Fast Tape

What is 'Fast Tape' A type of futures market that occurs when a single traded price is unavailable because of the rapid...

Fairness Opinion

DefinitionA fairness opinion is a professional evaluation by an investment bank or other third party as to whether the terms of a merger, acquisition,...

Federal Credit Union (FCU)

What is 'Federal Credit Union - FCU' A credit union chartered and supervised by the National Credit Union Association (NCUA), a federal...

Financial Security

The term security in common usage denotes safety; however in financial parlance the term is taken to refer to a tradable financial asset. In fact this...

Fed Balance Sheet

What is 'Fed Balance Sheet' A breakdown of the assets and liabilities held by the Federal Reserve. This report essentially outlines the...

Fair And Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)

What is 'Fair And Accurate Credit Transactions Act - FACTA' A U.S. resolution passed in 2003 that is aimed at enhancing protection...

Family Of Funds

What is 'Family Of Funds' A group of mutual funds offered by one investment or fund company. Generally, the constituent funds cover...

Four Percent Rule

The four percent rule, in the simplest of terms, and helps in determining the amount of funds that a retired person should withdraw from...

Fear And Greed Index

What is 'Fear And Greed Index' An index developed and used by CNNMoney to measure the primary emotions that drive investors: fear...

Fakeout

What is 'Fakeout' A term used in technical analysis to refer to a situation in which a trader enters into a position...