labor force
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labor relations
Labor relations can refer broadly to any dealings between management and workers about employment conditions. Most commonly, however, labor relations more...
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Laffer Curve
The Laffer Curve is a mathematical shape that shows the relationship between tax rates and the revenue governments collect from more...
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lagging indicator
A lagging indicator is an economic statistic that changes after macroeconomic conditions have already changed. The lagging indicator is more...
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laissez-faire
Literally, laissez-faire is French for "let it be." More usefully, laissez-faire is a philosophy that favors government keeping its hands more...
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large cap
Large cap is short for large market capitalization, which typically defined as meaning publicly traded companies with a market capitalization more...
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large-cap stock
A large-cap stock is the stock of a company having a market capitalization over $10 billion (although the criteria for more...
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law of large numbers
The law of large numbers is a law of probability theory. The mathematical definition of the law of large more...
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lead investor
A lead investor is the primary provider of risk capital for a financial venture. A lead investor may be an more...
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lead underwriter
The investment banking firm that puts together the syndicate of firms sponsoring a public offering of securities is referred to more...
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leading indicator
A leading indicator is a statistic that predicts trends in the economy or a particular industry. For example, the number more...
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LEAPS
LEAPS, or Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities, are equity or index options that have a long-term expiration date. LEAPS can more...
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lease
A lease is a legal contract that transfers the right of possession to real property, typically in exchange for payment more...
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legal monopoly
A legal monopoly is a monopoly that has been specifically sanctioned by law. For instance, the US Post Office more...
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legal tender
In law, legal tender is payment that by statute must be accepted in payment of a debt. In the more...
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legislative risk
Legislative risk is the potential of sustaining a loss on an investment as a result of government action. Legislative risk more...
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lender of last resort
A lender of last resort is a financial institution, such as a nation’s central bank, that provides economic relief by more...
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letter of credit
A letter of credit is a document a buyer requests from their bank stating that payment to a seller will more...
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letter of intent
A letter of intent is a document written by one company and sent to another indicating a desire and ability more...
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Level I quotes
Level I quotes real-time (non-delayed live) quotes of the best bid and ask prices for any individual Nasdaq or OTCBB more...
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Level II quotes
Level II quotes are everything included in Level I quotes for real-time quotes of the bid and ask prices for more...
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Level III quotes
Level III quotes are everything included in Level I quotes and Level II quotes plus the ability to enter or more...
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level premium insurance
Level premium insurance is a type of life insurance policy with premiums that remain the same throughout the life of more...
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level term insurance
Level term insurance is a type of term life insurance policy that pays a pre-determined death benefit with a face more...
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liability insurance
Liability insurance is a form of protection against claims of loss or injury, for which a policy owner might be more...
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LIBOR
LIBOR stands for London Interbank Offered Rate. The British Bankers’ Association calculates LIBOR in an open manner each business more...
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life annuity
A life annuity is an annuity that pays out periodic income for as long as the annuitant (the beneficiary of more...
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life insurance
Life insurance is a contract, according to which an insurance company assures a payment of a death benefit in the more...
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life insurance quote
A life insurance quote is the estimated cost of a life insurance policy based on information supplied by an applicant more...
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limit down
Limit down refers to the maximum amount that a futures contract price is allowed to drop on a single trading more...
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limit order
In trading, a limit order is an order to buy or sell securities for a fixed price or better. more...
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limit price
The price specified in a limit order is called the limit price. Limit orders instruct the broker to execute a more...
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Limited Liability Company
A limited liability company (LLC) is a corporate arrangement that offers the shareholders of the company, limited liability with respect more...
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Limited Liability Partnership
A limited liability partnership is a form of joint corporate organization. A limited liability partnership provides that losses resulting more...
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line of credit
A line of credit, also called a credit line, is an arrangement between a bank or vendor and its customer more...
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linear regression
In statistics, linear regression is a technique for estimating the value of dependent variable from a set of one or more...
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liquidated damages
Liquidated damages are a payment agreed to by the parties of a contract to satisfy portions of the agreement which more...
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liquidation value
The liquidation value of a company is an estimate of the value of a company’s assets if all assets were more...
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liquidity ratio
A liquidity ratio measures a company's ability to pay its bills. The denominator of a liquidity ratio is the company's more...
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listing requirements
Listing requirements are the criteria set by a stock exchange to list the stock of a public company on that more...
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living trust
A living trust (also called a grantor trust, or revocable trust, or an inter vivos trust) is an agreement in more...
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load fund
A load fund is a mutual fund that charges a sales commission in addition to its net asset value (NAV). more...
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load-adjusted return
A load-adjusted return is the investment return on a mutual fund adjusted for loads and certain other charges, such as more...
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loan stock
Loan stock is stock issued by a company in exchange for a loan, but carries no security or guarantee. Two more...
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loan-value ratio
In real estate finance, the loan-value ratio is simply the ratio of the value of debt to the appraised value more...
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Long Bond
In the US, is the thirty-year Treasury bond is often called the long bond. The US Treasury stopped issuing more...
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long position
A long position in the stock market means that an investor has purchased a stock with the expectation that its more...
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look-ahead bias
Look-ahead bias is use of information outside the time frame of the simulation period. For example, survivorship bias more...
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loss leader
In marketing, a loss leader is an item priced not for profit, but to attract customers. If effective, the more...
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luxury tax
A luxury tax is a tax on luxury goods. The luxury tax can be levied on any luxury item, with more...
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