face value
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fair market value
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fair value
Fair value is a market price that both the buyer and the seller, neither under duress, will accept for the more...
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fairly valued
A fairly valued stock is a stock whose perceived value is equal to its current market value. Not every investor more...
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family of funds
A family of funds refers to a group of mutual funds that are offered, managed and/or distributed by the same more...
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae, or the Federal National Mortgage Association, is one of the primary purchasers of eligible home loans from issuers. more...
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FDIC
The FDIC, or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, is an independent agency of the US federal government created to preserve and more...
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Fed Chairman
The Fed Chairman is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or Fed, the US more...
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Fed funds rate
The Federal Reserve Board has the power to influence the money supply with the purchase and sale of government securities. more...
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) is a public company (NYSE:FRE) chartered by congress in 1970 to stabilize mortgage more...
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Federal Housing Administration
The Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, is an agency of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that more...
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Federal National Mortgage Association
The Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, is one of the primary purchasers of eligible home loans from issuers. more...
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Federal Open Market Committee
The Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, is an arm of the Federal Reserve System, the US central bank. The more...
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Federal Reserve Bank
The Federal Reserve Bank is a federal entity that performs the operations of central bank. Along with twelve other more...
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Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board is the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or Fed, the US central bank. more...
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Federal Reserve Discount Rate
The Federal Reserve discount rate is the interest rate charged by the Federal Reserve (the Fed) when commercial banks and more...
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Federal Reserve requirement
The federal reserve requirement is the amount of liquid assets that Federal Reserve System banks must hold. The federal more...
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Federal Reserve System
In the United States, the Federal Reserve System was established in 1913 by the Federal Reserve Act. The primary basis more...
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FHA Loan
An FHA loan is a loan insured by the FHA, or Federal Housing Administration. An FHA loan is one more...
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fiat money
Fiat money is currency that cannot be redeemed for a commodity with intrinsic economic value. Fiat money only has more...
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FICO score
A FICO score is a credit score derived from the credit model developed by Fair Isaac Corporation. The FICO score more...
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finance charge
A finance charge is any charge levied for the use of credit. For example, credit cards carry a finance charge, more...
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finance company
Finance company is an organization that originates loans for both businesses and consumers. Much like a bank, a typical finance more...
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Financial Accounting Standards Board
Since 1973, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has had primary responsibility for establishing financial accounting and reporting standards for more...
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financial analyst
Financial analyst is a finance professional who studies and reports on financial performance of corporations, industries, and securities. A financial more...
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financial planner
A financial planner is a professional who analyses individual financial and economic circumstances and devises a plan to accomplish financial more...
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fixed-rate mortgage
A fixed-rate mortgage, or FRM, has a fixed interest rate over the duration of the loan. In contrast, the mortgage more...
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flat tax
A flat tax system has a fixed tax rate regardless of level of income. The primary advantage of a more...
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flat yield curve
A flat yield curve has a small spread between short and long-term rates. The flat yield curve implies that more...
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flexible spending account
A flexible spending account is a monetary employee benefit that may be offered by an employer for a specific purpose. more...
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flight to quality
Flight to quality refers to investors moving investments into low-risk securities during times of economic or political uncertainty. Flight more...
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float
Float, also referred to as free float, is a number of outstanding shares of stock available for trading by the more...
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foreign exchange rate
A foreign exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another. For example, suppose the foreign exchange more...
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Form 10-K
Form 10-K is an audited annual regulatory filing containing financial statements and management discussion of factors that may impact financial more...
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Form 10-Q
A form 10-Q is a quarterly regulatory filing. A form 10-Q contains financial statements and management discussion of factors more...
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forward PE
Forward PE means forward price-to-earnings ratio. Forward PE is also called estimated PE. Forward PE divides a stock's more...
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fractional share
A fractional share is a fraction of a share or less than one whole share. A fractional share can occur more...
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front-end load
A front-end load is a sales charge or commission that an investment levies on shares bought. Mutual funds and insurance more...
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FTSE
The FTSE Group (pronounced “footsie”) computes tens of thousands of indices of market performance daily. The most famous stock more...
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full-service brokerage
A full-service brokerage offers investment research, tax advice, and retirement planning in addition to providing trading services to clients. more...
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fully invested
Being fully invested means that all assets of a trading account are working in the market with no cash reserve more...
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fully valued
A stock that is fully valued is priced at a level that an investor feels reflects its true intrinsic value. more...
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fund family
A fund family is a set of related funds, usually mutual finds, with a common brand. One minor advantage more...
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fund manager
A fund manager is an investment professional, who manages the allocation of the financial resources in order to achieve optimal more...
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fund of funds
A fund of funds is an investment vehicle that invests entirely in other funds. An early and still typical more...
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fundamental analysis
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futures contract
The futures contract is a type of forward agreement, an agreement to buy or sell an asset at a pre-arranged more...
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futures option
A futures option is an option on a futures contract. The futures option is common for both commodity futures such more...
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