Financial Dictionary abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Search for terms: Paper Profit A rise in capital value that has not been realized yet. For example, if there is a rise in stock value, but the stock has not been realized, the investor will experience paper profit, or unrealized profit. Tweet Related Terms Proprietary Proprietary Trading Palladium Platinum Ponzi Scheme Portfolio Margin Peer Group Pay As You Go Pension Plan Pay Czar Pending Home Sales Index – PHSI