kangaroos
Kangaroos are Australian stocks. They are so-named because of the famous jumping mammal that lives Down Under. More specifically, kangaroos more...
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Keepwell Agreement
A keepwell agreement is a contract between a parent company and one of its subsidiaries which guarantees that the parent more...
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keiretsu
A keiretsu is a group of closely related Japanese companies, often with interlocking ownership. Traditionally, there have been both more...
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Keltner Channel
The Keltner channel is a market analysis indicator that measures the movement of stocks in relation to a central moving more...
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Keogh Plan
A Keogh plan is a retirement plan for self-employed individuals and unincorporated businesses, and their employees. A Keogh plan is more...
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KES
KES is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Kenya Shilling based on the ISO-4217 standard codes. KES is the more...
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Key Performance Indicators
Key Performance Indicators or KPI are financial and non-financial metrics that are used to gauge the performance of an organization more...
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key person insurance
Key person insurance, also known as key man life insurance, key woman life insurance, and business life insurance, is a more...
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Key Rate Duration
Key rate duration measures portfolio sensitivity or security sensitivity. Key rate duration is the sensitivity of a portfolio's (or more...
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Keynesian Economics
Keynesian economics, also called Keynesianism, is named for economist John Maynard Keynes. His 1936 book "General Theory of Employment, more...
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KHR
KHR is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Cambodian Riel based on the ISO-4217 standard codes. KHR is the more...
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kickback
A kickback is a payment of money, favors, or some other valuable to another individual to perform a certain desired more...
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kicker
Generically, a kicker is a condition that causes some kind of increase or augmentation. In investing, kicker is most often more...
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Kicking the Tires
Kicking the Tires is a slang term referring to the research an investor will perform before making an investment. Kicking more...
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Kiddie Tax
A special tax on the investment gains and unearned income of minor children is popularly known as the kiddie tax. more...
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kill
A kill is defined as a cancellation of an order that has already been placed but not yet executed. This more...
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Killer Application
The classic example of a killer application is VisiCalc, a spreadsheet program that became very popular among financial analysts in more...
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killer bee
A killer bee is a party who helps a company avoid a hostile takeover by another company. A killer bee more...
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kiting
Kiting, or "floating," is a banking term that refers the illegal practice of drawing and depositing two checks at two more...
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Kiwi
The Kiwi is the common term used for the New Zealand Dollar. It derives its name from New Zealand's more...
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Klinger Oscillator
The Klinger Oscillator is a market analysis indicator that that measures trends of money flows based on volume. Three more...
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KMF
KMF is the three-character currency abbreviation for the Comoros Franc based on the ISO-4217 standard codes. KMF is the more...
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Knock-In Option
A knock-in option or “trigger” option is a type of barrier option that is latent and only begins to function more...
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knock-out option
A knock-out option is a type of barrier option that expires worthless if a specific price threshold is crossed by more...
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Know Your Client
Know your client, or “KYC”, are the ethical and practice guidelines for investment advisors to make detailed assessments about their more...
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Know Your Customer
Know your customer, or “KYC” refers to guidelines of securities regulators that require each broker to know your customer. more...
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Kondratiev Wave
Russian economist Nikolai Kondratiev theorized that capitalist economies move in a large cycle he called a Kondratiev wave. Each Kondratiev more...
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Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes
The Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes refers to several indicators that measure performance of Korean stocks. As Korea has become more...
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KOSPI
KOSPI is the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (or Indexes). As such, KOSPI refers to a variety of indicators that more...
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KPW
In currencies, KPW is the abbreviation for the North Korean Won. The KPW is issued by the Central Bank more...
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Krugerrand
A krugerrand is a gold coin minted by the Republic of South Africa. A krugerrand contains one ounce of twenty-two more...
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KRW
KRW is the three-character currency abbreviation for the South Korean Won based on the ISO-4217 standard codes. KRW is more...
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Kurtosis
Kurtosis, of Greek origin meaning "bulging" or "swelling", is a measurement used to determine the peakedness of a data distribution. more...
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