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AAII
AAII stands for the American Association of Individual Investors. It  more...
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abatement
Abatement refers to a reprieve from or reduction in a  more...
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ABS
In financial terms, ABS stands for asset-backed securities. ABS  more...
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accommodative monetary policy
An accommodative monetary policy is an effort by the U.S.  more...
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account
Account, in its simplest bookkeeping form, is a record of  more...
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account balance
Account balance is a net figure that refers to the  more...
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account executive
In the financial industry account executive is an employee of  more...
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account reconciliation
Account reconciliation is a banking term referring to the process  more...
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account statement
An account statement is a document that provides information about  more...
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accountant
An accountant provides accounting services to individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations,  more...
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accounts payable
Accounts payable are obligations due to trade creditors. Let's say  more...
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accounts receivable
Accounts receivable are obligations due to the company from customers.  more...
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accrual basis accounting
Accrual basis accounting is a system of accounting that matches  more...
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accrued dividend
An accrued dividend is remuneration owed by a company to  more...
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Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses are known liabilities or expenses that have been  more...
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accrued interest
Accrued interest is the interest that is due on a  more...
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acquisition
In a broad sense, an acquisition takes place when one  more...
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acquisition cost
Acquisition cost is the pretax amount of money it costs  more...
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active income
Active income is a form of income for which labor  more...
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actuary
An actuary is a business professional specializing in the statistical  more...
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adjustable life insurance
Adjustable life insurance is a form of life insurance that  more...
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adjustable rate
An adjustable rate is an interest rate that fluctuates periodically  more...
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Adjustable Rate Mortgage
An adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) is a type of mortgage  more...
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Adjusted Gross Income
Adjusted gross income is the amount of income used on  more...
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ADR
An American Depository Receipt (ADR) is a negotiable, registered certificate  more...
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advance/decline line
The advance/decline line is a technical indicator used to graph  more...
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adverse remortgage
An adverse remortgage or adverse credit remortgage is a mortgage  more...
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affidavit
An affidavit is a sworn written statement or declaration made  more...
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after-hours trading
After-hours trading is stock trading which takes place after the  more...
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aftermarket
The aftermarket, also called the secondary market, is the market  more...
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aggressive growth fund
An aggressive growth fund is a mutual fund whose investment  more...
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Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan was the former Chairman of the United States  more...
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all ordinaries
All Ordinaries or “All Ords” is the name for the  more...
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allocation
In general, allocation means to distribute according to some plan.  more...
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alpha
Alpha, the first Greek alphabet letter, is also the risk-adjusted  more...
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Alternative Minimum Tax
The US Congress introduced alternative minimum tax (AMT) in 1970  more...
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amended return
An amended return is a tax return filed to correct  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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american depositary receipt
An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a negotiable certificate that  more...
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American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
The American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation is one of the  more...
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American option
There are several different types of options, but the American  more...
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American Stock Exchange
The American Stock Exchange is one of the largest organized  more...
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American-style option
An American-style option is a put or call option that  more...
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AMEX
AMEX is the American Stock Exchange. AMEX is sometimes  more...
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amortization
Amortization refers to the repayment of a debt in small  more...
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analyst
Although the term analyst can be associated with a broad  more...
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angel
In the financial world, the term angel is short for  more...
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angel investor
An angel investor is a private investor who provides capital  more...
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announcement date
Most commonly, the announcement date is the date on which  more...
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Annual Percentage Rate
An annual percentage rate, often referred to by its acronym  more...
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annual report
An annual report is a document that the SEC requires  more...
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annual return
The annual return of an investment is the amount gained  more...
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annualize
To annualize is to take an item measured for a  more...
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annuity
An annuity is an investment related product designed to provide  more...
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appraisal
An appraisal is a professional evaluation of the current market  more...
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appraiser
An appraiser is a person educated and trained to set  more...
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APR
APR stands for Annual Percentage Rate. APR is a measure  more...
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APY
APY is short for annual percentage yield. The APY  more...
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arbitrage
Arbitrage is a financial transaction that involves a simultaneous purchase  more...
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arbitrageur
An arbitrageur is an individual or an organization that engages  more...
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arbitration
Arbitration is a means to settle a disagreement by turning  more...
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arithmetic mean
The arithmetic mean of a set of two or more  more...
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arm's length transaction
An arm's length transaction is a transaction, often between two  more...
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Arms Index
Arms Index is a mathematic market meter designed to communicate  more...
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ascending bottoms
Ascending bottoms refers to a chart pattern in which the  more...
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ascending tops
Ascending tops is a trend of rising high points in  more...
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ASEAN
ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a political,  more...
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asset
An asset can include anything that provides economic value to  more...
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asset allocation
Asset allocation is the dividing of one’s investment portfolio among  more...
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asset allocation fund
An asset allocation fund is a single mutual fund that  more...
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asset turnover
Asset turnover is an efficiency ratio used in financial analysis  more...
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asset-backed security
An asset-backed security (ABS) is a bond backed by a  more...
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asset/equity ratio
The asset/equity ratio shows the relationship of the total assets  more...
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assets under management
An important measure of the size of a fund or  more...
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is an organization made  more...
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at the bell
At the bell refers to the traditional opening or closing  more...
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at the close
An at the close order is either a market order  more...
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at the market
An at the market order is an order to buy  more...
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at the opening order
An at the opening order is a way for an  more...
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auction
An auction is a method of asset sale by competitive  more...
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auction market
An auction market is a market wherein buyers and sellers  more...
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auditor
An auditor is an individual qualified at the state level  more...
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Automated Order Entry System
An automated order entry system is a computer system installed  more...
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automatic reinvestment plan
An automatic reinvestment plan is an arrangement whereby a mutual  more...
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average daily volume
Average Daily Volume is the cumulative number of shares traded  more...
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average price per share
The average price per share is determined by dividing the  more...
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