Asset Swap
What is an asset swap
An asset swap is a type of financial transaction in which two parties exchange two different assets in order to...
Growth and Income Fund
What is a Growth and Income Fund
A growth and income fund is an investment fund that seeks to provide both capital appreciation and dividend...
Horizontal Spread
What is a horizontal spread and how can it be used in trading options
A horizontal spread is an options trading strategy that involves buying...
Floating Charge
What is a Floating Charge and how does it work
A floating charge is a type of security interest that gives the holder the right...
Opening Range
What is the opening range and why is it important
The opening range is the range of prices at which a security trades during the...
Net Premium
What is net premium and why should you care about it
Net premium is the dollar amount an insurance company expects to pay out in...
Graded Vesting
What is graded vesting
When an employee is granted stock options, they may not be able to immediately exercise those options. This is because the...
Investment Multiplier
What is an investment multiplier and how does it work
An investment multiplier is an economic tool that measures the impact of a change in...
Unfavorable Variance
What is an unfavorable variance
An unfavorable variance is when actual results are worse than expected. For example, if a company was expecting to make...
Piotroski Score
What is the Piotroski Score
The Piotroski Score is a nine-point scale that is used to evaluate the financial health of a company. It was...