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Definitions, Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms |
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Here you'll find the most important
definitions, terms, and abbreviations you'll come across in the
Forex business.
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F
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face amount
- The amount stated on an insurance policy, to be paid
upon death or maturity.
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face value
- The nominal dollar amount assigned to a security by
the issuer. For an equity...
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face-amount certificate
- A debt security issued by a type of mutual fund
called a face amount certificate...
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facilitation
- The creation of a market. In the case of securities,
this function is performed by market makers.
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fact book
- Any detailed information about a product's history.
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factor
- A firm engaged in the business of financing accounts
receivable, an activity known as factoring.
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factoring
- The selling of a firm's accounts receivable, at a
discount, to a factor, who...
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factors of production
- The resources used in producing the goods and
services created in an economy....
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factory
- A building or a group of buildings designed to
produce goods on an efficient,...
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Factory Orders - German - Euro-zone
- Measures the total change in orders placed at
domestic manufacturers. The figure...
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Factory Orders - United States
- Dollar volume of new orders, shipments, unfilled
orders and inventories as reported...
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FAFSA
- Abbreviation for Free Application for Federal
Student Aid, which refers to a...
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fail-safe
- An action taken to avoid a disaster.
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Fair Credit Reporting Act
- A Federal law providing individuals the right to
examine their own credit history....
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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- A 1977 federal law that serves to regulate
collection agencies. The FDCPA outlines...
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fair market value
- The price that an interested but not desperate buyer
would be willing to pay...
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fair value
- A valuation, in accordance with standard
methodology, that is reasonable to...
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fairly valued
- A stock or other investment which is perceived by a
given investor to be trading close to its actual value.
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fairness opinion
- The professional opinion of an investment bank,
provided for a fee, regarding...
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fake out
- A large, quick, temporary rise or fall in price.
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Falkland Island Pound
- The official currency of the Falkland Islands. Learn
more about the Falkland...
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fallen angel
- A bond which was investment-grade when issued but
which is now of significantly lower quality.
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falling knife
- A stock whose price has been dropping quickly. The
implication is that the investor...
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family of funds
- A mutual fund firm offering many mutual funds, for
various objectives. Generally,...
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Fannie Mae
- FNMA or Fannie Mae. Originally set up by congress in
1938 to aid the US...
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far month
- The month of an option contract or futures contract
which has the latest delivery date. Also known as
furthest month.
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far option
- The part of an option spread which has the later
expiration date. Opposite of near option.
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Faroe Island Krone
- The currency of Faroe Island. Faroe Island uses a
currency pegged one-to-one...
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FASB
- Abbreviation for Financial Accounting Standards
Board. Independent agency which establishes GAAP.
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favorable balance of trade
- Having exports which exceed imports.
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FCC
- Abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission.
A U.S. government agency...
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FDIC
- Abbreviation for Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation. A federal agency that...
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feasible
- Possible, doable.
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Fed
- The 7-member Board of Governors that oversees
Federal Reserve Banks, establishes...
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Fed bias
- The way the Federal Open Markets Committee announces
its perspective on the...
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Fed Chairman
- The head of the Federal Reserve Board, who is named
by the U.S. President from a list of candidates approved
by the Senate.
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fed funds
- Funds deposited by commercial banks at Federal
Reserve Banks. By requiring banks...
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Fed funds rate
- Federal Funds Rate (or Fed Funds Rate) - the
interest rate banks charge...
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Fed Governor Speaks - United States
- The seven members of the Board of Governors have
voting power in all three monetary...
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Fed pass
- Federal Reserve action designed to make more credit
available by adding reserves to the banking system.
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Fed President Speaks - United States
- There are 12 Federal Reserve Presidents, each from a
different district of the...
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Federal
- Relating to the national government or union of
states. Originally, Federal...
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Federal Call
- A Federal Reserve Board regulation that governs
customer cash accounts and...
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Federal Communications Commission
- Abbreviated as FCC, refers to a U.S. government
agency charged with the task...
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Federal Debt
- The amount by which a government's expenditures
exceed its tax revenues. The...
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Federal Deficit
- The amount by which a government's expenditures
exceed its tax revenues. The...
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Abbreviated as FDIC, refers to a federal agency that
insures deposits in member banks and thrifts up to
$100,000.
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Federal funds
- Funds deposited by commercial banks at Federal
Reserve Banks. By requiring banks...
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Federal funds rate
- Federal Funds Rate (or Fed Funds Rate) - the
interest rate banks charge...
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
- FHLMC or Freddie Mac. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation is the government-chartered...
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Federal Housing Administration
- FHA. The Federal Housing Administration is the
government-agency whose primary...
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Federal ID Number
- TIN, or Federal Tax ID Number. A TIN is a government
issued number assigned to businesses for tax reporting
purposes.
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Federal Insurance Contributions Act
- FICA, as the Act is commonly referred, is a law
requiring employers to withhold...
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Federal National Mortgage Association
- FNMA or Fannie Mae. Originally set up by congress in
1938 to aid the US housing...
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Federal Open Market Committee
- The Federal Reserve controls the cost and
availability of money through actions...
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Federal Reserve Bank
- One of 12 regional banks of the Federal Reserve
System. The regional banks...
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Federal Reserve Board
- The Board of Governors is a managing body of the
Federal Reserve System. The...
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Federal Reserve Discount Rate
- The interest rate charged to borrow directly from
the Federal Reserve Bank...
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Federal Reserve Note
- Essentially: American Cash. A Federal Reserve Notes
is paper currency issued...
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Federal Reserve requirement
- Banks accepts deposits, lending out a portion of
those funds to borrowers...
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Federal Reserve System
- The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the
United States, setting monetary...
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Federal Reserve System
- The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the
United States, setting monetary...
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Federal Savings and Loan Association
- A federally chartered institution whose purpose is
to collect savings deposits and provide residential
mortgage loans.
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Federal Surplus
- The federal government's budget surplus; that is,
the extent to which government revenues exceed
government spending.
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Federal Tax Identification Number
- The Social Security number of an individual or the
Employer Identification Number...
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Federal tax lien
- A lien against all assets of a delinquent taxpayer.
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Federal Trade Commission
- FTC. Federal agency whose purpose is to encourage
free enterprise and prevent restraint of trade and
monopolies.
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Federation Internationale des Bourses de Valeurs
- FIBV. The organization of the world's stock markets,
headquartered in Paris....
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fee
- A charge for services rendered.
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fee-based financial planning
- The financial planning services which are paid for
on a flat fee or an hourly...
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fee-for-service
- A health insurance plan that allows the holder to
make almost all health care...
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FFO
- Abbreviation for Funds From Operations. A financial
measure used by REITs to...
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FHA
- Abbreviation for Federal Housing Administration. A
government agency whose primary...
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FHA Loan
- A type of government mortgage that is insured by the
Federal Housing Administration (FHA).
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FHLMC
- Abbreviation for Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation. Government-chartered...
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fiat money
- Money which has no intrinsic value and cannot be
redeemed for specie or any...
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Fibonacci
- The Fibonacci sequence, named for its discoverer
Leonardo Fibonacci, forms the...
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Fibonacci Retracements & Arcs
- The Fibonacci sequence, named for its discoverer
Leonardo Fibonacci, forms the...
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FIBV
- Abbreviation for Federation Internationale des
Bourses de Valeurs. The organization...
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FICA
- Abbreviation for The federal law which requires
employers to withhold a portion...
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FICO score
- Acronym for Fair Isaac Credit Organization credit
score.
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fictitious credit
- A credit balance in a securities margin account
representing short sale proceeds and the Regulation T
margin requirement.
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fidelity bond
- A debt obligation serving to protect an employer
from loss in the event that...
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fiduciary
- An individual, corporation or association holding
assets for another party,...
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FIFO
- Abbreviation for First In First Out. A method of
valuing the cost of goods sold...
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Fijian dollar
- The official currency of Fiji. Learn more about the
Fijian dollar and Fiji at GoCurrency.com
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filing
- Depositing a document, generally a financing
statement, in a public office and thereby making it
available to the public.
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filing status
- The types of taxpayers: single, married filing
jointly, married filing separately,...
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fill
- To execute an order or buy or sell a security or
commodity.
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fill or kill
- An order given to a broker that must immediately be
filled in its entirety or,...
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FIM
- The ISO currency code for the Finnish Markka.
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FIN
- Abbreviation for Federal ID Number, which refers to
a number assigned to a business for tax reporting
purposes.
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final prospectus
- A document containing information on a new issue,
including the delivery date,...
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finance
- A branch of economics concerned with resource
allocation as well as resource...
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finance charge
- Any charge for credit.
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finance company
- A firm which makes loans to individuals and/or
businesses.
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financial
- Pertaining to finance.
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Financial Accounting Standards Board
- Abbreviated as FASB, refers to an independent agency
which establishes GAAP.
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financial advisor
- An individual or organization employed by an
individual or mutual fund to manage...
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financial analyst
- An employee of a bank, brokerage, advisor, or mutual
fund who studies firms...
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financial asset
- A non-physical asset, such as a security,
certificate, or bank balance. Opposite of non-financial
asset.
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financial capital
- Funds which are available to acquire real capital.
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financial condition
- The status of a firm's assets, liabilities and
equity positions at a specific...
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financial futures
- A futures contracts based on financial instruments,
such as Treasury Bonds, CDs, currencies or indexes.
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financial institution
- Institution which collects funds from the public and
places them in financial...
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financial instrument
- An instrument having monetary value or recording a
monetary transaction.
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financial leverage
- In finance, leverage is the general term used to
describe the ratio between...
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financial market
- A market for the exchange of capital and credit,
including the money markets and the capital markets.
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financial needs approach
- The technique used to determine how much life
insurance is required, by considering the future needs
of the policy's beneficiaries.
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financial planner
- An investment professional who helps individuals set
and achieve their long-term...
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financial planning
- An investment professional who helps individuals set
and achieve their long-term...
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financial risk
- The possibility that a bond issuer will default, by
failing to repay principal...
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financial statement
- A written report which quantitatively describes the
financial health of a firm....
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financial structure
- The right side of a firm's balance sheet, detailing
how its assets are financed, including debt and equity
issues.
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financier
- One who makes a living participating in commercial
financing activities.
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financing
- Providing the necessary capital.
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financing flows
- Cash flows generated through debt and equity
financing.
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finder's fee
- A fee paid to someone who acts as an intermediary
for a client in a transaction.
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fine paper
- Securities with little or no risk-free.
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finished goods
- Manufactured products which ready for sale and
delivery to the marketplace.
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Finite-life REIT
- Abbreviated as REIT. REIT which plans to liquidate
all of its holdings by a...
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Finnish Markka
- The former currency of Finland until 1 January 1999,
when it was superseded...
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firewall
- The separation of banking and broker/dealer
activities within the same financial...
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firm
- Any business, such as a sole proprietorship,
partnership or corporation.
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firm commitment lending
- A formal offer by a lender making explicit the terms
under which it agrees to...
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firm commitment offering
- An arrangement in which an underwriter assumes the
risk of bringing a new securities...
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firm order
- A client order which is not subject to cancellation,
or an order to buy or sell for a broker-dealer's own
account.
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firm price
- A price which is not negotiable.
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firm quotation
- Any round lot bid or offer from a Market Maker other
than a nominal quotation.
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first board
- The delivery dates for futures as determined by the
appropriate futures exchange.
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first call date
- The first date on which a callable bond may be
redeemed, specified in its indenture.
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First In First Out
- Abbreviated as FIFO, refers to a method of valuing
the cost of goods sold that...
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first mortgage
- The mortgage that has first claim in the event of a
default.
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first notice day
- The first day that a buyer of a futures contract can
be called upon to take delivery.
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first preferred stock
- Preferred stock which takes precedence over other
preferred and common stock with regard to dividends and
assets.
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first-mover advantage
- The edge that a firm gains by entering a particular
market before any competitors.
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first-round financing
- The first investment in a firm made by external
investors.
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fiscal
- Pertaining to money, especially government taxation
and spending policies.
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fiscal agent
- A bank or trust firm which handles fiscal matters
for a corporation, including...
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fiscal policy
- Fiscal policy is the deliberate change in a
governmentâ??s spending, taxation...
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fiscal year
- An accounting period of 12 months used by companies
and government organizations...
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fixation
- The setting of a commodity's current or future price
by a government.
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fixed
- Unchanging, set, not variable.
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fixed annuity
- An investment vehicle offered by an insurance firm,
that guarantees a stream...
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fixed asset
- A long-term, tangible asset held for business use
and not expected to be converted...
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fixed benefits
- Insurance payments to a beneficiary which are of a
set, unchanging amount.
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fixed budget
- A budget which is made without regard to potential
variations in business activity....
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fixed cost
- A cost that does not vary depending on production or
sales levels, such as rent, property tax, insurance, or
interest expense.
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fixed expenses
- See fixed cost.
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fixed income
- Fixed Income in finance refers to securities that
offer constant and predictable...
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fixed income equivalent
- A convertible security for which the market price of
the common stock is so...
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fixed investment trust
- See unit investment trust. Also known as unit
investment trust or participating trust or fixed
investment trust.
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fixed premium
- Periodic, equal-sized payments made to an insurance
firm for an insurance policy or annuity.
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fixed rate
- A loan in which the interest rate does not change
during the entire term of the loan. Opposite of
adjustable rate.
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fixed-charge coverage ratio
- Profits before income taxes and interest payments,
divided by long-term interest, for a given period of
time.
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fixed-income arbitrage
- An investment strategy that involves exploiting the
price differences in similiar short-term bonds.
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fixed-rate loan
- A loan in which the interest rate does not change
during the entire term of...
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Fixed-Rate Mortgage
- Fixed-Rate Mortgage (FRM) is a loan where the
interest rate is locked for the...
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fixtures
- In real estate, a part of a piece of property that
is permanently attached so...
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FJD
- The ISO currency code for the Fijan Dollar.Learn
more about the Fijan Dollar and Fiji at GoCurrency.com
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FKP
- The official currency of the Falkland Islands. Learn
more about the Falkland...
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flag
- A technical analysis term referring to a chart
pattern created when a steep...
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flash
- The value of a security that is used when volume is
so high that the tape cannot...
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flat
- A price that is neither rising nor falling; Also
known as sideways.
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flat dollar
- A description of an absolute amount, as opposed to
an amount determined as a function of another amount,
such as a percentage.
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flat rate
- A price per unit which remains constant regardless
of the total number of units purchased.
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flat tax
- A system in which all levels of income are taxed at
the same rate.
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flat yield curve
- A yield curve showing the same yield for
short-maturity and long-maturity bonds. Also known as
even yield curve.
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flexible benefit plan
- A benefits plan that allows employees to select from
a pool of choices, some...
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flexible budget
- A set of revenue and expense projections at various
production or sales volumes....
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flexible expense
- An expense that can be adjusted or eliminated, such
as for luxury items, such as clothes or CDs. Opposite of
flexible expense.
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flexible spending account
- A benefit offered to an employee by an employer
which allows a fixed amount...
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flier
- A high-risk investment or business opportunity.
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flight to quality
- The flow of funds from riskier to safer investments
in times of marketplace...
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flip-flop note
- A note which enables investors to switch between two
different kinds of debt.
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flipping
- The practice of purchasing initial public offerings
at the offering price and...
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float
- The number of shares of a security that are
outstanding and available for trading by the public.
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floater
- A fixed income instrument which has a coupon rate or
interest rate that varies...
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floating debt
- Continuously refinanced short-term debt for a firm's
ongoing operations. The...
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floating exchange rate
- The currency exchange rate which is determined by
free market forces, rather than being fixed by a
government.
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floating lien
- A general lien against a set of assets, such as
inventory or accounts receivable,...
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floating rate
- Any interest rate that changes on a periodic basis.
The change is generally...
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floating security
- A security which is bought and held in street name
with the expectation that it will be quickly resold at a
profit.
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floating-rate bond
- A bond whose interest is pegged to a benchmark, such
as the Treasury Bill rate, and adjusted periodically.
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floor
- The lowest possible price limit set by market
makers, regulatory bodies or controlling...
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floor broker
- An exchange member who executes orders on the floor
of an exchange on behalf...
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floor loan
- A minimum amount that a lender is willing to loan.
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floor trader
- An exchange member who executes orders on the floor
for his or her own account. Also known as a local.
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flotation
- Going public to raise equity financing and to allow
the original owners and early investors to realize some
of their gains.
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flotation costs
- The costs of issuing a new security, including the
money investment bankers...
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flow of funds
- For municipal bonds, a statement that specifies the
priorities for which the...
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fluctuate
- To change in price, value, or rate.
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fluctuation limit
- The highest and lowest prices that a commodity or
option is permitted to reach...
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FNMA
- FNMA or Fannie Mae. Originally set up by congress in
1938 to aid the US housing...
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FOB
- Abbreviation for Free On Board, which refers to a
shipping term which indicates...
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focused fund
- A mutual fund that holds large positions in a small
number of stocks. While...
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FOK
- An order given to a broker that must immediately be
filled in its entirety or,...
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follow-on
- An offering of shares after a firm's initial public
offering. Also known as subsequent offering.
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FOMC
- Abbreviation for Federal Open Market Committee. A
12-member committee which...
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FOMC Rate Decision - United States
- The announcement of whether the Federal Reserve has
increased, decreased...
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Food Price Index - New Zealand
- Measures the price change of food and food services
purchased by households....
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forbearance
- A lender's postponement of foreclosure in order to
give the borrower time an opportunity to make up for
overdue payments.
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Forbes 500
- An annual listing by Forbes magazine of the top 500
public firms in the U.S. ranked by sales, assets,
earnings, and capitalization.
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forced conversion
- An action resulting in the calling in of a
convertible security against the...
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forecast
- An estimate future trends by examining and analyzing
available information.
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foreclosure
- The legal process by which an owner's right to a
property is terminated, generally...
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foreign corporation
- A corporation which was incorporated under the laws
of a foreign country. Also known as alien corporation.
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foreign currency option
- An option which gives the owner the right to buy or
sell the indicated amount...
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Foreign Debt
- The money one country owes to another country, as a
result of loans and/or a negative balance of trade.
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foreign direct investment
- Any kind of direct investment in productive assets
by a firm incorporated in...
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foreign exchange
- Foreign Exchange is the trade of one national
currency and takes place "over...
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foreign exchange rate
- The rate at which one currency may be converted into
another. Also known as...
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Forex
- FX and Forex refer to Foreign Exchange, the exchange
of one currency for another....
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forfeiture
- A loss of money, property, or privileges due to a
breach of legal obligation,...
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forgery
- An illegal modification or reproduction of an
instrument, document, signature,...
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Form 10-K
- An audited document required by the SEC and sent to
a public firm's or mutual...
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Form 10-Q
- An unaudited document required by the SEC for all
U.S. public firms, reporting...
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Form 3
- A document required by the SEC and the appropriate
stock exchange to announce...
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Form 4
- A document required by the SEC and the appropriate
stock exchange to announce...
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Form 8-K
- A document required by the SEC to announce certain
significant changes in a...
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Form S-1
- A registration statement used in the initial public
offering of securities.
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Form T
- A NASD-required form that is used by brokers to
report equity transactions after the market's usual
hours.
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formula investing
- An investment strategy which eliminates emotional
decisions by following a specific...
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Fortune 500
- An annual list of the 500 largest industrial
corporations in the U.S., published...
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forward
- A contract obligating one party to buy and another
other party to sell a financial...
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forward averaging
- A method of calculating taxes on a lump-sum
distribution from a qualified retirement...
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forward commitment
- A sale or purchase of a security at a specified
price, with delivery and cash settlement to occur at a
specified future date.
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forward contract
- A cash market transaction in which a seller agrees
to deliver a specific cash...
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forward cover
- The purchase of a cash commodity in order to cover
the obligation of a forward contract.
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forward deal
- A transaction consisting of a purchase or sale
(often of foreign currency) with...
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forward differential
- The percentage difference, in annualized terms,
between forward rates and spot rates.
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forward discount
- Condition in which a currency's forward price is
lower than its spot price.
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forward exchange rate
- The exchange rate set today for a foreign currency
transaction with payment or delivery at some future
date.
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forward integration
- The expansion of a business' products and/or
services to similiar areas in order...
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forward interest rate
- An interest rate which is specified now for a loan
that will occur at a specified...
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forward P/E
- Also known as Price/earnings ratio, using earnings
estimates for the next four quarters.
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forward price
- The price specified in a forward contract for a
specific commodity. The forward...
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forward pricing
- The SEC requirement that open-end investment firms
set their share price based...
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Forward Rate Agreement
- Abbreviated as FRA, which refers to a forward
contract that specifies an interest...
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forward sale
- An agreement in which a lender sells a specific
stream of future payment flows...
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forward trade
- A trade for which settlement occurs at a specified
future date and price.
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forward trading
- An illegal activity in which a trader takes a
position in equity in advance...
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foundation
- An entity which exists to support a charitable
institution, and which is funded by an endowment or
donations.
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Four Percent Model
- The Four Percent Model is a trend-following system
which uses the Value Line...
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Fourier analysis
- A mathematical analysis that attempts to find cycles
within a time series of...
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fourth market
- The direct trading of large blocks of securities
between institutional investors...
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FRA
- Abbreviation for Forward Rate Agreement, which
refers to a forward contract...
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fractional reserve banking
- A banking system in which only a fraction of the
total deposits managed by a...
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fractional share
- Less than a single share of stock. Fractional shares
often result from stock...
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franchise
- A form of business organization in which a firm
which already has a successful...
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franchise tax
- A tax, generally regressive, imposed by a state
government on corporations chartered...
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franchised monopoly
- A government-granted monopoly. The most important
reason for the government...
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fraud
- An intentional misrepresentation or concealment of
information in order to deceive or mislead. It is
illegal.
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free and clear
- A title that is free of liens and legal questions as
to ownership of the property....
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Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- Abbreviated as FAFSA, refers to a form required by
the government for application...
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free bond
- A bond which is unpledged and can therefore be
disposed of immediately.
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free cash flow
- Operating cash flow (net income plus amortization
and depreciation) minus capital...
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free delivery
- A transaction in which securities are delivered
before any payment is made....
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free enterprise
- A business governed by the laws of supply and
demand, not restrained by government...
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free float
- Shares of a public firm that are freely available to
the investing public.
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free market
- A business governed by the laws of supply and
demand, not restrained by government interference,
regulation or subsidy.
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free market price
- A price determined purely by the forces of supply
and demand without interference...
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Free On Board
- Abbreviated as FOB, refers to a shipping term which
indicates that the supplier...
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free riding
- The withholding of part of a new securities issue by
a syndicate member, with...
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free right of exchange
- The ability to transfer stocks from one party to
another without incurring a fee.
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free trade
- International business not restrained by government
interference or regulation, such as duties.
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FREIT
- Abbreviation for Finite-life REIT. REIT which plans
to liquidate all of its...
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French Franc
- The former currency of France until 1 January 1999,
when it was superseded by...
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French Guiana Franc
- The currency of French Guiana.See GoCurrency World
Currencies Page & Currency Converter
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French Pacific Island Franc
- The currency of The French Pacific Islands.
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frequency
- In the context of advertising, the number of times
an individual is exposed...
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FRF
- The ISO currency code for the Andorran Franc.
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friendly takeover
- A form of takeover supported by the management of
the target firm. Opposite of hostile takeover.
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friends and family offering
- An offering of stock to the friends and family of a
pre-IPO startup in search...
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fringe benefits
- A non-salary employee compensation.
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FRM
- Acronym for Fixed-Rate Mortgage, refers to a
mortgage in which the interest...
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front money
- The cash used to start a business.
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front office
- The revenue-generating sales force.
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front running
- An illegal activity in which a trader takes a
position in an equity in advance...
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front-end load
- A sales charge paid when an individual buys an
investment, such as a mutual...
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front-ending an order
- A block order in which the broker/dealer purchases a
portion of the block and...
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frozen account
- A bank account whose funds may not be withdrawn
until a lien is satisfied or an ownership dispute is
resolved.
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frozen plan
- A retirement plan to which no new contributions are
being made. Previous contributions...
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FT House Prices - UK
- Gauge for costs of homes in the United Kingdom. The
FT House Price Index uses...
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FTC
- Abbreviation for Federal Trade Commission. Federal
agency whose purpose is to...
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FTSE
- Abbreviation for The Financial Times Stock Exchange
100 stock index, a market...
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fulfillment
- Completion of a sales order.
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full
- Said of a bond trading with accrued interest.
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full coupon bond
- A bond with a coupon rate above, at or just slightly
below current market interest...
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full disclosure
- An obligation to disclose all the facts relevant to
a business transaction or...
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full faith and credit
- An unconditional commitment to pay interest and
principal on debt, generally...
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full lot
- The normal unit of trading of a security; 100 shares
of stock or 5 bonds. Also...
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full price
- The price of a bond including accrued interest.
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full ratchet
- In venture capital, an investor protection provision
which specifies that options...
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full stock
- Stock with a par value of $100.
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full surrender
- The distribution or withdrawal of the entire
original investment account of...
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full trading authorization
- The ability of a broker to handle a client's account
at the broker's discretion,...
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full-service brokerage
- A brokerage which, in addition to executing trades
for its clients, also provides...
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fully depreciated
- Of an asset, having already allocated the maximum
allowable amount for the purposes of depreciation.
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fully diluted earnings per share
- A common stock earnings per share that would result
if all warrants and stock...
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fully distributed issue
- A new securities issue which has been completely
resold to investors (not dealers).
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fully invested
- Having no cash or cash equivalents in one's
portfolio.
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fully valued
- A stock whose value is recognized by the marketplace
and factored into its price...
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functional
- Operational, working.
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fund
- To finance or underwrite.
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fund family
- A mutual fund firm offering many mutual funds, for
various objectives. Generally,...
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fund manager
- The individual responsible for making decisions
pertaining to any portfolio...
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fund of funds
- A mutual fund which invests in other mutual funds.
Just as a mutual fund invests...
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fund supermarket
- A brokerage firm that provides access to a variety
of mutual funds from different...
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fundamental analysis
- For a currency trader, fundamental analysis focuses
on key underlying economic...
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fundamentalist
- An investor who utilizes fundamental analysis.
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fundamentals
- Any factor that could be considered important to the
understanding of a particular...
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funded debt
- Any loans and obligations with a maturity of longer
than one year; generally...
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funding
- The act of providing funds.
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funds
- Money; or sometimes, money plus assets which could
be converted to money.
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Funds From Operations
- Abbreviated as FFO, refers to a financial measure
used by REITs to define their...
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fungible
- Having the characteristic of being interchangeable.
The term is often used to...
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furthest month
- The month of an option contract or futures contract
which has the latest delivery date. Also known as far
month.
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future value
- The value at some point in the future of a present
amount of money.
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futures
- A standardized, transferable, exchange-traded
contract that requires delivery...
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futures commission merchant
- An individual or organization accepting orders to
buy or sell futures or futures...
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futures contract
- A standardized, transferable, exchange-traded
contract that requires delivery...
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futures option
- An option on a futures contract.
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futures price
- The price at which the two participants in a futures
contract agree to transact at on the settlement date.
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FX
- FX is short form or trader jargon for Forex, or more
specifically Foreign Exchange....
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fx market hours
- Unlike most other trading markets, the FX market is
open for trade 24 hours...
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