Categories      # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   Home  Sub Categories   Accounting   Banking   Bonds   Brokers   Economy   Futures   Mutual Funds   Options   Real Estate   Retirement   Stocks   Taxes   Technical Analysis 1%/10 Net 30 1%/10 net 30 represent payment terms for a commercial transaction.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/1%-10-net-30.htm 10-K The 10-K is a report that publicly traded companies must  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/10-k.htm 10-Q A 10-Q is a quarterly report required by the SEC  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/10-q.htm 10-Year Treasury Note A 10-year Treasury Note represents debt owed by the United  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/10-year-treasury-note.htm 1031 Exchange For tax purposes, a 1031 exchange is a real estate  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/1031-exchange.htm 1035 Exchange 1035 exchange refers to the provision of the US tax  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/1035-exchange.htm 1040 Form The 1040 form is the Internal Revenue Service form that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/1040-form.htm 1040A Form The 1040A form is a shorter and more simple version  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/1040a-form.htm 1040EZ Form The 1040EZ form is the easiest (hence the name) of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/1040ez-form.htm 1040PC Form Introduced by in 1993, the IRS designed 1040PC form to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/1040pc-form.htm 1099 The 1099 form is the Internal Revenue Services tax form  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/1099.htm 1099b Form 1099B ("Proceeds from Broker and Barter Exchange") is used  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/1099b.htm 1099R Form 1099R is an IRS form reporting a taxpayer's distributions  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/1099r.htm 11th District Cost of Funds Index The 11th District Cost of Funds Index (COFI) is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/11th-district-cost-of-funds-index.htm 12b-1 12b-1 refers to the fees mutual funds pay for marketing  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/12b-1.htm 12B-1 Fees 12B-1 fees are fees charged by mutual fund companies to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/12b-1-fees.htm 144 144 refers to SEC Rule 144 which allows restricted securities  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/144.htm 144a 144a is an SEC rule that modifies the two year  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/144a.htm 19c3 Stock A 19c3 stock is a stock that is listed on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/19c3-stock.htm 20-F A foreign private issuer of securities is required to file  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/20-f.htm 2nd Mortgage A 2nd mortgage is any property loan which is placed  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/2nd-mortgage.htm 30-Day Wash Rule The 30-day wash rule is an IRS rule prohibiting the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/30-day-wash-rule.htm 30-Year Treasury Bond The 30-year Treasury Bond is a debt obligation issued by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/30-year-treasury-bond.htm 3C1 The 3C1 is a section of the Investment Company Act  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/3c1.htm 3C7 The 3C7 is a section of the Investment Company Act  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/3c7.htm 401(k) Plan A 401(k) plan is a deferred compensation plan used for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/401(k)-plan.htm 401a A 401a is a retirement plan that employers set up  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/401a.htm 403(b) Plan A 403(b) plan, named for section 403(b) of the Internal  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/403(b)-plan.htm 408(k) Plan A 408(k) plan is an employer-maintained retirement plan, often referred  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/408(k)-plan.htm 423b A 423b plan refers to an employee stock purchase plan  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/423b.htm 457 Plan Similar to a 401K and a 403B plan and based  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/457-plan.htm 52-Week High The 52-week high is the highest price that a stock  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/52-week-high.htm 52-Week Low The 52-week low is the lowest price that a stock  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/52-week-low.htm 529 Plan A 529 plan is an education savings plan overseen by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/529-plan.htm 6-K A 6-k is a Form 6-k or "Report of Foreign  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/6-k.htm 72 Rule The 72 rule is a formula that calculates how long  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/72-rule.htm 8-K Form 8-K is a report that publicly traded companies must  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/8-k.htm AAII AAII stands for the American Association of Individual Investors. It  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/aaii.htm Abatement Abatement refers to a reprieve from or reduction in a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/abatement.htm Above The Line Deduction An above the line deduction is a tax deduction allowed  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/above-the-line-deduction.htm ABS In financial terms, ABS stands for asset-backed securities. ABS  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/abs.htm Absolute Return Absolute return measures the actual percentage return of an asset  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/absolute-return.htm Accidental Death Benefit An accidental death benefit is the amount paid to a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/accidental-death-benefit.htm Accommodative Monetary Policy An accommodative monetary policy is an effort by the U.S.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/accommodative-monetary-policy.htm Account Account, in its simplest bookkeeping form, is a record of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/account.htm Account Balance Account balance is a net figure that refers to the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/account-balance.htm Account Executive In the financial industry account executive is an employee of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/account-executive.htm Account Reconciliation Account reconciliation is a banking term referring to the process  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/account-reconciliation.htm Account Statement An account statement is a document that provides information about  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/account-statement.htm Accountant An accountant provides accounting services to individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/accountant.htm Accounts Payable Accounts payable are obligations due to trade creditors. Let's say  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/accounts-payable.htm Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable are obligations due to the company from customers.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/accounts-receivable.htm Accredited Personal Financial Planning Specialist Accredited Personal Financial Planning Specialist is a professional title available  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/accredited-personal-financial-planning-specialist.htm Accrual Basis Accounting Accrual basis accounting is a system of accounting that matches  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/accrual-basis-accounting.htm Accrued Dividend An accrued dividend is remuneration owed by a company to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/accrued-dividend.htm Accrued Expenses Accrued expenses are known liabilities or expenses that have been  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/accrued-expenses.htm Accrued Interest Accrued interest is the interest that is due on a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/accrued-interest.htm ACH ACH, an abbreviation for Automated Clearing House, is a networked  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ach.htm Acquisition In a broad sense, an acquisition takes place when one  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/acquisition.htm Acquisition Cost Acquisition cost is the pretax amount of money it costs  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/acquisition-cost.htm Active Income Active income is a form of income for which labor  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/active-income.htm Activity Based Budgeting Activity based budgeting is a budgeting method that evaluates business  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/activity-based-budgeting.htm Actuarial Assumption An actuarial assumption is an estimate of an unknown value  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/actuarial-assumption.htm Actuary An actuary is a business professional specializing in the statistical  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/actuary.htm Ad Valorem Tax An ad valorem tax is a tax based on a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ad-valorem-tax.htm Additional Child Tax Credit The additional child tax credit is available for individuals whose  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/additional-child-tax-credit.htm Adjustable Life Insurance Adjustable life insurance is a form of life insurance that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/adjustable-life-insurance.htm Adjustable Rate An adjustable rate is an interest rate that fluctuates periodically  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/adjustable-rate.htm Adjustable Rate Mortgage An adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) is a type of mortgage  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/adjustable-rate-mortgage.htm Adjustable-Rate Mortgage An adjustable-rate mortgage (i.e. ARM) is a mortgage on a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/adjustable-rate-mortgage.htm Adjusted Gross Income Adjusted gross income is the amount of income used on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/adjusted-gross-income.htm ADR An American Depository Receipt (ADR) is a negotiable, registered certificate  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/adr.htm Advance/Decline Line The advance/decline line is a technical indicator used to graph  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/advance-decline-line.htm Adverse Remortgage An adverse remortgage or adverse credit remortgage is a mortgage  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/adverse-remortgage.htm Affidavit An affidavit is a sworn written statement or declaration made  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/affidavit.htm Affiliate The term affiliate can be defined in two different ways  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/affiliate.htm After Hours Trading After hours trading refers to stock trades that occur outside  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/after-hours-trading.htm After-Hours Trading After-hours trading is stock trading which takes place after the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/after-hours-trading.htm Aftermarket The aftermarket, also called the secondary market, is the market  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/aftermarket.htm Aggregate Demand Aggregate demand is the total demand in an economy for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/aggregate-demand.htm Aggregate Demand Curve The aggregate demand curve is a concept from neoclassical microeconomics  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/aggregate-demand-curve.htm Aggregate Supply Aggregate supply is the total supply in an economy for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/aggregate-supply.htm Aggregate Supply Curve The aggregate supply curve is a concept from economics that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/aggregate-supply-curve.htm Aggressive Growth Fund An aggressive growth fund is a mutual fund whose investment  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/aggressive-growth-fund.htm Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan is a former Chairman of the United States  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/alan-greenspan.htm All Ordinaries All Ordinaries or "All Ords" is the name for the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/all-ordinaries.htm Allocation In general, allocation means to distribute according to some plan.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/allocation.htm Alpha Alpha, the first Greek alphabet letter, is also the risk-adjusted  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/alpha.htm Alternative Minimum Tax The US Congress introduced alternative minimum tax (AMT) in 1970  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/alternative-minimum-tax.htm Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit The Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit was enacted with the Energy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/alternative-motor-vehicle-credit.htm Amended Return An amended return is a tax return filed to correct  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/amended-return.htm American Association of Individual Investors American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) is a Chicago-based, investor  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/american-association-of-individual-investors.htm American Depositary Receipt An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a negotiable certificate that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/american-depositary-receipt.htm American Jobs Creation Act Of 2004 The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 implemented a range  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/american-jobs-creation-act-of-2004.htm American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation The American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation is one of the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/american-municipal-bond-assurance-corporation.htm American Option There are several different types of options, but the American  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/american-option.htm American Stock Exchange The American Stock Exchange is one of the largest organized  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/american-stock-exchange.htm American-Style Option An American-style option is a put or call option that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/american-style-option.htm AMEX AMEX is the American Stock Exchange. AMEX is sometimes  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/amex.htm AMEX Composite Index The AMEX Composite Index is an index that reflects the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/amex-composite-index.htm Amortization Amortization refers to the repayment of a debt in small  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/amortization.htm AMT The Alternative Minimum Tax, or AMT, is a tax intended  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/amt.htm Analyst Although the term analyst can be associated with a broad  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/analyst.htm Angel In the financial world, the term angel is short for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/angel.htm Angel Investor An angel investor is a private investor who provides capital  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/angel-investor.htm Announcement Date Most commonly, the announcement date is the date on which  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/announcement-date.htm Annual Percentage Rate An annual percentage rate, often referred to by its acronym  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/annual-percentage-rate.htm Annual Report An annual report is a document that the SEC requires  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/annual-report.htm Annual Return The annual return of an investment is the amount gained  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/annual-return.htm Annualize To annualize is to take an item measured for a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/annualize.htm Annuity An annuity is an investment related product designed to provide  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/annuity.htm Antitrust Laws Antitrust laws are regulations enacted at the state and federal  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/antitrust-laws.htm Appraisal An appraisal is a professional evaluation of the current market  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/appraisal.htm Appraiser An appraiser is a person educated and trained to set  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/appraiser.htm APR APR stands for Annual Percentage Rate. APR is a measure  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/apr.htm APT The term APT generally refers to the arbitrage pricing theory.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/apt.htm APY APY is short for annual percentage yield. The APY  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/apy.htm Arbitrage Arbitrage is a financial transaction that involves a simultaneous purchase  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/arbitrage.htm Arbitrage Pricing Theory Arbitrage pricing theory (APT) posits that investors can predict the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/arbitrage-pricing-theory.htm Arbitrageur An arbitrageur is an individual or an organization that engages  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/arbitrageur.htm Arbitration Arbitration is a means to settle a disagreement by turning  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/arbitration.htm Arithmetic Mean The arithmetic mean of a set of two or more  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/arithmetic-mean.htm ARM An ARM is an acronym standing for adjustable-rate mortgage, a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/arm.htm Arm's Length Transaction An arm's length transaction is a transaction, often between two  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/arm's-length-transaction.htm Arms Index Arms Index is a mathematic market meter designed to communicate  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/arms-index.htm Ascending Bottoms Ascending bottoms refers to a chart pattern in which the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ascending-bottoms.htm Ascending Tops Ascending tops is a trend of rising high points in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ascending-tops.htm ASEAN ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a political,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asean.htm Ask Price The ask price is the lowest price at which an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ask-price.htm Asset An asset can include anything that provides economic value to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset.htm Asset Allocation Asset allocation is the dividing of one's investment portfolio among  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset-allocation.htm Asset Allocation Fund An asset allocation fund is a single mutual fund that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset-allocation-fund.htm Asset Depreciation Range Asset depreciation range refers to a system used to determine  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset-depreciation-range.htm Asset Management Asset management can refer to the primary activity of a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset-management.htm Asset Turnover Asset turnover is an efficiency ratio used in financial analysis  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset-turnover.htm Asset-Backed Security An asset-backed security (ABS) is a bond backed by a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset-backed-security.htm Asset/Equity Ratio The asset/equity ratio shows the relationship of the total assets  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/asset-equity-ratio.htm Assets Under Management An important measure of the size of a fund or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/assets-under-management.htm Association of Southeast Asian Nations The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is an organization made  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/association-of-southeast-asian-nations.htm At the Bell At the bell refers to the traditional opening or closing  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/at-the-bell.htm At the Close An at the close order is either a market order  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/at-the-close.htm At the Market An at the market order is an order to buy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/at-the-market.htm At the Money Option An at-the-money option is an option whose strike price is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/at-the-money-option.htm At the Opening Order An at the opening order is a way for an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/at-the-opening-order.htm Auction An auction is a method of asset sale by competitive  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/auction.htm Auction Market An auction market is a market wherein buyers and sellers  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/auction-market.htm Audit An audit is an objective process that involves evaluating and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/audit.htm Auditor An auditor is an individual qualified at the state level  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/auditor.htm Automated Clearing House Automated clearing house (ACH) is the system administered by the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/automated-clearing-house.htm Automated Order Entry System An automated order entry system is a computer system installed  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/automated-order-entry-system.htm Automatic Reinvestment Plan An automatic reinvestment plan is an arrangement whereby a mutual  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/automatic-reinvestment-plan.htm Average Daily Volume Average Daily Volume is the cumulative number of shares traded  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/average-daily-volume.htm Average Price Per Share The average price per share is determined by dividing the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/average-price-per-share.htm B2B B2B is an abbreviation for business-to-business. B2B describes a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/b2b.htm B2C B2C is the abbreviation for business-to-consumer electronic commerce. B2C  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/b2c.htm Baby Bells Baby bells, or Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), were essentially  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/baby-bells.htm Baby Boomer In the United States, a baby boomer refers to anyone  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/baby-boomer.htm Back Door Financing Back door financing is a method used by U.S. government  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/back-door-financing.htm Back Pay Back pay is a payment due for work done prior  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/back-pay.htm Back Taxes Back taxes are taxes owed for years prior to the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/back-taxes.htm Back Testing Back testing is the examination of past performance to predict  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/back-testing.htm Back-End Load A back-end load is a sales charge or a commission  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/back-end-load.htm Backup Withholding Backup withholding is a mechanism that enables the IRS to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/backup-withholding.htm Bad Debt Bad debt is the portion of a company's receivables that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bad-debt.htm Bait and Switch Bait and switch is a deceptive means of sales where  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bait-and-switch.htm Balance In accounting, the balance of an account is defined as  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/balance.htm Balance Sheet A balance sheet is a snapshot of the financial position  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/balance-sheet.htm Balanced Budget A balanced budget is a budget in which income equals  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/balanced-budget.htm Balanced Fund A balanced fund is a mutual fund that invests in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/balanced-fund.htm Balanced Investment Strategy A balanced investment strategy is an investment approach that tries  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/balanced-investment-strategy.htm Balloon Loan A balloon loan is any loan that has one final  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/balloon-loan.htm Balloon Payment A balloon payment is the final installment payment for what  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/balloon-payment.htm Bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bank.htm Bank Draft A bank draft is a written order in the form  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bank-draft.htm Bank Holding Company A bank holding company is a company that owns or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bank-holding-company.htm Bankrupt To be bankrupt is to be insolvent, or in bankruptcy.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bankrupt.htm Bankruptcy Bankruptcy refers to the filing of a petition with the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bankruptcy.htm Bar Chart A bar chart, also known as a bar graph, is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bar-chart.htm Base Interest Rate The base interest rate is the lowest interest rate that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/base-interest-rate.htm Basis Point Yields on fixed-income securities fluctuate regularly, but may change only  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/basis-point.htm Basis Points Basis points are the number of points often used to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/basis-points.htm Bear Bears are market participants who expect the market to decline.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bear.htm Bear Market A bear market is a market in which prices decline  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bear-market.htm Bear Trap A bear trap occurs when a declining market reverses direction,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bear-trap.htm Bearish Abandoned Baby The bearish abandoned baby is a rarely seen candlestick charting  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bearish-abandoned-baby.htm Bearish Belt Hold The bearish belt hold is a candlestick charting pattern that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bearish-belt-hold.htm Bearish Engulfing Pattern The bearish engulfing pattern is a relatively simple candlestick charting  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bearish-engulfing-pattern.htm Bearish Harami The bearish harami is a candlestick charting pattern -- it  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bearish-harami.htm Before-Tax Income Before-tax income, also known as pretax income, is the amount  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/before-tax-income.htm Behavioral Finance Behavioral finance integrates ideas from the fields of individual and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/behavioral-finance.htm Beige Book The Beige Book is a "Summary of Commentary on Current  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/beige-book.htm Bell In a financial exchange, the sound of the bell indicates  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bell.htm Bellwether A bellwether stock is a stock that is generally viewed  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bellwether.htm Benchmark A benchmark is a security or index against which the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/benchmark.htm Benchmark Interest Rate The benchmark interest rate is the lowest interest rate that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/benchmark-interest-rate.htm Bermuda Option A bermuda option is derivative instrument where the holder of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bermuda-option.htm Beta Beta, the second Greek letter, is used by investors to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/beta.htm Bid In practical terms, the bid is the available price at  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bid.htm Bid/Ask Spread The bid/ask spread is the difference between the price sellers  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bid-ask-spread.htm Big Board Big Board is the nickname of the New York Stock  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/big-board.htm Black Friday Black Friday refers to September 24, 1869. On Black  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/black-friday.htm Black Monday Black Monday, or October 19, 1987, was the day of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/black-monday.htm Black Tuesday Black Tuesday refers to October 29, 1929. Black Tuesday  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/black-tuesday.htm Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model predicts an option's price given  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/black-scholes-option-pricing-model.htm Blow-off Top A blow-off top refers to an extremely fast spike up  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/blow-off-top.htm Blue Chip Stock Blue chip stock is equity in the securities of high  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/blue-chip-stock.htm Blue-Collar Blue-collar is a workplace designation that defines an employee who  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/blue-collar.htm Board of Directors Board of directors refers to a group of people that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/board-of-directors.htm Board of Governors A Board of Governors is the collective name given to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/board-of-governors.htm Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees is responsible for overseeing the activities  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/board-of-trustees.htm Boardroom The boardroom is the executive conference room designed as the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/boardroom.htm Boiler Room Boiler room is an unflattering term used to describe a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/boiler-room.htm Boilerplate Boilerplate is standard generic verbiage which is repeated verbatim in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/boilerplate.htm Bonds A bond is a financial instrument that is purchased by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bonds.htm Book Value Book value has two accounting meanings. Book value is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/book-value.htm Book-to Ratio The book-to-bill ratio measures the relationship between orders received and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/book-to-bill-ratio.htm Bookings Although the term bookings has multiple meanings, in the financial  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bookings.htm Boom A boom refers to a rising financial market. Another term  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/boom.htm Bottom Fisher A bottom fisher is an investor who attempts to buy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bottom-fisher.htm Bottom Line Bottom line is an informal term for net income. It  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bottom-line.htm Bourse A bourse is a European financial market. Based on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bourse.htm Break-Even Analysis Break-even analysis is a managerial tool used in business to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/break-even-analysis.htm Break-Even Point The break-even point for any investment is the price at  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/break-even-point.htm Bridge Loan A bridge loan is a temporary source of financing intended  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bridge-loan.htm Broker Loan Rate The broker loan rate, also known as the call money  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/broker-loan-rate.htm Broker Recommendation A broker recommendation is an opinion given by a broker  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/broker-recommendation.htm Broker/Dealer A broker/dealer is an individual or a firm which is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/broker-dealer.htm Brokerage Brokerage refers to a licensed firm or an individual (known  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/brokerage.htm Brokerage House A brokerage house is a place from which a broker  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/brokerage-house.htm Bubble In markets, a bubble is an extended period of extreme  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bubble.htm Bull A bull is an investor who purchases a financial instrument  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bull.htm Bullish Abandoned Baby The bullish abandoned baby is a rarely seen candlestick charting  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bullish-abandoned-baby.htm Bullish Belt Hold The bullish belt hold is a candlestick charting pattern that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bullish-belt-hold.htm Bullish Engulfing Pattern The bullish engulfing pattern is a relatively simple candlestick charting  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/bullish-engulfing-pattern.htm Business Day The business day is defined as any of the days  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/business-day.htm Business Expenses Business expenses are the costs a business incurs in the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/business-expenses.htm Business Model A business model is the way or ways that a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/business-model.htm Business Plan A business plan defines a business and its goals.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/business-plan.htm Business-to Business-to-business, or B2B, describes a transaction, product or service, or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/business-to-business.htm Business-to Business-to-consumer, or B2C describes a transaction, product or service, or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/business-to-consumer.htm Buy on Close A buy on close order is an order to buy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/buy-on-close.htm Buy on Opening A buy on opening order is an order to your  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/buy-on-opening.htm Buy Order A buy order is an order to buy a stock  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/buy-order.htm Buyer's Market A buyer's market is any market in which there are  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/buyer's-market.htm Buying on Margin When investors engage in buying on margin, they borrow money  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/buying-on-margin.htm Buyout A buyout is an investment transaction in which a company  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/buyout.htm C2C C2C is the abbreviation for consumer-to-consumer electronic commerce. C2C  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/c2c.htm Calendar Year Calendar year defines the year as designated by the Gregorian  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/calendar-year.htm Call A call is a type of option contract. A  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/call.htm Call Option A call option is an option contract that gives the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/call-option.htm Call Price The call price is the price at which an issuer  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/call-price.htm Canadian Dollar The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. Canada  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/canadian-dollar.htm Cancelled Check A cancelled check is a check that has been approved  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cancelled-check.htm Candlestick A candlestick is a basic unit in a candlestick chart  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/candlestick.htm Candlestick Charts Candlestick charts plot stock price data. Originated by Japanese rice  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/candlestick-charts.htm Capacity Utilization Rate The capacity utilization rate is the value of production capacity  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capacity-utilization-rate.htm Capex Capex, an abbreviated word that signifies "capital expenditures," capex is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capex.htm Capital Appreciation Capital appreciation is defined as any increase in the market  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-appreciation.htm Capital Appreciation Fund A capital appreciation fund is a mutual fund that is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-appreciation-fund.htm Capital Asset Pricing Model Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is a sophisticated mathematical method  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-asset-pricing-model.htm Capital Gain A capital gain is an increase in the value of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-gain.htm Capital Gains Distribution A capital gains distribution is a distribution of income from  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-gains-distribution.htm Capital Gains Tax Capital gains are subject to capital gains tax. A capital  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-gains-tax.htm Capital Goods In a basic sense, capital goods are goods used for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-goods.htm Capital Loss A capital loss is a decrease in the value of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-loss.htm Capital Stock Capital stock is stock authorized for issue by the charter  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capital-stock.htm Capitalism Capitalism is a market-driven economy, characterized by private ownership and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capitalism.htm Capitalization The market capitalization (market cap) of a company is the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/capitalization.htm Cash Cash consists of paper currency and coins. In the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cash.htm Cash Asset Ratio The cash asset ratio - also known as the cash  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cash-asset-ratio.htm Cash Basis Cash basis is an accounting method that recognizes revenue and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cash-basis.htm Cash Cow A cash cow represents the division of a company that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cash-cow.htm Cash Dividend A cash dividend is the distribution of a company's profits  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cash-dividend.htm Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents are investments that are so liquid and so  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cash-equivalents.htm Cash Flow Cash flow is a company's net inflow or outflow of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cash-flow.htm Cash out The term cash out applies to a type of mortgage  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cash-out.htm Cash Reserves A company's cash reserves are the funds available to meet  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cash-reserves.htm Cashier's Check A cashier's check is issued and certified by a bank  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cashier's-check.htm Casualty Insurance Generally, casualty insurance is a type of indemnity that provides  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/casualty-insurance.htm CBOE The CBOE, or Chicago Board Options Exchange, was founded in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cboe.htm CBOE Gold Index CBOE Gold Index stands for the Chicago Board Options Exchange  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cboe-gold-index.htm CBOT The CBOT, or Chicago Board of Trade, is the world's  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cbot.htm CD A CD, or Certificate of Deposit, is a savings instrument  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cd.htm CDR Counterparty Risk Index The CDR counterparty risk index is a measure of credit  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cdr-counterparty-risk-index.htm Central Bank A central bank is fundamentally a chief bank of a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/central-bank.htm CEO CEO or chief executive officer is a bureaucratic position that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ceo.htm Certified Financial Planner Certified Financial Planner, or CFP, is a financial professional who  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/certified-financial-planner.htm Certified Public Accountant A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is a person licensed by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/certified-public-accountant.htm CFA CFA stands for Chartered Financial Analyst, a professional designation given  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cfa.htm CFO CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, is senior corporate officer with  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cfo.htm CFP CFP is short for certified financial planner, which is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cfp.htm Chairman of the Board The Chairman of the Board is a senior corporate figure  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chairman-of-the-board.htm Chapter 11 Chapter 11 is a section of the US Bankruptcy Reform  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chapter-11.htm Chapter 13 Chapter 13 is a provision in U.S. bankruptcy law under  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chapter-13.htm Chapter 7 Chapter 7 is a section of the US Bankruptcy Code  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chapter-7.htm Charge Card A charge card is the physical card that records an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/charge-card.htm Chartered Financial Analyst A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is an investment professional who  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chartered-financial-analyst.htm Chartist A chartist is an investor who attempts to predict market  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chartist.htm Chasing the Market An investor who is chasing the market purchases securities after  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chasing-the-market.htm Checking Account A checking account is an account at a depository institution  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/checking-account.htm Chicago Board of Trade The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is a commodities exchange  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chicago-board-of-trade.htm Chief Operating Officer A chief operating officer is an executive who is responsible  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/chief-operating-officer.htm Child and Dependent Care Credit The child and dependent care credit is a federal income  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/child-and-dependent-care-credit.htm Child Tax Credit The Child Tax Credit is a nonrefundable credit offered by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/child-tax-credit.htm Churn Rate Churn rate is a measure of customer attrition. The  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/churn-rate.htm Churning Churning means excessive buying and selling in a client's account  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/churning.htm Circuit Breaker The stock market circuit breaker has the same purpose as  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/circuit-breaker.htm Class A Shares Class A shares of stock are generally thought of as  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/class-a-shares.htm Class Action Suit A class action suit is a lawsuit filed by one  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/class-action-suit.htm Class B Shares Class B shares are a classification of common stock that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/class-b-shares.htm Class C Shares Class C shares are a common class of mutual funds.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/class-c-shares.htm Closed-End Fund A closed-end fund is legally known as a closed-end management  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/closed-end-fund.htm Closing Bell The closing bell is a signal which marks the end  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/closing-bell.htm Closing Costs Most generally, closing costs is associated with a cost of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/closing-costs.htm Closing Price The closing price of a stock is the price of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/closing-price.htm Coincident Indicator A coincident indicator is an economic indicator that measures the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/coincident-indicator.htm COLA COLA, or cost-of-living adjustment, is an act of adjusting wages  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cola.htm Collateralized Debt Obligations Collateralized debt obligations (CDO) are a form of an asset-backed  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/collateralized-debt-obligations.htm COMEX Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX) was established in 1933 through the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/comex.htm Command Economy A command economy, also called planned economy, is directly controlled  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/command-economy.htm Commercial Bank A commercial bank is a financial intermediary which collects credit  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commercial-bank.htm Commercial Hedger A commercial hedger is a corporation that attempts to stabilize  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commercial-hedger.htm Commercial Loan A commercial loan is a loan borrowed by a company  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commercial-loan.htm Commercial Mortgage A commercial mortgage is a mortgage which is secured by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commercial-mortgage.htm Commercial Paper Commercial paper is a debt instrument issued by well-established companies  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commercial-paper.htm Commission A commission is a fee paid to a third party  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commission.htm Commodity Generally speaking, any tangible good can be categorized as a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commodity.htm Commodity Exchange A commodity exchange is a market organized to allow for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commodity-exchange.htm Commodity Futures Commodity futures are futures contracts for delivery of commodities.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commodity-futures.htm Commodity Futures Trading Commission The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is an independent federal regulatory  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commodity-futures-trading-commission.htm Commodity Index A commodity index tracks the price of various types of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/commodity-index.htm Common Stock Common stock is a security representing a legal claim to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/common-stock.htm Composite A composite, or composite index, is an aggregation of components  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/composite.htm Compound Annual Growth Rate The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) measures the annual change  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/compound-annual-growth-rate.htm Compound Annual Return The compound annual return shows the investment return, assuming the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/compound-annual-return.htm Compound Growth Rate The compound growth rate measures average growth of an amount  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/compound-growth-rate.htm Compound Interest Compound interest is the payment of interest on both principal  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/compound-interest.htm Conference Call A conference call refers to investors, media and interested parties  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/conference-call.htm Confidence Indicator A confidence indicator gauges the optimism of a group of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/confidence-indicator.htm Confidentiality Agreement Confidentiality agreement, also called nondisclosure agreement, is a contract entered  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/confidentiality-agreement.htm Conforming Loan A conforming loan is a residential mortgage that is eligible  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/conforming-loan.htm Consensus Forecast A consensus forecast aggregates the estimates of security analysts of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consensus-forecast.htm Consensus Recommendation The consensus recommendation is an average of analyst ratings on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consensus-recommendation.htm Consolidate Loans When a person seeks to consolidate loans, he/she is essentially  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consolidate-loans.htm Consolidated Financial Statement A consolidated financial statement presents the financial position or results  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consolidated-financial-statement.htm Consolidation Loan Consolidation loan is a type of loan that encompasses a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consolidation-loan.htm Constant Dollar GDP Constant dollar GDP is gross domestic product adjusted for price  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/constant-dollar-gdp.htm Constant Dollars Constant dollars are dollars that have been adjusted for the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/constant-dollars.htm Consultant A consultant is an individual or firm that offers expert  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consultant.htm Consumer Confidence Consumer confidence is an attempt to measure the public's perception  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consumer-confidence.htm Consumer Confidence Index The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) gauges the level of optimism  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consumer-confidence-index.htm Consumer Durables In US macroeconomic statistics, consumer durables are those durable goods  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consumer-durables.htm Consumer Goods In economics, consumer goods are new items intended for sale  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consumer-goods.htm Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index, also known as the CPI, is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consumer-price-index.htm Consumption Tax A consumption tax is a charge levied on spending for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/consumption-tax.htm Contract Size Contract size is the deliverable amount on a contract.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/contract-size.htm Contrarian Simply put, a contrarian is an investor who makes investments  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/contrarian.htm Controlling Interest Controlling interest is simply an ownership status where a corporation  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/controlling-interest.htm Conventional Mortgage A conventional mortgage is a fully amortizing mortgage. The  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/conventional-mortgage.htm Convertible Bond A convertible bond is a debt instrument that holders can  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/convertible-bond.htm COO COO, or Chief Operating Officer, is a member of upper  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/coo.htm Cooking the Books Cooking the books is an unethical practice of misrepresenting company's  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cooking-the-books.htm Copyright Copyright is a protection offered by the United States to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/copyright.htm Cornering the Market Cornering the market occurs when an investor or group of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cornering-the-market.htm Corporate Stock Corporate stock is the capital or monetary fund that a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/corporate-stock.htm Correction A market correction is a decline in price following an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/correction.htm Correlation In statistics, correlation is an assessment of the extent of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/correlation.htm Correlation Coefficient A correlation coefficient is a numerical, descriptive measure of the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/correlation-coefficient.htm Cost Basis Cost basis reflects the true cost of purchasing a financial  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cost-basis.htm Cost of Equity The cost of equity is the minimum rate of return  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cost-of-equity.htm Cost-of Index A cost-of-living index measures the changes of prices consumers pay  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cost-of-living-index.htm Cost/Benefit Analysis Cost/benefit analysis is a process of quantifying the most economically  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cost-benefit-analysis.htm Cottage Industry A cottage industry is a system of production which takes  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cottage-industry.htm Council of Economic Advisers The Council of Economic Advisers is a panel that provides  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/council-of-economic-advisers.htm Countercyclical A trend is countercyclical if it moves in the opposite  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/countercyclical.htm Counterparty Risk Counterparty risk refers to the risk of default of one  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/counterparty-risk.htm Coupon A coupon refers to the annual interest rate a bond  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/coupon.htm Coverdell Education Savings Account Formerly called the education IRA, the Coverdell education savings account  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/coverdell-education-savings-account.htm Covered Call A covered call is a short call option which is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/covered-call.htm Covered Option A covered option is either a put or a call  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/covered-option.htm Covered Put A covered put is a put option which is sold  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/covered-put.htm CPA A CPA, the common acronym for Certified Public Accountant, is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cpa.htm CPI CPI is the common abbreviation for the Consumer Price Index,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cpi.htm Crash of 1929 The Crash of 1929 took place from September through November  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/crash-of-1929.htm Crash of 1987 The Crash of 1987, Black Monday, took place on October  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/crash-of-1987.htm Credit Card A credit card is the small plastic card issued to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/credit-card.htm Credit Crunch A credit crunch happens when banks are reluctant to loan  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/credit-crunch.htm Credit Default Swap A credit default swap is a credit derivative. A  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/credit-default-swap.htm Credit History Credit history is generally a temporal record of repaying debt.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/credit-history.htm Credit Limit A credit limit is the explicit borrowing ceiling set by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/credit-limit.htm Credit Rating A credit rating refers to the capability of companies to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/credit-rating.htm Credit Report A credit report is a detailed synopsis of information collected  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/credit-report.htm Credit Score A credit score is a value computed by a credit  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/credit-score.htm Credit Spread A credit spread is an option strategy implemented by the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/credit-spread.htm Credit Union A credit union is a member-owned and controlled, financial cooperative  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/credit-union.htm Creditor A creditor is a person or entity that is owed  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/creditor.htm CSO CSO is an abbreviation for Chief Security Officer. A  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cso.htm Cumulative Dividend A cumulative dividend is a dividend that, if the company  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cumulative-dividend.htm Cumulative Total Return The cumulative total return on an investment is the total  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cumulative-total-return.htm Cup and Handle A cup and handle is a technical analysis charting formation  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cup-and-handle.htm Currency Pair In FOREX markets, a currency pair is a price quote  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/currency-pair.htm Current Dollars Current dollars (also known as "nominal dollars") are dollars in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/current-dollars.htm Current Market Value The current market value of a stock is its most  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/current-market-value.htm Current Ratio Current ratio is balance-sheet financial performance measure of company liquidity.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/current-ratio.htm Current Yield Current yield is equal to a bond's annual interest payment  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/current-yield.htm CUSIP CUSIP is an abbreviation for Committee on Uniform Securities Identification  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cusip.htm Cycle A cycle is a recurring pattern, usually wavelike. In  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cycle.htm Cyclical When entire industries and the companies within them are characterized  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cyclical.htm Cyclical Stock A cyclical stock is one whose profits are highly correlated  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/cyclical-stock.htm Daily High The daily high is the highest price paid for a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/daily-high.htm Daily Low The daily low is the lowest price paid for an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/daily-low.htm Daisy Chaining Daisy chaining is an illegal practice undertaken by brokers and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/daisy-chaining.htm Dark Cloud Cover Dark cloud cover is a candlestick charting pattern that can  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dark-cloud-cover.htm Date of Maturity The date of maturity is the date on which a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/date-of-maturity.htm Date of Record The date of record is the date that determines which  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/date-of-record.htm DAX 100 DAX 100 is the abbreviation for Deutscher Aktienindex 100, a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dax-100.htm Day Trader A day trader is market participant who generally closes out  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/day-trader.htm Dead Cat Bounce A dead cat bounce is any sharp rise in prices  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dead-cat-bounce.htm Dealer A dealer is an individual or entity that buys and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dealer.htm Death Benefit Death benefit is the sum amount paid by the insurance  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/death-benefit.htm Death Put A death put, sometimes called a survivor's option, is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/death-put.htm Debit A debit is a bookkeeping entry that results in the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debit.htm Debit Card A debit card is a plastic card that resembles a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debit-card.htm Debt In business, a debt is an obligation of one party  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt.htm Debt Capital Debt capital is funds supplied by lenders that is part  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-capital.htm Debt Consolidation Debt consolidation is the replacement of several small debts with  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-consolidation.htm Debt Consolidation Program A debt consolidation program is a program in which several  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-consolidation-program.htm Debt Financing Debt financing refers to the borrowing of funds in order  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-financing.htm Debt Instrument A debt instrument is a contractural or written assurance to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-instrument.htm Debt Limit A debt limit is the maximum amount of debt which  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-limit.htm Debt Market The debt market is the market for trading debt securities.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-market.htm Debt Ratio For a company, the debt ratio indicates the relationship between  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-ratio.htm Debt Security A debt security is a written agreement to repay a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-security.htm Debt Service Debt service refers to the series of payments of principal  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-service.htm Debt Service Coverage The debt service coverage ratio calculates the amount of cash  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-service-coverage.htm Debt to Equity Ratio The debt to equity ratio measures the portion of the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-to-equity-ratio.htm Debt/Asset Ratio The debt/asset ratio measures the ratio of the company's assets  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-asset-ratio.htm Debt/Equity Ratio The debt/equity ratio is a capitalization ratio. The debt/equity  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debt-equity-ratio.htm Debtholder A debtholder is the investor who holds a debt instrument,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debtholder.htm Debtor A debtor is a person or entity that is owes  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/debtor.htm Declaration Date The declaration date is one of three key dates associated  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/declaration-date.htm Deep Discount Broker A deep discount broker is a financial professional who executes  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deep-discount-broker.htm Deep in the Money A deep in the money option is one that is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deep-in-the-money.htm Deep out of the Money A deep out of the money option is presently worthless.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deep-out-of-the-money.htm Default Default can be generally defined as a failure of a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/default.htm Default Risk Default risk is the risk born by a creditor that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/default-risk.htm Defendant In law, a defendant is the party that must respond  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/defendant.htm Defensive Investment Strategy Defensive investment strategy is an investment approach to allocating a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/defensive-investment-strategy.htm Defensive Stock A defensive stock is one whose profits are minimally impacted  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/defensive-stock.htm Deferred Annuity A deferred annuity is a contract that delays annuity payments,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deferred-annuity.htm Deferred Compensation Deferred compensation is the portion of an employee's income that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deferred-compensation.htm Deferred Revenue Deferred revenue is a liability that is created when monies  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deferred-revenue.htm Deferred Stock Deferred stock is one or more shares of stock that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deferred-stock.htm Deferred Tax Deferred tax represents a company's liability for taxes owed that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deferred-tax.htm Deficit Deficit is an economic condition in which spending exceeds income.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deficit.htm Deficit Spending Deficit spending represents an overload of government expenditures over government  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deficit-spending.htm Defined Benefit Plan A defined benefit plan is a type of qualified retirement  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/defined-benefit-plan.htm Defined Contribution Plan A defined contribution plan is a type of qualified retirement  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/defined-contribution-plan.htm Deflation Deflation is a broad decline in prices. Deflation occurs when  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deflation.htm Deflator A deflator is used to convert current dollars into dollars  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deflator.htm Delayed Opening A delayed opening is the intentional postponement of the opening  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/delayed-opening.htm Deleveraging Deleveraging is the unwinding of debt. Companies use leveraging  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deleveraging.htm Delinquent The term delinquent refers to a person or business entity  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/delinquent.htm Delist A public company is said to delist if it ceases  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/delist.htm Delivery Month The specified month within which a futures contract matures and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/delivery-month.htm Demand Demand is an economic measure, which expresses a desire, as  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/demand.htm Demand Curve Demand curve is a graphic representation of the demand schedule  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/demand-curve.htm Demand Deposit A demand deposit is a type of financial account that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/demand-deposit.htm Demand Elasticity Demand elasticity, also known as price elasticity of demand, is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/demand-elasticity.htm Demographics Demographics is the classification of populations, especially consumers, by various  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/demographics.htm Denomination The word denomination has three distinct but closely related uses  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/denomination.htm Department of Housing and Urban Development The Department of Housing and Urban Development, (HUD), established in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/department-of-housing-and-urban-development.htm Dependent The term dependent generally describes a person who is financially  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dependent.htm Deposit Deposit has two distinct meanings. Meaning one is applied  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deposit.htm Deposit Slip A deposit slip is a written form of notification that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deposit-slip.htm Depositary Receipt Depositary Receipt (DR) was created in 1927 to aid US  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/depositary-receipt.htm Depreciable Property Depreciable property is any property other than land a property  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/depreciable-property.htm Depreciation Depreciation is the reduction in the value of an asset  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/depreciation.htm Depreciation and Amortization Depreciation and amortization are accounting transactions that record the loss  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/depreciation-and-amortization.htm Depressed Market A depressed market occurs when supply overtakes demand, resulting in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/depressed-market.htm Depression In economics, a severe and prolonged recession is sometimes called  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/depression.htm Deregulation Deregulation is an act by which the government regulation of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/deregulation.htm Derivative A derivative, or derivative security, is an asset whose price  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/derivative.htm Derivative Security A derivative security is an asset whose price is based  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/derivative-security.htm Descending Bottoms Descending bottoms refers to a succession of lower lows in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/descending-bottoms.htm Descending Tops Descending tops are a series of trades with each high  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/descending-tops.htm Devaluation Devaluation is the reduction in value of a currency, relative  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/devaluation.htm Diamonds DIAMONDS are Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) trading on the American Stock  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/diamonds.htm Digital Money Digital money is money transmitted in electronic form to pay  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/digital-money.htm Digital Option A digital option is a type of exotic options which  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/digital-option.htm Diluted Earnings Per Share Diluted earnings per share is earnings per share that fully  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/diluted-earnings-per-share.htm Diluted Share Diluted share is a term used in reporting earnings per  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/diluted-share.htm Dilution Dilution is the reduction of fractional ownership of each of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dilution.htm Diminishing Return Diminishing return, or the law of diminishing return, is an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/diminishing-return.htm Dip A dip in the market is a decline in prices,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dip.htm Direct Deposit Direct deposit is a program in which a payment is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/direct-deposit.htm Direct Purchase Program A direct purchase program allows an investor to buy stock  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/direct-purchase-program.htm Direct Stock Purchase Plan A direct stock purchase plan (DSP) is a company-sponsored program  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/direct-stock-purchase-plan.htm Director A director is one of a group of individuals elected  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/director.htm Disability Insurance Disability insurance is an insurance policy that pays supplemental income  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/disability-insurance.htm Disclaimer A disclaimer is a decree that formally denies legal claim  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/disclaimer.htm Disclosure Disclosure is the release of relevant information. Disclosure requirements play  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/disclosure.htm Discontinued Discontinued in a financial context is usually associated with discontinued  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/discontinued.htm Discount A discount is a difference between the price paid for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/discount.htm Discount Broker A discount broker is a stock broker offering low commission  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/discount-broker.htm Discount Loan A discount loan is a loan that does not require  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/discount-loan.htm Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Discounted cash flow analysis is a valuation tool analysts use  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/discounted-cash-flow-analysis.htm Disinflation Disinflation occurs when the overall rate of inflation decreases over  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/disinflation.htm Disposable Income Disposable income is money that can be spent, saved, invested  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/disposable-income.htm Distress Sale A distress sale occurs when, despite non favorable selling conditions,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/distress-sale.htm Distressed Security A distressed security is a security belonging to a company  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/distressed-security.htm Diversified Investment Company A diversified investment company is an investment fund that adheres  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/diversified-investment-company.htm Divest To divest is to liquidate, or sell off, one's investment  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/divest.htm Divestiture Divestiture is the sale or disposition of a business by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/divestiture.htm Dividend A dividend is a payment by a corporation to its  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend.htm Dividend Clawback A dividend clawback is an incentive for investors to keep  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend-clawback.htm Dividend Payout Ratio The dividend payout ratio is the percentage of a company's  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend-payout-ratio.htm Dividend Rate The dividend rate is the amount of dividends per share  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend-rate.htm Dividend Reinvestment Plan Under a dividend reinvestment plan (also known as a DRIP  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend-reinvestment-plan.htm Dividend Yield The dividend yield is computed by dividing the annual dividend  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividend-yield.htm Dividends Payable Dividends payable is a liability of the firm for the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dividends-payable.htm Divisor Divisor is shorthand for the Dow Divisor. The popular Dow  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/divisor.htm DJIA The DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average), also known as the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/djia.htm Dogs of the Dow Dogs of the Dow is a popular investment strategy. The  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dogs-of-the-dow.htm Doing Business As If the name in use in the course of operation  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/doing-business-as.htm Doji A doji is a type of candlestick where the day's  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/doji.htm Dollar Cost Averaging Dollar cost averaging is long-term investment strategy in which a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dollar-cost-averaging.htm Dot-Com Dot-com is an epithet for an Internet based company. A  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dot-com.htm Double Bottom A double bottom is a chart pattern created when a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/double-bottom.htm Double Taxation Double taxation occurs when a government taxes the same income  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/double-taxation.htm Double Top Double top is a term used by technical analysts to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/double-top.htm Double Witching Hour Double witching hour refers to the final hour of the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/double-witching-hour.htm Dow The term "Dow" is usually used to mean the Dow  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow.htm Dow Dividend Theory The Dow dividend theory is a popular but simple investing  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-dividend-theory.htm Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index The Dow Jones Asian Titans 50 Index is an equity  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-asian-titans-50-index.htm Dow Jones Averages The Dow Jones Averages refer to three price-weighted stock market  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-averages.htm Dow Jones BRIC 50 Brazil Subindex The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Brazil Subindex is an global  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-bric-50-brazil-subindex.htm Dow Jones BRIC 50 China Subindex The Dow Jones BRIC 50 China Subindex is an international  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-bric-50-china-subindex.htm Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index The Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index is an international free-float  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-bric-50-index.htm Dow Jones BRIC 50 India Subindex The Dow Jones BRIC 50 India Subindex is an global  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-bric-50-india-subindex.htm Dow Jones CBOT Treasury Index The Dow Jones CBOT Treasury Index is a fixed-income index.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-cbot-treasury-index.htm Dow Jones Composite Average The Dow Jones Composite Average is a combination of the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-composite-average.htm Dow Jones Composite Index The Dow Jones Composite Index is a stock market index  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-composite-index.htm Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 The Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index is an equity  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-euro-stoxx-50.htm Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index is a worldwide  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-global-titans-50-index.htm Dow Jones Industrial Average The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the, if  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-industrial-average.htm Dow Jones STOXX 600 Real Estate Cap Index The Dow Jones STOXX 600 Real Estate Cap Index is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-stoxx-600-real-estate-cap-index.htm Dow Jones STOXX Americas 600 Real Estate Cap Index The Dow Jones STOXX Americas 600 Real Estate Cap Index  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-stoxx-americas-600-real-estate-cap-index.htm Dow Jones STOXX Americas 600 REITS Index The Dow Jones STOXX Americas 600 REITs Index is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-stoxx-americas-600-reits-index.htm Dow Jones STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Real Estate Cap The Dow Jones STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Real Estate Cap Index  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-stoxx-asia-pacific-600-real-estate-cap.htm Dow Jones STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 REITS Index The Dow Jones STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 REITs Index is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-stoxx-asia-pacific-600-reits-index.htm Dow Jones STOXX Europe 600 REITS Index The Dow Jones STOXX Europe 600 REITS Index is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-stoxx-europe-600-reits-index.htm Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 REITs Index The Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 REITs Index is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-stoxx-global-1800-reits-index.htm Dow Jones Transportation Average The Dow Jones Transportation Average is the oldest of all  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-transportation-average.htm Dow Jones Utility Average The Dow Jones Utility Average was created after the Dow  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dow-jones-utility-average.htm Down Payment A down payment is the amount paid in advance of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/down-payment.htm Downgrade A downgrade is a reduction in the rating awarded a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/downgrade.htm Downside In business jargon, downside is the risk of unfavorable outcome  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/downside.htm Downside Protection Downside protection is a cushion against the potential loss resulting  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/downside-protection.htm Downside Risk Downside risk includes both the likelihood and extent to which  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/downside-risk.htm Downsizing Downsizing is a cutback in a company's operations and usually  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/downsizing.htm Downtick A downtick is a transaction that occurs at a lower  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/downtick.htm Downtrend A downtrend refers to declining prices. A downtrend can  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/downtrend.htm Downturn A downturn is a worsening of business or economic activity.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/downturn.htm Dragonfly Doji A dragonfly doji is a variation on the doji candlestick  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dragonfly-doji.htm Dressing Up a Portfolio Dressing up a portfolio refers to the practice of some  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dressing-up-a-portfolio.htm DRIP DRIP is the acronym for Dividend Reinvestment Plan. In  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/drip.htm Dual Life Insurance Dual life insurance is a unique form of life insurance  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dual-life-insurance.htm Due Diligence Due diligence is a formal investigation into any proposed investment.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/due-diligence.htm Due Process Due process is a judicial constitutional guarantee that no judgment  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/due-process.htm Durable Goods In US macroeconomic statistics, durable goods are arbitrarily defined as  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/durable-goods.htm Durable Goods Orders The durable goods orders report is issued monthly by the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/durable-goods-orders.htm Dutch Auction Dutch auction, started in Netherlands' farms, is a descending price  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/dutch-auction.htm Duty In international trade, a customs duty, or tariff, is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/duty.htm EAFE Index The EAFE Index measures the overall performance of equities in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/eafe-index.htm Early Retirement Early retirement occurs when an individual retires before the required  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/early-retirement.htm Early Withdrawal Penalty An early withdrawal penalty is a fine levied on funds  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/early-withdrawal-penalty.htm Earned Income Earned income is wages, salary, tips, fees or other compensation  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earned-income.htm Earned Income Tax Credit The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a tax refund  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earned-income-tax-credit.htm Earnings In everyday speech, earnings is often used interchangeably with income  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings.htm Earnings Before Interest Earnings before interest and pretax operating income and pretax operating  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-before-interest.htm Earnings Before Interest and Taxes Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is an indicator of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-before-interest-and-taxes.htm Earnings Estimate An earnings estimate is an estimate of a company's future  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-estimate.htm Earnings Growth Earnings growth is a key indicator for measuring a company's  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-growth.htm Earnings Multiple The earnings multiple of a stock, also called the price/earnings  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-multiple.htm Earnings Per Share A company's earnings per share (EPS) is determined by dividing  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-per-share.htm Earnings Report An earnings report is an official document published by a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-report.htm Earnings Surprise An earnings surprise occurs any time a stock's earnings do  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-surprise.htm Earnings Yield The earnings yield is earnings per share divided by the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/earnings-yield.htm EBIT EBIT is an acronym for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ebit.htm EBITDA EBITDA or "earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization" is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ebitda.htm ECB The ECB, or European Central Bank, is the central bank  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ecb.htm Econometrics Econometrics literally means "to measure economy". Thus, econometrics is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/econometrics.htm Economic Cycle The economic cycle is the periodic fluctuation of the economy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/economic-cycle.htm Economist An economist is a professional in the field of economics,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/economist.htm Economy of Scale Economy of scale (or economies of scale) fundamentally constitutes the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/economy-of-scale.htm EDGAR EDGAR stands for the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/edgar.htm Education IRA The education IRA is a savings plan for certain expenses  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/education-ira.htm Effective Annual Interest Rate An effective annual interest rate is used to determine the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/effective-annual-interest-rate.htm Effective Tax Rate The effective tax rate for an individual is usually the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/effective-tax-rate.htm Efficient Market Theory Developed by University of Chicago professor Eugen Fama in the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/efficient-market-theory.htm Electronic Funds Transfer Electronic funds transfer, or EFT, is a system for transferring  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/electronic-funds-transfer.htm Elliott Wave Theory Elliott Wave Theory was developed by Ralph Nelson Elliott in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/elliott-wave-theory.htm Embargo In international commerce, an embargo is a government-mandated sanction that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/embargo.htm Emerging Market Emerging market, or emerging economy, is market with a relatively  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/emerging-market.htm Eminent Domain Eminent domain is a constitutional provision, through which the government  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/eminent-domain.htm Employee Stock Ownership Plan Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), also known as stock purchase  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/employee-stock-ownership-plan.htm Employee Stock Purchase Plan An Employee Stock Purchase Plan gives employee the opportunity to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/employee-stock-purchase-plan.htm Employment Cost Index The Employment Cost Index, or ECI, is a quantitative measure  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/employment-cost-index.htm Enterprise Zone Enterprise zone is a specially designated area within which businesses  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/enterprise-zone.htm Entitlements Entitlements are government benefits provided by law to eligible individuals.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/entitlements.htm Entrepreneur An entrepreneur is someone who attempts to create a new  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/entrepreneur.htm EONIA EONIA stands for the Euro OverNight Index Average. EONIA  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/eonia.htm EPS EPS is earnings per share, the net income a company  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/eps.htm Equities Equities is another name for shares or stocks. To have  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equities.htm Equity In business, equity refers to value of ownership. The  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equity.htm Equity Line of Credit Equity line of credit, also known as home equity line  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equity-line-of-credit.htm Equity Loan Rates Equity loan rates are the interest rates charged on equity  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equity-loan-rates.htm Equity Market Equity market, or stock market, is a system through which  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equity-market.htm Equity REIT An equity REIT is a company which owns a portfolio  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equity-reit.htm Equity Risk Premium Equity risk premium is a premium return of the stock  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equity-risk-premium.htm Equivalent Taxable Yield The equivalent taxable yield is used by investors to compare  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/equivalent-taxable-yield.htm Escrow In contract law, escrow is a legal arrangement whereby an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/escrow.htm Escrow Account An escrow account is an account designated to hold escrow  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/escrow-account.htm Estate Planning Estate planning is a process of planning for efficient handling  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/estate-planning.htm Estate Tax The estate tax is simply a tax on assets charged  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/estate-tax.htm Estimated Tax Estimated tax is tax that a self-employed individual or a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/estimated-tax.htm ETF ETF stands for Exchange Traded Fund. An ETF is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/etf.htm Ethical Investing Ethical investing, also known as Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ethical-investing.htm EU The EU, or European Union, is an inter-governmental, supranational organization  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/eu.htm EURIBOR EURIBOR stands for the Euro Interbank Offered Rate. EURIBOR  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/euribor.htm Euro The Euro (€) is the currency of 12 countries of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/euro.htm Eurodollars Eurodollars are large US Dollar deposits that are made in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/eurodollars.htm European Community The European Community is a confederation of European nations which  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/european-community.htm European Option A European option is an option that can only be  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/european-option.htm European-Style Option A European-style option is an option that may be exercised  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/european-style-option.htm Evening Star An evening star is a candlestick trading pattern that traders  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/evening-star.htm Ex-Dividend Ex-dividend means a stock is trading without the rights to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ex-dividend.htm Ex-Dividend Date The ex-dividend date is the date on which sellers rather  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ex-dividend-date.htm Excess Returns Excess returns are generally defined as the returns provided by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/excess-returns.htm Exchange Rate Exchange rate is a price or ratio at which one  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/exchange-rate.htm Exchange Rate Risk Exchange rate risk is the risk that a position will  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/exchange-rate-risk.htm Exchange Traded Fund An exchange traded fund (ETF) is a pool of stocks  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/exchange-traded-fund.htm Exchange Traded Notes Exchange Traded Notes (ETN) are considered senior, unsecured debt securities.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/exchange-traded-notes.htm Exempt Income Exempt income is any income that is not subject to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/exempt-income.htm Exercise Price The exercise price, or strike price, is the price at  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/exercise-price.htm Expense Ratio The expense ratio measures the percentage of a mutual fund's  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/expense-ratio.htm Expiration Date In derivatives markets, the expiration date is the date that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/expiration-date.htm Exponential Moving Average An exponential moving average is a more complicated form of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/exponential-moving-average.htm Extraordinary Item In financial accounting, an extraordinary item is a non-recurring event  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/extraordinary-item.htm Face Value Face value is the nominal, or stated, amount of security.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/face-value.htm Fair Market Value The fair market value of a stock or similar commodity  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fair-market-value.htm Fair Value Fair value is a market price that both the buyer  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fair-value.htm Fairly Valued A fairly valued stock is a stock whose perceived value  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fairly-valued.htm Falling Three Methods The falling three methods is a bearish candlestick charting pattern  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/falling-three-methods.htm Family of Funds A family of funds refers to a group of mutual  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/family-of-funds.htm Fannie Mae Fannie Mae, or the Federal National Mortgage Association, is one  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fannie-mae.htm FDIC The FDIC, or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, is an independent  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fdic.htm Fed Chairman The Fed Chairman is the Chairman of the Board of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fed-chairman.htm Fed Funds Rate The Federal Reserve Board has the power to influence the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fed-funds-rate.htm Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) is a public  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation.htm Federal Housing Administration The Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, is an agency of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/federal-housing-administration.htm Federal National Mortgage Association The Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, is one  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/federal-national-mortgage-association.htm Federal Open Market Committee The Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, is an arm  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/federal-open-market-committee.htm Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve Bank is a federal entity that performs  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/federal-reserve-bank.htm Federal Reserve Board The Federal Reserve Board is the Board of Governors of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/federal-reserve-board.htm Federal Reserve Discount Rate The Federal Reserve discount rate is the interest rate charged  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/federal-reserve-discount-rate.htm Federal Reserve Requirement The federal reserve requirement is the amount of liquid assets  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/federal-reserve-requirement.htm Federal Reserve System In the United States, the Federal Reserve System was established  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/federal-reserve-system.htm FHA Loan An FHA loan is a loan insured by the FHA,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fha-loan.htm Fiat Money Fiat money is currency that cannot be redeemed for a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fiat-money.htm FICO Score A FICO score is a credit score derived from the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fico-score.htm Finance Charge A finance charge is any charge levied for the use  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/finance-charge.htm Finance Company Finance company is an organization that originates loans for both 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monetary employee benefit that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/flexible-spending-account.htm Flight to Quality Flight to quality refers to investors moving investments into low-risk  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/flight-to-quality.htm Float Float, also referred to as free float, is a number  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/float.htm Foreign Exchange Rate A foreign exchange rate is the price of one currency  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/foreign-exchange-rate.htm Forex Forex stands for foreign (FOR) exchange (EX). The Forex  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/forex.htm Form 10-K Form 10-K is an audited annual regulatory filing containing financial  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/form-10-k.htm Form 10-Q A form 10-Q is a quarterly regulatory filing. A  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/form-10-q.htm Form 1098 Form 1098 is an IRS tax form filed by entities  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/form-1098.htm Form 8889 Form 8889 is an Health Savings Account (HSA) related IRS  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/form-8889.htm Fortune 500 The Fortune 500 is a prestigious list of companies published  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fortune-500.htm Forward PE Forward PE means forward price-to-earnings ratio. Forward PE is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/forward-pe.htm Fractional Share A fractional share is a fraction of a share or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fractional-share.htm Front-End Load A front-end load is a sales charge or commission that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/front-end-load.htm FTSE The FTSE Group (pronounced "footsie") computes tens of thousands of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ftse.htm Full-Service Brokerage A full-service brokerage offers investment research, tax advice, and retirement  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/full-service-brokerage.htm Fully Invested Being fully invested means that all assets of a trading  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fully-invested.htm Fully Valued A stock that is fully valued is priced at a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fully-valued.htm Fund Family A fund family is a set of related funds, usually  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fund-family.htm Fund Manager A fund manager is an investment professional, who manages the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fund-manager.htm Fund of Funds A fund of funds is an investment vehicle that invests  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fund-of-funds.htm Fundamental Analysis Fundamental analysis attempts to find the actual value of a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/fundamental-analysis.htm Futures Contract The futures contract is a type of forward agreement, an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/futures-contract.htm Futures Option A futures option is an option on a futures contract.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/futures-option.htm GAAP GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - are a collection  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/gaap.htm Gain A gain is an increase in the value of an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/gain.htm GDP In economics, GDP means Gross Domestic Product. GDP is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/gdp.htm GDP Implicit Price Deflator The GDP implicit price deflator measures the level of price  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/gdp-implicit-price-deflator.htm General Obligation Bond A general obligation bond is a municipal bond backed by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/general-obligation-bond.htm Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are the rules and practices  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/generally-accepted-accounting-principles.htm Gift Tax The gift tax is a US tax levied on gifts  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/gift-tax.htm Ginnie Mae Ginnie Mae stands for the Government National Mortgage Association.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/ginnie-mae.htm Glass-Steagall Act The Glass-Steagall Act is a landmark bill in Federal banking  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/glass-steagall-act.htm Globalization In business, globalization is a term used to describe the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/globalization.htm Gold Bullion Gold bullion refers to a bulk quantity of gold.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/gold-bullion.htm Gold Standard A gold standard is a monetary system in which a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/gold-standard.htm Golden Handcuffs Golden handcuffs are various incentives offered to key executives to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/golden-handcuffs.htm Golden Parachute A golden parachute is an employment agreement that guarantees a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/golden-parachute.htm Goldilocks Economy The term Goldilocks economy refers to an economy that's not  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/goldilocks-economy.htm Goldman Sachs Commodity Index The Goldman Sachs Commodity Index, now known as the S&P  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/goldman-sachs-commodity-index.htm Good Til Canceled A good til canceled order is an order to buy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/good-til-canceled.htm Gramm-Leach Act The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is a federal banking and securities law  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/gramm-leach-bliley-act.htm Gravestone Doji A gravestone doji is a variation on the doji candlestick  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/gravestone-doji.htm Great Depression The Great Depression was the longest and most severe business  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/great-depression.htm Greater Fool Theory The greater fool theory says there's always someone - an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/greater-fool-theory.htm Growth and Income Fund A growth and income fund is a mutual fund structured  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/growth-and-income-fund.htm Growth Fund A growth fund is a portfolio of securities whose investment  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/growth-fund.htm Harami Cross A harami cross is a candlestick charting pattern that can  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/harami-cross.htm Head And Shoulders Pattern A head and shoulders pattern is a technical analysis charting  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/head-and-shoulders-pattern.htm Health Insurance Health insurance is a type of indemnity that provides financial  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/health-insurance.htm Health Maintenance Organization A health maintenance organization, or HMO, is a public or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/health-maintenance-organization.htm Hedge Fund A hedge fund is a private investment vehicle for institutional  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/hedge-fund.htm Hidden Load A hidden load is a charge that an investor pays  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/hidden-load.htm High-Ratio Mortgage A high-ratio mortgage is one with a high LTV, or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/high-ratio-mortgage.htm High-Tech Stock A high-tech stock is a publicly traded stock of companies  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/high-tech-stock.htm Histogram A histogram is a graph that shows how many times  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/histogram.htm Historical Data Historical data is information about a company's past, such as  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/historical-data.htm Historical Trading Range The historical trading range is the lowest and highest price  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/historical-trading-range.htm Holder of Record The holder of record is the name which appears on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/holder-of-record.htm Home Equity Home equity is the difference between a home's value and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/home-equity.htm Home Equity Debt Home equity debt is a loan that is secured by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/home-equity-debt.htm Home Equity Line of Credit A home equity line of credit is a credit line  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/home-equity-line-of-credit.htm Home Equity Loan A home equity loan is a broad term for credit  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/home-equity-loan.htm Home Equity Loan Rate A home equity loan rate is the interest rate on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/home-equity-loan-rate.htm Home Equity Loans Home equity loans are a type of loan that is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/home-equity-loans.htm Home Loan Refinancing Home loan refinancing is the process of paying off a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/home-loan-refinancing.htm Homeowner's Insurance Homeowner's insurance is a type of insurance policy that indemnifies  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/homeowner's-insurance.htm HUI Index The HUI Index represents the symbol of the AMEX Gold  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/hui-index.htm Hyip Investment An HYIP investment is a High Yield Income Program.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/hyip-investment.htm Hyperinflation Hyperinflation is the extremely rapid escalation of prices (typically more  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/hyperinflation.htm IMF The IMF, or International Monetary Fund, was conceived at the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/imf.htm Implied Volatility The implied volatility of an asset is an estimate of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/implied-volatility.htm In Escrow An item of value is in escrow when that item  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/in-escrow.htm In the Black In the black means to be profitable. The term in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/in-the-black.htm In the Red In the red means to record a deficit or to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/in-the-red.htm Income Fund An income fund is a mutual fund structured to provide  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/income-fund.htm Income Property Income property is real estate held as part of an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/income-property.htm Income Tax Income tax is tax levied against personal income or a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/income-tax.htm Incubator An incubator is an organization that helps a start-up business  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/incubator.htm Index An index is a hypothetical basket of securities or economic  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/index.htm Index Fund An index fund is a portfolio of assets with allocation  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/index-fund.htm Indicated Dividend The indicated dividend is the estimated cash dividends a stock  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/indicated-dividend.htm Indicated Yield The indicated yield is the indicated dividend for a share  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/indicated-yield.htm Indicator Indicators are used by market timers to try and divine  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/indicator.htm Individual Investor An individual investor is a person who manages his/her own  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/individual-investor.htm Individual Tax Return An individual tax return is a tax return filed by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/individual-tax-return.htm Inefficient Market An inefficient market is one in which assets are underpriced  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inefficient-market.htm Inflation Inflation is a broad increase in prices. In practical terms,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inflation.htm Inflation Rate The inflation rate is the increase in prices for a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inflation-rate.htm Inflation-Indexed Security An inflation-indexed security is a stock or bond whose return  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inflation-indexed-security.htm Inheritance Tax The inheritance tax is tax imposed on the heirs of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inheritance-tax.htm Inside Day An inside day is a day in which a stock's  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inside-day.htm Inside Information Inside information is any kind of data pertinent to the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inside-information.htm Insider Insider is an individual who is purview to corporate information  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/insider.htm Institutional Brokerage An institutional brokerage is a an investment brokerage house or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/institutional-brokerage.htm Institutional Investor An institutional investor is an organization that trades securities for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/institutional-investor.htm Institutional Shares Institutional shares are a class of shares made available by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/institutional-shares.htm Insurance Agent An insurance agent is an individual approved by the state  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/insurance-agent.htm Insurance Broker An insurance broker is a professional that helps consumers and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/insurance-broker.htm Insurance Claim An insurance claim is an official request submitted to the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/insurance-claim.htm Insurance Examiner An insurance examiner is a professional charged with inspecting and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/insurance-examiner.htm Insurance Policy An insurance policy is essentially a contract between the insurer  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/insurance-policy.htm Insurance Premium Insurance premium is simply an amount of money paid for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/insurance-premium.htm Insured Mortgage An insured mortgage is a mortgage with an insurance policy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/insured-mortgage.htm Interbank Market The interbank market refers to the market where banks make  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/interbank-market.htm Interest Deduction An interest deduction is any deduction of interest payments that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/interest-deduction.htm Interest-Only Loan An interest-only loan is any loan that is non-amortizing, at  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/interest-only-loan.htm Internal Revenue Service The Internal Revenue Service is the branch of the US  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/internal-revenue-service.htm International Fund An international fund is a mutual fund that invests in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/international-fund.htm Intrinsic Value The actual value of a security, as opposed to its  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/intrinsic-value.htm Inverse Head And Shoulders An inverse head and shoulders is a technical analysis charting  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inverse-head-and-shoulders.htm Inverted Yield Curve An inverted yield curve is one where the most long-term  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/inverted-yield-curve.htm Investing In a business context, investing is the process of committing  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investing.htm Investment In finance and business, an investment is an asset purchased  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment.htm Investment Adviser An investment adviser is someone who recommends the best ways  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-adviser.htm Investment Bank An investment bank is an institution that performs a variety  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-bank.htm Investment Club An investment club is a membership organization for investors.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-club.htm Investment Company An investment company is a firm whose business is to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-company.htm Investment Newsletter An investment newsletter is a publication designed to help investors  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-newsletter.htm Investment Philosophy Investment philosophy is a general approach that directs the decisions  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-philosophy.htm Investment Property Real property owned by an entity for other than its  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-property.htm Investment Return Investment return is the change in value of the investment  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-return.htm Investment Strategy An investment strategy is an investment approach taken to effectively  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investment-strategy.htm Investor An investor is a person or entity that purchases assets  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/investor.htm Invisible Hand Adam Smith coined the phrase invisible hand in his 1776  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/invisible-hand.htm IPO IPO is an acronym for Initial Public Offering. 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Japan Inc. is a term that emphasizes Japan's traditional, highly  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/japan-inc..htm Jarrow Turnbull Model The Jarrow Turnbull Model is a model used to analyze  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jarrow-turnbull-model.htm Java Java is a technology that was developed by Sun Microsystems  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/java.htm Jekyll and Hyde The term "Jekyll and Hyde" is a metaphor for internal  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jekyll-and-hyde.htm Jennifer Lopez - J. Lo Jennifer Lopez - J. Lo is a slang term used  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jennifer-lopez---j.-lo.htm Jensen Index The Jensen index is an index that compares the performance  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jensen-index.htm JIC JIC, which stands for "just in case," is a strategy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jic.htm JIT JIT, or "just in time," is a strategy used in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jit.htm Jitney A jitney is a fraudulent investment practice in which two  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jitney.htm JMD JMD is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Jamaican Dollar  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jmd.htm Job and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003 The Job and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003 was  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/job-and-growth-tax-relief-act-of-2003.htm Job Hunting Expenses Job hunting expenses (expenses incurred in finding a new job)  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/job-hunting-expenses.htm Job Lot A job lot refers to a particular contract that deals  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/job-lot.htm Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey is a government  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/job-openings-and-labor-turnover-survey.htm Jobs Growth Jobs growth is the number of jobs added to the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jobs-growth.htm JOD JOD is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Jordanian Dinar  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jod.htm Joint Joint is a term that refers to two things being  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint.htm Joint Account Joint account is opened by two or more owners. The  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-account.htm Joint and Several Liability Under joint and several liability a plaintiff may recover full  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-and-several-liability.htm Joint and Survivor Annuity A joint and survivor annuity is a type of insurance  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-and-survivor-annuity.htm Joint Bond Joint bond, or a "joint-and-several bond" is a bond guaranteed  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-bond.htm Joint Life Annuity A joint life annuity is an insurance policy or contract  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-life-annuity.htm Joint Mortgage A joint mortgage is simply a mortgage with more than  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-mortgage.htm Joint Return A joint return is an IRS tax return that is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-return.htm Joint Stock Company A joint stock company is a unique entity that resembles  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-stock-company.htm Joint Tax Return A joint tax return is one tax return filed by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-tax-return.htm Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship In joint tenancy with right of survivorship, each party owns  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-tenancy-with-right-of-survivorship.htm Joint Tenants in Common Joint tenants in common is a way for two or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-tenants-in-common.htm Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship Joint tenants with right of survivorship, sometimes abbreviated JTWROS, is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-tenants-with-right-of-survivorship.htm Joint Venture In law, a joint venture, commonly abbreviated JV, is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-venture.htm Joint Will A joint will is a type of legal agreement, in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joint-will.htm JOLTS JOLTS is the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey produced  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jolts.htm Jonestown Defense Jonestown defense refers to an extreme defensive tactic used by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jonestown-defense.htm Joseph Effect The Joseph Effect is the idea that movements over time  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/joseph-effect.htm Journal A journal is used to enter business transactions into an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/journal.htm JPY JPY is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Japanese Yen  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jpy.htm JTWROS JTWROS, an acronym meaning joint tenants with right of survivorship,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jtwros.htm Judgment Lien A judgment lien is a court-ordered lien on a debtor's  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/judgment-lien.htm Judicial Foreclosure A judicial foreclosure occurs when a lender involves the courts  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/judicial-foreclosure.htm Jumbo CD A jumbo CD, or certificate of deposit, is a CD  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jumbo-cd.htm Jumbo Loan A jumbo loan is a mortgage with a principal balance  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/jumbo-loan.htm Junior Junior is a term that signifies that which is younger  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior.htm Junior Capital Pool A junior capital pool (JCP) is a type of corporate  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior-capital-pool.htm Junior Debt Junior debt is a debt (such as a bond) that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior-debt.htm Junior Equity Junior equity is equity that ranks lower than some other  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior-equity.htm Junior Mortgage A junior mortgage is a mortgage that is subordinated to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior-mortgage.htm Junior Refunding Junior refunding refers to a refinancing of government or corporate  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior-refunding.htm Junior Security A junior security is a security that ranks below other  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junior-security.htm Junk Bond A junk bond is any bond that is rated below  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/junk-bond.htm Just In Case Just-in-case or JIC is an inventory management strategy where companies  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/just-in-case.htm Just Title Just title is any title that is free of claims  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/just-title.htm Just-in Just-in-time is an inventory system where raw materials are delivered  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/just-in-time.htm Kangaroos Kangaroos are Australian stocks. They are so-named because of the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kangaroos.htm Keepwell Agreement A keepwell agreement is a contract between a parent company  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/keepwell-agreement.htm Keiretsu A keiretsu is a group of closely related Japanese companies,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/keiretsu.htm Keltner Channel The Keltner channel is a market analysis indicator that measures  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/keltner-channel.htm Keogh Plan A Keogh plan is a retirement plan for self-employed individuals  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/keogh-plan.htm KES KES is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Kenya Shilling  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kes.htm Key Performance Indicators Key Performance Indicators or KPI are financial and non-financial metrics  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/key-performance-indicators.htm Key Person Insurance Key person insurance, also known as key man life insurance,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/key-person-insurance.htm Key Rate Duration Key rate duration measures portfolio sensitivity or security sensitivity.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/key-rate-duration.htm Keynesian Economics Keynesian economics, also called Keynesianism, is named for economist John  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/keynesian-economics.htm KHR KHR is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Cambodian Riel  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/khr.htm Kickback A kickback is a payment of money, favors, or some  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kickback.htm Kicker Generically, a kicker is a condition that causes some kind  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kicker.htm Kicking the Tires Kicking the Tires is a slang term referring to the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kicking-the-tires.htm Kiddie Tax A special tax on the investment gains and unearned income  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kiddie-tax.htm Kill A kill is defined as a cancellation of an order  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kill.htm Killer Application The classic example of a killer application is VisiCalc, a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/killer-application.htm Killer Bee A killer bee is a party who helps a company  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/killer-bee.htm Kiting Kiting, or "floating," is a banking term that refers the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kiting.htm Kiwi The Kiwi is the common term used for the New  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kiwi.htm Klinger Oscillator The Klinger Oscillator is a market analysis indicator that that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/klinger-oscillator.htm KMF KMF is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Comoros Franc  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kmf.htm Knock-In Option A knock-in option or "trigger" option is a type of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/knock-in-option.htm Knock-out Option A knock-out option is a type of barrier option that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/knock-out-option.htm Know Your Client Know your client, or "KYC", are the ethical and practice  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/know-your-client.htm Know Your Customer Know your customer, or "KYC" refers to guidelines of securities  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/know-your-customer.htm Kondratiev Wave Russian economist Nikolai Kondratiev theorized that capitalist economies move in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kondratiev-wave.htm Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes The Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes refers to several indicators  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/korean-composite-stock-price-indexes.htm KOSPI KOSPI is the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (or Indexes).  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kospi.htm KPW In currencies, KPW is the abbreviation for the North Korean  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kpw.htm Krugerrand A krugerrand is a gold coin minted by the Republic  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/krugerrand.htm KRW KRW is the three-character currency abbreviation for the South Korean  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/krw.htm Kurtosis Kurtosis, of Greek origin meaning "bulging" or "swelling", is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/kurtosis.htm Labor Force In macroeconomic statistics, the labor force is the sum of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/labor-force.htm Labor Relations Labor relations can refer broadly to any dealings between management  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/labor-relations.htm Laffer Curve The Laffer Curve is a mathematical shape that shows the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/laffer-curve.htm Lagging Indicator A lagging indicator is an economic statistic that changes after  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/lagging-indicator.htm Laissez-Faire Literally, laissez-faire is French for "let it be." More usefully,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/laissez-faire.htm Large Cap Large cap is short for large market capitalization, which typically  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/large-cap.htm Large-Cap Stock A large-cap stock is the stock of a company having  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/large-cap-stock.htm Law of Large Numbers The law of large numbers is a law of probability  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/law-of-large-numbers.htm Lead Investor A lead investor is the primary provider of risk capital  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/lead-investor.htm Lead Underwriter The investment banking firm that puts together the syndicate of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/lead-underwriter.htm Leading Indicator A leading indicator is a statistic that predicts trends in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/leading-indicator.htm LEAPS LEAPS, or Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities, are equity or index  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/leaps.htm Lease A lease is a legal contract that transfers the right  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/lease.htm Legal Monopoly A legal monopoly is a monopoly that has been specifically  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/legal-monopoly.htm Legal Tender In law, legal tender is payment that by statute must  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/legal-tender.htm Legislative Risk Legislative risk is the potential of sustaining a loss on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/legislative-risk.htm Lender of Last Resort A lender of last resort is a financial institution, such  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/lender-of-last-resort.htm Letter of Credit A letter of credit is a document a buyer requests  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/letter-of-credit.htm Letter of Intent A letter of intent is a document written by one  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/letter-of-intent.htm Level I Quotes Level I quotes real-time (non-delayed live) quotes of the best  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/level-i-quotes.htm Level II Quotes Level II quotes are everything included in Level I quotes  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/level-ii-quotes.htm Level III Quotes Level III quotes are everything included in Level I quotes  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/level-iii-quotes.htm Level Premium Insurance Level premium insurance is a type of life insurance policy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/level-premium-insurance.htm Level Term Insurance Level term insurance is a type of term life insurance  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/level-term-insurance.htm Liability Insurance Liability insurance is a form of protection against claims of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/liability-insurance.htm LIBOR LIBOR stands for London Interbank Offered Rate. The British  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/libor.htm Life Annuity A life annuity is an annuity that pays out periodic  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/life-annuity.htm Life Insurance Life insurance is a contract, according to which an insurance  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/life-insurance.htm Life Insurance Quote A life insurance quote is the estimated cost of a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/life-insurance-quote.htm Limit Down Limit down refers to the maximum amount that a futures  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/limit-down.htm Limit Order In trading, a limit order is an order to buy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/limit-order.htm Limit Price The price specified in a limit order is called the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/limit-price.htm Limited Liability Company A limited liability company (LLC) is a corporate arrangement that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/limited-liability-company.htm Limited Liability Partnership A limited liability partnership is a form of joint corporate  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/limited-liability-partnership.htm Line of Credit A line of credit, also called a credit line, is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/line-of-credit.htm Linear Regression In statistics, linear regression is a technique for estimating the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/linear-regression.htm Liquidated Damages Liquidated damages are a payment agreed to by the parties  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/liquidated-damages.htm Liquidation Value The liquidation value of a company is an estimate of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/liquidation-value.htm Liquidity Ratio A liquidity ratio measures a company's ability to pay its  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/liquidity-ratio.htm Listing Requirements Listing requirements are the criteria set by a stock exchange  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/listing-requirements.htm Living Trust A living trust (also called a grantor trust, or revocable  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/living-trust.htm Load Fund A load fund is a mutual fund that charges a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/load-fund.htm Load-Adjusted Return A load-adjusted return is the investment return on a mutual  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/load-adjusted-return.htm Loan Stock Loan stock is stock issued by a company in exchange  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/loan-stock.htm Loan-Value Ratio In real estate finance, the loan-value ratio is simply the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/loan-value-ratio.htm Long Bond In the US, is the thirty-year Treasury bond is often  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/long-bond.htm Long Position A long position in the stock market means that an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/long-position.htm Long Put A long put is a relatively straightforward options strategy.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/long-put.htm Look-Ahead Bias Look-ahead bias is use of information outside the time frame  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/look-ahead-bias.htm Lookback Option A lookback option is a type of exotic option that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/lookback-option.htm Loss Leader In marketing, a loss leader is an item priced not  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/loss-leader.htm Luxury Tax A luxury tax is a tax on luxury goods. The  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/luxury-tax.htm M1 In the US, M1 is a narrow measure of the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/m1.htm M2 In the US, M2 is a broad measure of the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/m2.htm M3 In the US, M3 is a very broad measure of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/m3.htm MACD MACD, which stands for Moving Average Convergence Divergence, is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/macd.htm Macroeconomics Macroeconomics is the study of the behavior of the overall  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/macroeconomics.htm Maintenance Fee In the financial sense, a maintenance fee is a fixed  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/maintenance-fee.htm Majority Ownership Majority ownership is ownership of 50% or more of another  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/majority-ownership.htm Majority Shareholder In corporate governance, a majority shareholder is a shareholder that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/majority-shareholder.htm Managed Account A managed account is an investment account that is managed  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/managed-account.htm Margin Margin is money borrowed from a broker for trading purposes.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin.htm Margin Account A margin account allows a trader or investor to buy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin-account.htm Margin Agreement A margin agreement is a securities customer agreement signed by  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin-agreement.htm Margin Call A margin call is the demand by a brokerage that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin-call.htm Margin Loan A margin loan is a loan made by a broker  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin-loan.htm Margin Rate Margin rate has multiple financial meanings. The margin rate  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/margin-rate.htm Marginal Tax Rate The marginal tax rate is rate of tax applicable to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/marginal-tax-rate.htm Mark to Market Mark to market is an accounting calculation tracking the current  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mark-to-market.htm Market Capitalization Market capitalization is the number of shares outstanding times the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/market-capitalization.htm Market Economy In political economics, a market economy is an economy where  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/market-economy.htm Market Inefficiency Market inefficiency is a condition that occurs when current prices  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/market-inefficiency.htm Market Maker A market maker brings continueous liquidity to the trading market  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/market-maker.htm Market Share Market share is the percentage of the total market that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/market-share.htm Married Filing Jointly Married filing jointly is the tax filing term for a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/married-filing-jointly.htm Married Filing Separately Married filing separately is a tax filing status under which  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/married-filing-separately.htm MBS In financial terms, MBS stands for mortgage-backed securities. MBS  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mbs.htm Mean Return Mean return for investors is the average expected return of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mean-return.htm Median In statistics, the median is the middle of a distribution  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/median.htm Medical Expenses The term medical expenses refers to certain dental and medical  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/medical-expenses.htm Medicare Medicare is a national health insurance program for people age  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/medicare.htm Merc The Merc commonly refers to Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/merc.htm Mexican Peso The Mexican peso is the currency of Mexico. MXN  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mexican-peso.htm Micro-Cap Stock A micro-cap-stock is a stock with a very small market  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/micro-cap-stock.htm Microeconomics Microeconomics is the branch of economics that deals with individuals,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/microeconomics.htm Mid-Cap Stock A mid-cap (mid-capitalization) stock is issued by a corporation with  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mid-cap-stock.htm Minority Interest Minority interest represents shares owned by third parties when Company  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/minority-interest.htm Minority Ownership Minority ownership is ownership of less than 50% of a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/minority-ownership.htm Misery Index The misery index is the unemployment rate plus the inflation  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/misery-index.htm Modern Portfolio Theory Introduced by Nobel Prize winner Harry Markowitz in the 1950s,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/modern-portfolio-theory.htm Momentum Indicator A momentum indicator is a technical analysis indicator that attempts  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/momentum-indicator.htm Monetary Policy Monetary policy is the management of a nation's money supply  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/monetary-policy.htm Money Center Bank The term money center bank is used to describe the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/money-center-bank.htm Money Flow Money flow is a tool used by technical analysts to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/money-flow.htm Money Management Money management is the managing of different uses of money  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/money-management.htm Money Manager In financial services, a money manager is a general term  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/money-manager.htm Money Market The money market is the market for short-term financial instruments.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/money-market.htm Money Market Account A money market account is a savings account that offers  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/money-market-account.htm Money Market Fund A money market fund is open-ended and invests only in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/money-market-fund.htm Money Market Mutual Fund A money market mutual fund is a mutual fund that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/money-market-mutual-fund.htm Money Supply In macroeconomics, the money supply is the amount of money  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/money-supply.htm Monopoly A monopoly is when one company dominates the market for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/monopoly.htm Monte Carlo Monte Carlo methods are numerical techniques used for solving complex  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/monte-carlo.htm Morning Star A morning star is a candlestick charting pattern that traders  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/morning-star.htm Morningstar Rating System The Morningstar rating system evaluates mutual funds according to a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/morningstar-rating-system.htm Mortgage In law, the word mortgage technically means a pledge of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mortgage.htm Mortgage Banker A mortgage banker is an individual or organization that lends  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mortgage-banker.htm Mortgage Bond A mortgage bond is a debt obligation secured by a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mortgage-bond.htm Mortgage Broker A mortgage banker is an individual or organization that acts  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mortgage-broker.htm Mortgage Insurance Mortgage insurance is insurance covering the lender or other holder  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mortgage-insurance.htm Mortgage Interest Deduction In US federal taxation, the mortgage interest deduction is a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mortgage-interest-deduction.htm Mortgage Life Assurance Mortgage life assurance is a policy designed to help pay  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mortgage-life-assurance.htm Mortgage Life Insurance Mortgage life insurance is a type of life insurance policy  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mortgage-life-insurance.htm Mortgage Rate The mortgage rate is the rate of interest paid on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mortgage-rate.htm Mortgage Refinance A mortgage refinance occurs when a borrower pays down an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mortgage-refinance.htm Mortgage-Backed Security A mortgage-backed security (MBS) is a security based upon a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mortgage-backed-security.htm Mr. Market Mr. Market is a metaphore created by investor Benjamine Graham.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mr.-market.htm Multiple Listing Service A Multiple Listing Service, or MLS, is a regional database  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/multiple-listing-service.htm Multiplier In an economic model, a multiplier is a number that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/multiplier.htm Multiplier Effect The multiplier effect describes how an increase in some economic  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/multiplier-effect.htm Municipal Bond A municipal bond is a bond issued by a city,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/municipal-bond.htm Mutual Fund A mutual fund is an investment company designed to pool  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mutual-fund.htm Mutual Fund Symbol A mutual fund symbol is a group of letters and/or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mutual-fund-symbol.htm Mutual Life Insurance Company A Mutual life insurance company is a life insurance provider  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/mutual-life-insurance-company.htm NAFTA NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is a comprehensive free  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nafta.htm Naked Option A naked option is an option contract that creates potentially  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/naked-option.htm NAREIT NAREIT stands for the National Association of Real Estate Investment  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nareit.htm Nasdaq As the world's largest electronic stock market, Nasdaq executes hundreds  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nasdaq.htm Nasdaq 100 Index The Nasdaq 100 Index is an index representing the top  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nasdaq-100-index.htm Nasdaq Composite Index Launched in 1971, the NASDAQ Composite Index is based on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nasdaq-composite-index.htm Natural Resources Natural resources are naturally occurring features or characteristics of the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/natural-resources.htm NAV NAV (Net Asset Value) is a financial entity's assets minus  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nav.htm Negative Equity In real estate, negative equity describes a situation where the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/negative-equity.htm Negative Yield Curve A negative yield curve has short-term rates, or yields, higher  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/negative-yield-curve.htm Negotiable Certificate of Deposit A negotiable certificate of deposit is a large denomination certificate  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/negotiable-certificate-of-deposit.htm Nellie Mae Nellie Mae is a wholly owned subsidiary of SLM corporation,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nellie-mae.htm Net Asset Value Net asset value (NAV) refers to the assets of a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/net-asset-value.htm Net Assets Net assets (also known as owners equity, shareholders equity, or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/net-assets.htm Net Book Value Net book value is the value of an asset on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/net-book-value.htm Net Income Net income is the revenues of a company minus all  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/net-income.htm Net Present Value Net present value (NPV) is a method for evaluating the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/net-present-value.htm Net Worth Net worth is total assets minus its total liabilities. Put  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/net-worth.htm New York Stock Exchange The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a for-profit organization  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/new-york-stock-exchange.htm News Ticker A news ticker is an electronically transmitted scroll that conveys  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/news-ticker.htm Nifty Fifty The Nifty Fifty were fifty blue chip stocks that enjoyed  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nifty-fifty.htm Nikkei Index The Nikkei Index is the leading stock index in Japan.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nikkei-index.htm No-Load Fund A no-load fund is a mutual fund that is offered  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/no-load-fund.htm Non-Conforming Loan A non-conforming loan is a mortgage that does not meet  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/non-conforming-loan.htm Non-Refundable Tax Credit A non-refundable tax credit is a credit that can reduce  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/non-refundable-tax-credit.htm Nonfarm Payrolls Nonfarm payrolls represent the total number of US employees on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nonfarm-payrolls.htm Normal Retirement Age Normal retirement age is the age at which a person  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/normal-retirement-age.htm Normal Yield Curve The normal yield curve is a yield curve with interest  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/normal-yield-curve.htm Notary Public A notary public (also called a notary, or public notary)  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/notary-public.htm NYSE Composite Index The NYSE Composite Index is a New York Stock Exchange  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nyse-composite-index.htm NYSE International Index The NYSE International Index tracks the prices of the largest  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nyse-international-index.htm NYSE US 100 Index The NYSE US 100 Index tracks the prices of the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/nyse-us-100-index.htm October Effect The October effect is a theory that stocks decline during  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/october-effect.htm Odd Lot Theory Odd lot theory is a theory within the discipline of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/odd-lot-theory.htm OECD The OECD, or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/oecd.htm OEX OEX is the ticker symbol for the S&P 100 stock  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/oex.htm Offshore Company An offshore company is a company that is incorporated in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/offshore-company.htm On-Balance Volume On-balance volume (OBV) is an indicator that calculates a running  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/on-balance-volume.htm One Time Charge A one time charge is a charge against earnings that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/one-time-charge.htm Online Banking Online banking is a service offered by banks that allows  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/online-banking.htm Online Broker Like a traditional broker, an online broker executes trades for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/online-broker.htm Online Trading Online trading is a process by which securities are traded  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/online-trading.htm OPEC OPEC is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/opec.htm Open Position Any stock or equity which is owned is said to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/open-position.htm Opening Bell The opening bell is a signal marking the commencement of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/opening-bell.htm Option An option is a contract between a buyer and a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/option.htm Option Account An option account is an account opened with an options  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/option-account.htm Option Chain An option chain is a listing of available option strike  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/option-chain.htm Option Contract An option contract, sometimes simply called an option, is an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/option-contract.htm Option Exchange An option exchange is an exchange that trades option contracts.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/option-exchange.htm Option Holder An option holder is an individual or entity that has  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/option-holder.htm Option Premium Option premium refers to the per-share amount that a buyer  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/option-premium.htm Option Writer An option writer is an individual or entity that has  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/option-writer.htm Organizational Chart An organizational chart is a diagram that represents and defines  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/organizational-chart.htm Organized Labor Organized labor is the labor union movement. The origins of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/organized-labor.htm Orphan Stock An orphan stock is a stock that is not preferred  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/orphan-stock.htm OTC Bulletin Board The OTC Bulletin Board is an automated trading system managed  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/otc-bulletin-board.htm Out of the Money An option is out of the money if it cannot  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/out-of-the-money.htm Outsourcing Outsourcing is the practice of companies transferring work to outside  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/outsourcing.htm Overbought/Oversold Indicator An overbought/oversold indicator is a type of indicator which seeks  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/overbought-oversold-indicator.htm Overvalued A stock is overvalued if its current price exceeds the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/overvalued.htm Pacific Rim The Pacific Rim is a geographic concept that encompasses  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pacific-rim.htm Paper Profit A paper profit is a unrealized gain on a security  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/paper-profit.htm Par Value Par value is the face or stated value of a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/par-value.htm Passive Income Passive income is income not earned from work. The  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/passive-income.htm Passive Loss In US tax regulations, a passive loss is a loss  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/passive-loss.htm Patent Pending In the US, the phrase patent pending indicates that a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/patent-pending.htm Payback Period In corporate finance, the payback period is a simple measure  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/payback-period.htm Payout Ratio The payout ratio, sometimes called the dividend payout ratio, is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/payout-ratio.htm PEG Ratio The PEG ratio is a formula used to estimate a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/peg-ratio.htm Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is a Federal corporation that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pension-benefit-guaranty-corporation.htm Pension Fund A pension fund is an entity set up to collect  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pension-fund.htm Pension Plan A pension plan is an agreement between an employer and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pension-plan.htm Per Capita Income Per capita income is the average income for each person  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/per-capita-income.htm Per Diem A per diem is a daily allowance for expenses.  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/per-diem.htm Permanent Life Insurance Permanent life insurance is form of indemnity that offers extended  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/permanent-life-insurance.htm Personal Consumption Expenditures Personal consumption expenditures, also known as PCE, are all funds  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/personal-consumption-expenditures.htm Personal Exemption The personal exemption is a dollar amount excluded from taxable  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/personal-exemption.htm Phantom Income Phantom income is any income that is reportable as taxable  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/phantom-income.htm Piercing Pattern A piercing pattern is a candlestick charting pattern that can  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/piercing-pattern.htm Piggyback Loan A piggyback loan is a second mortgage used to add  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/piggyback-loan.htm Pink Sheets The Pink Sheets is an electronic quotation system that provides  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pink-sheets.htm PMI PMI, or Private Mortgage Insurance, is insurance that indemnifies a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pmi.htm Point-and Chart A point-and-figure chart shows filtered price movements of a stock  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/point-and-figure-chart.htm Portfolio Insurance Portfolio insurance is a strategy used to reduce risk and  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/portfolio-insurance.htm Portfolio Management Determining the mix of assets to hold in a portfolio  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/portfolio-management.htm Portfolio Manager A portfolio manager is the asset management professional who makes  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/portfolio-manager.htm Portfolio Turnover Portfolio turnover refers to the measure of trading activity in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/portfolio-turnover.htm Pound The pound is a unit of currency. The pound,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pound.htm Power of Attorney A power of attorney is a legal instrument used to  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/power-of-attorney.htm Pre-Existing Conditions Pre-existing conditions are medical conditions or diseases that existed before  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pre-existing-conditions.htm Precious Metals Precious metals are those scarce metallic elements with enough economic  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/precious-metals.htm Predatory Lending Predatory lending refers to practices used by certain lenders do  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/predatory-lending.htm Preferred Shares Preferred shares are a hybrid form of capital that have  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/preferred-shares.htm Premium In options trading, the premium is the total price of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/premium.htm Prepayment Penalty A prepayment penalty is a type of finance charge paid  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/prepayment-penalty.htm Price Fixing Price fixing is an agreement by multiple competitors to set,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/price-fixing.htm Price Gap A price gap is simply an area within a particular  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/price-gap.htm Price Index A price index measures the changes over time in prices  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/price-index.htm Price to Cash Flow Ratio The price to cash flow ratio is computed as the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/price-to-cash-flow-ratio.htm Price to Earnings Ratio The price to earnings ratio (P/E) is the stock price  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/price-to-earnings-ratio.htm Price to Sales Ratio The price to sales ratio (PSR) is computed as the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/price-to-sales-ratio.htm Prime Rate In the US, the prime rate was historically defined as  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/prime-rate.htm Principal Residence Principal residence refers to the main home where a person  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/principal-residence.htm Pro Forma Pro forma financial statements are financial statements that include projections  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pro-forma.htm Pro Rata Pro rata means in proportion to. Thus pro rata is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pro-rata.htm Producer Price Index The Producer Price Index (PPI) comprises a group of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/producer-price-index.htm Profit and Loss Statement The profit and loss statement (or income statement, or P&L)  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/profit-and-loss-statement.htm Profit Margin Profit margin is shorthand for net profit margin, or earnings  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/profit-margin.htm Profit Motive In the free market economy, the profit motive is the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/profit-motive.htm Profit-Sharing Profit-sharing is an arrangement between an employer and employees in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/profit-sharing.htm Progressive Tax A progressive tax levies higher taxes on those of greater  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/progressive-tax.htm Promissory Note In law, a promissory note is a contract that involves  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/promissory-note.htm Proxy Fight A proxy fight is a strategy typically used during a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/proxy-fight.htm Proxy Statement A proxy statement contains information regarding an issue that needs  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/proxy-statement.htm Proxy Vote A proxy vote is a vote by one entity on  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/proxy-vote.htm Public Company A public company is a company that has issued securities  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/public-company.htm Public Domain In law, to say a piece of knowledge, invention, or  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/public-domain.htm Public Offering A public offering is an invitation to participate in a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/public-offering.htm Public Relations Public relations is the effort to spread interest and promote  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/public-relations.htm Purchasing Power Parity Purchasing power parity calculates exchange rates in terms of how  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/purchasing-power-parity.htm Put In options trading, a put is the right, but not  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/put.htm Put Option In options trading, a put option is a bet that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/put-option.htm Put/Call Ratio The put/call ratio is the volume of put options divided  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/put-call-ratio.htm Pyramid Scheme A pyramid scheme is an illegal "investment" in which vested  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/pyramid-scheme.htm QIB Qualified Institutional Buyer (or QIB) is a legal designation assigned  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/qib.htm Qualified Retirement Plan A qualified retirement plan meets the requirements of the IRS  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/qualified-retirement-plan.htm Qualitative Analysis Qualitative analysis in investment research refers to efforts by an  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/qualitative-analysis.htm Quality Assurance Quality assurance encompasses all planned and systematic actions and programs  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quality-assurance.htm Quant On Wall Street, a quant is an expert in quantitative  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quant.htm Quantitative Analysis Quantitative analysis is a process of disseminating financial data in  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quantitative-analysis.htm Quarterly Report A quarterly report is an interim report that management issues  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quarterly-report.htm Quasi-Public Corporation A quasi-public corporation is a privately operated company that is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quasi-public-corporation.htm Quick Ratio The quick ratio is (cash + cash equivalents + accounts  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quick-ratio.htm Quid Pro Quo The term quid pro quo derives from Latin and literally  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quid-pro-quo.htm Quiet Period In US securities law, the quiet period was historically a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quiet-period.htm Quorum In law, a quorum is the minimum number of members  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quorum.htm Quote In the financial markets, a quote is the price at  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/quote.htm R&D R&D stands for Research & Development, which is an activity  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/r&d.htm Rainmaker A rainmaker is an employee who generates a significant amount  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/rainmaker.htm Raise A raise is an increase in one's salary, wages, commissions,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/raise.htm Random Walk Theory The random walk theory states that in an efficient market,  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/random-walk-theory.htm Range-Bound Trading Range-bound trading is a purely technical method of predicting a  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/range-bound-trading.htm Rate Lock Particularly in residential real estate finance, a rate lock is  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/rate-lock.htm Rate of Return The rate of return is the percentage gain or loss  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/rate-of-return.htm Rating Service A rating service is an organization that provides assessments of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/rating-service.htm Reaganomics Reaganomics refers to the economic policies associated with former president  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/reaganomics.htm Real Estate In common law, real estate refers to land and any  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/real-estate.htm Real Estate Agent A real estate agent is a person licensed at the  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/real-estate-agent.htm Real Estate Broker A real estate broker is a real estate agent that  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/real-estate-broker.htm Real Estate Limited Partnership A real estate limited partnership is an investment vehicle for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/real-estate-limited-partnership.htm Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit A real estate mortgage investment conduit is a method of  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/real-estate-mortgage-investment-conduit.htm Real GDP Real GDP is gross domestic product in constant dollars. In  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/real-gdp.htm Real Interest Rate A real interest rate is an interest rate adjusted for  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/real-interest-rate.htm Real Rate of Return The real rate of return is the rate of return  more... http://www.investorglossary.com/real-rate-of-return.htm Real Wages In economics, real wages are the true value of wages