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10-year Treasury Note
A 10-year Treasury Note represents debt owed by the United  more...
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American Association of Individual Investors
American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) is a Chicago-based, investor  more...
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AMEX
AMEX is the American Stock Exchange. AMEX is sometimes  more...
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arbitrage
Arbitrage is a financial transaction that involves a simultaneous purchase  more...
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asset-backed security
An asset-backed security (ABS) is a bond backed by a  more...
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balanced fund
A balanced fund is a mutual fund that invests in  more...
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bellwether
A bellwether stock is a stock that is generally viewed  more...
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benchmark interest rate
The benchmark interest rate is the lowest interest rate that  more...
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bid
In practical terms, the bid is the available price at  more...
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bid/ask spread
The bid/ask spread is the difference between the price sellers  more...
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bonds
A bond is a financial instrument that is purchased by  more...
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call
A call is a type of option contract. A  more...
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call price
The call price is the price at which an issuer  more...
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capitalization
The market capitalization (market cap) of a company is the  more...
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cash equivalents
Cash equivalents are investments that are so liquid and so  more...
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cash reserves
A company’s cash reserves are the funds available to meet  more...
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commercial paper
Commercial paper is a debt instrument issued by well-established companies  more...
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convertible bond
A convertible bond is a debt instrument that holders can  more...
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current market value
The current market value of a stock is its most  more...
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current yield
Current yield is equal to a bond’s annual interest payment  more...
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CUSIP
CUSIP is an abbreviation for Committee on Uniform Securities Identification  more...
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debt
In business, a debt is an obligation of one party  more...
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debt capital
Debt capital is funds supplied by lenders that is part  more...
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debt financing
Debt financing refers to the borrowing of funds in order  more...
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debt instrument
A debt instrument is a contractural or written assurance to  more...
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debt limit
A debt limit is the maximum amount of debt which  more...
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debt market
The debt market is the market for trading debt securities.  more...
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debt/equity ratio
The debt/equity ratio is a capitalization ratio. The debt/equity  more...
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debtholder
A debtholder is the investor who holds a debt instrument,  more...
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debtor
A debtor is a person or entity that is owes  more...
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denomination
The word denomination has three distinct but closely related uses  more...
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derivative
A derivative, or derivative security, is an asset whose price  more...
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discount
A discount is a difference between the price paid for  more...
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downgrade
A downgrade is a reduction in the rating awarded a  more...
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Dutch auction
Dutch auction, started in Netherlands' farms, is a descending price  more...
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equity risk premium
Equity risk premium is a premium return of the stock  more...
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face value
Face value is the nominal, or stated, amount of security.  more...
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae, or the Federal National Mortgage Association, is one  more...
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) is a public  more...
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Federal National Mortgage Association
The Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, is one  more...
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flat yield curve
A flat yield curve has a small spread between short  more...
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flight to quality
Flight to quality refers to investors moving investments into low-risk  more...
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in escrow
An item of value is in escrow when that item  more...
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inflation-indexed security
An inflation-indexed security is a stock or bond whose return  more...
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intrinsic value
The actual value of a security, as opposed to its  more...
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inverted yield curve
An inverted yield curve is one where the most long-term  more...
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junk bond
A junk bond is any bond that is rated below  more...
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Long Bond
In the US, is the thirty-year Treasury bond is often  more...
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long position
A long position in the stock market means that an  more...
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market capitalization
Market capitalization is the number of shares outstanding times the  more...
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money market
The money market is the market for short-term financial instruments.  more...
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money market mutual fund
A money market mutual fund is a mutual fund that  more...
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mortgage bond
A mortgage bond is a debt obligation secured by a  more...
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mortgage-backed security
A mortgage-backed security (MBS) is a security based upon a  more...
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municipal bond
A municipal bond is a bond issued by a city,  more...
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negative yield curve
A negative yield curve has short-term rates, or yields, higher  more...
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New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a for-profit organization  more...
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normal yield curve
The normal yield curve is a yield curve with interest  more...
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OTC Bulletin Board
The OTC Bulletin Board is an automated trading system managed  more...
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par value
Par value is the face or stated value of a  more...
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phantom income
Phantom income is any income that is reportable as taxable  more...
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public offering
A public offering is an invitation to participate in a  more...
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quote
In the financial markets, a quote is the price at  more...
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rating service
A rating service is an organization that provides assessments of  more...
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sentiment
Sentiment is a measure of the bearishness or bullishness of  more...
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stock buyback
A stock buyback occurs when a company repurchase their own  more...
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TIPS
TIPS are Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. As with other notes  more...
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Treasury Bill
To help finance federal spending, the Treasury sells short term  more...
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Security
A Treasury Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) is a U.S. Treasury bond  more...
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underlying debt
For municipal bonds, an underlying debt is the debt held  more...
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warrant
A warrant, or stock warrant, is a security issued by  more...
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yield
In general, yield is a term that defines a return  more...
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yield curve
A yield curve is a plot of the yields of  more...
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yield spread
The term yield spread is the name given to the  more...
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yield to maturity
Yield to maturity, the most widely quoted yield for bonds,  more...
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zero-coupon bond
A zero-coupon bond is a bond that does not pay  more...
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zero-coupon convertible
A bond that has no coupon and is convertible into  more...
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