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face value
Face value is the nominal, or stated, amount of security.  more...
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fair market value
The fair market value of a stock or similar commodity  more...
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fair value
Fair value is a market price that both the buyer  more...
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fairly valued
A fairly valued stock is a stock whose perceived value  more...
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family of funds
A family of funds refers to a group of mutual  more...
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae, or the Federal National Mortgage Association, is one  more...
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FDIC
The FDIC, or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, is an independent  more...
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Fed Chairman
The Fed Chairman is the Chairman of the Board of  more...
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Fed funds rate
The Federal Reserve Board has the power to influence the  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 Housing Administration
The Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, is an agency of  more...
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Federal National Mortgage Association
The Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, is one  more...
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Federal Open Market Committee
The Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, is an arm  more...
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Federal Reserve Bank
The Federal Reserve Bank is a federal entity that performs  more...
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Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board is the Board of Governors of  more...
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Federal Reserve Discount Rate
The Federal Reserve discount rate is the interest rate charged  more...
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Federal Reserve requirement
The federal reserve requirement is the amount of liquid assets  more...
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Federal Reserve System
In the United States, the Federal Reserve System was established  more...
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FHA Loan
An FHA loan is a loan insured by the FHA,  more...
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fiat money
Fiat money is currency that cannot be redeemed for a  more...
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FICO score
A FICO score is a credit score derived from the  more...
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finance charge
A finance charge is any charge levied for the use  more...
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finance company
Finance company is an organization that originates loans for both  more...
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Financial Accounting Standards Board
Since 1973, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has had  more...
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financial analyst
Financial analyst is a finance professional who studies and reports  more...
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financial planner
A financial planner is a professional who analyses individual financial  more...
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fixed-rate mortgage
A fixed-rate mortgage, or FRM, has a fixed interest rate  more...
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flat tax
A flat tax system has a fixed tax rate regardless  more...
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flat yield curve
A flat yield curve has a small spread between short  more...
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flexible spending account
A flexible spending account is a monetary employee benefit that  more...
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flight to quality
Flight to quality refers to investors moving investments into low-risk  more...
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float
Float, also referred to as free float, is a number  more...
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foreign exchange rate
A foreign exchange rate is the price of one currency  more...
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Forex
Forex stands for foreign (FOR) exchange (EX). The Forex  more...
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Form 10-K
Form 10-K is an audited annual regulatory filing containing financial  more...
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Form 10-Q
A form 10-Q is a quarterly regulatory filing. A  more...
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Form 8889
Form 8889 is an Health Savings Account (HSA) related IRS  more...
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Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is a prestigious list of companies published  more...
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forward PE
Forward PE means forward price-to-earnings ratio. Forward PE is  more...
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fractional share
A fractional share is a fraction of a share or  more...
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front-end load
A front-end load is a sales charge or commission that  more...
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FTSE
The FTSE Group (pronounced “footsie”) computes tens of thousands of  more...
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full-service brokerage
A full-service brokerage offers investment research, tax advice, and retirement  more...
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fully invested
Being fully invested means that all assets of a trading  more...
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fully valued
A stock that is fully valued is priced at a  more...
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fund family
A fund family is a set of related funds, usually  more...
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fund manager
A fund manager is an investment professional, who manages the  more...
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fund of funds
A fund of funds is an investment vehicle that invests  more...
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fundamental analysis
Fundamental analysis attempts to find the actual value of a  more...
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futures contract
The futures contract is a type of forward agreement, an  more...
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futures option
A futures option is an option on a futures contract.  more...
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