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Expected dividends to be paid to holders of the underlying shares or financial instruments (expressed as a percentage of the share or instrument's price).

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Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price.

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Risk-free interest rate assumption used in valuing an instrument.

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Maximum percentage of common stock issuable upon conversion of preferred stock.

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Preferred stock conversion floor price.

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