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NAFTA
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is a comprehensive free trade accord inaugurated in 1994 among United States, Canada, and  more...
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naked option
A naked option is an option contract that creates potentially significant exposure because the option writer does not have an  more...
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NAREIT
NAREIT stands for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, a trade organization focused on REITs. For investors,  more...
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Nasdaq
As the world's largest electronic stock market, Nasdaq executes hundreds of millions of transactions daily. Nasdaq has a history of  more...
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Nasdaq Composite Index
Launched in 1971, the NASDAQ Composite Index is based on more than 4,000 domestic and international securities listed on the  more...
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natural resources
Natural resources are naturally occurring features or characteristics of the environment. Natural resources often have significant commercial value.  more...
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NAV
NAV (Net Asset Value) is a financial entity's assets minus its liabilities. For funds and trusts, NAV is typically quoted  more...
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negative equity
In real estate, negative equity describes a situation where the debt on real property exceeds the assumed value of the  more...
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negative yield curve
A negative yield curve has short-term rates, or yields, higher than the most long-term yields. A negative yield curve  more...
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negotiable certificate of deposit
A negotiable certificate of deposit is a large denomination certificate of deposit (CD), a savings instrument issued by a bank.  more...
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Nellie Mae
Nellie Mae is a wholly owned subsidiary of SLM corporation, aka Sallie Mae. Prior to 1999, Nellie Mae was  more...
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Net Asset Value
Net asset value (NAV) refers to the assets of a financial entity minus its liabilities. For funds and trusts, net  more...
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net assets
Net assets (also known as owners equity, shareholders equity, or net worth) is the total assets minus the total liabilities  more...
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net book value
Net book value is the value of an asset on the books of the company. For example, suppose a company  more...
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net income
Net income is the revenues of a company minus all expenses incurred in generating those revenues. On the income statement,  more...
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Net Present Value
Net present value (NPV) is a method for evaluating the profitability of an investment or project. The net present value  more...
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net worth
Net worth is total assets minus its total liabilities. Put another way, net worth represents the owners' interest in company  more...
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New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a for-profit organization that enables trading and listing of securities on the stock  more...
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news ticker
A news ticker is an electronically transmitted scroll that conveys up-to-date news information. Avid news watchers are usually quick to  more...
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Nifty Fifty
The Nifty Fifty were fifty blue chip stocks that enjoyed strong popularity during the bull market of the late 1960s  more...
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Nikkei Index
The Nikkei Index is the leading stock index in Japan. It is often considered the Dow Jones Industrial Average of  more...
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no-load fund
A no-load fund is a mutual fund that is offered by an investment company for which no sales charge is  more...
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non-conforming loan
A non-conforming loan is a mortgage that does not meet the lending guidelines of Fannie Mae or other major secondary  more...
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normal retirement age
Normal retirement age is the age at which a person can first retire and receive full benefits without facing early  more...
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normal yield curve
The normal yield curve is a yield curve with interest rates gradually rising as the term increases. The shape  more...
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Notary Public
A notary public (also called a notary, or public notary) is an official who is given the authority to administer  more...
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NYSE Composite Index
The NYSE Composite Index is a New York Stock Exchange based index that tracks price changes of all common stocks  more...
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NYSE International Index
The NYSE International Index tracks the prices of the largest non-US stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange in  more...
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NYSE US 100 Index
The NYSE US 100 Index tracks the prices of the largest US stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  more...
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