLATILITY SMILE
When strike price and volatility of an option are compared. Investors prefer outofthemoney contracts because they are cheaper. Refer to volatility skew .
VOLATILITY SWAP
A swap that exchanges realized volatility for fixed volatility. It directy protects the asset or market. This can last 6 months to 5 years.
VOLENS
Lat. Willing. He is said to be willing who either expressly consents or tacitly makes no opposition . Calvin. Volenti non fit injuria . He who Consents cannot receive au […]
VOLENTI NON FIT INJURIA
Legal principle where one voluntarily and knowingly consents to take risks such as in dangerous sports.
VOLSTEAD ACT
the name of the 18th Amendment that prohibits the general sale of liquor and was repealed in 1933.
VOLT (V)
Metric unit of electrical potential. Equal to the steady flow of one amp current against one ohm of resistance
VOLT-AMPERE (VA)
Unit of electrical load.
VOLTAGE
Amount of volts of potential difference of a circuit.
VOLUME
Number of shares traded in a day at an exchange or in a single index or security.
VOLUME IMPERSONAL SERVICE
Service satisfying all of the needs of customers.
VOLUME REDUCTION
Way to process waste to reduce its volume.
VOLUMEN
Lat. In the civil law . A volume; so called from its form, being rolled up.
VOLUMETRIC RISK
Loss incurred from volume imbalances. It can change both quantity and price.
VOLUMUS
Lat. We will; it is our will. The first word of a clause in the royal writs of protection and letters patent . Cowell.