U.S. House Financial Services Committee
DefinitionThe United States House Committee on Financial Services is the committee of the United States House of Representatives that oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries. The Committee also oversees the work of the Federal Reserve, the United States Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and other financial...
OHLC Chart
Definition An open-high-low-close chart is a type of chart typically used to illustrate movements in the price of a financial instrument over time. Each vertical line on the chart shows the price range over one unit of time, e.g., one day or one hour. Tick marks project from each side of the line indicating the opening price on the left,...
Mac Crawford
What is 'Mac Crawford' Former CEO, president and chairman of Nashville-based Caremark, a mail-order pharmaceutical and pharmacy benefits management company. In 1997, Mac Crawford became president and CEO of physician-practice management company MedPartners. When he joined MedPartners, it was struggling with operating losses and a high level of debt. It sold most of its physician-practice management companies...
TAPO
What is 'TAPO' An option in which the profit or loss to the investor is based not solely on the price of the underlying asset at expiration, but on the difference between the strike price and the average price of the underlying asset during the option's term. A TAPO, Traded Average Price Option, (traded average price option)...
J-Curve Effect
DefinitionA J curve is any of a variety of J-shaped diagrams where a curve initially falls, then steeply rises above the starting point. J-Curve Effect What is the 'J-Curve Effect' The J-curve effect is a type of diagram where the curve falls at the outset and eventually rises to a point higher than the starting point, suggesting...
KES (Kenyan Shilling)
What is 'KES' The currency abbreviation or currency symbol for the Kenyan shilling (KES), the currency for Kenya. The Kenyan shilling is made up of 100 cents and is often presented with the symbol (KSh). The Kenyan shilling is the strongest and most stable shilling in east Africa and is often used in unstable regions of Sudan...
Paid-Up Capital
What is 'Paid-Up Capital' Paid-up capital is the amount of money a company has received from shareholders in exchange for shares of stock. Paid-up capital is only created when a company sells its shares on the primary market directly to investors. When shares are bought and sold between investors on the secondary market, no additional paid-up capital...
Z-Test
What is a 'Z-Test' A z-test is a statistical test used to determine whether two population means are different when the variances are known and the sample size is large. The test statistic is assumed to have a normal distribution, and nuisance parameters such as standard deviation should be known for an accurate z-test to be performed....
LBP (Lebanese Pound)
What is 'LBP' The currency abbreviation or currency symbol for the Lebanese pound (LBP), the currency for Lebanon. The Lebanese pound is made up of 100 qirsh or piastres, and is often presented with the symbol (__). This currency is also called lira in Arabice or livre in French, and all notes and coins are printed and...
P-Value
DefinitionIn statistical hypothesis testing, the p-value or probability value or asymptotic significance is the probability for a given statistical model that, when the null hypothesis is true, the statistical summary would be the same as or of greater magnitude than the actual observed results. The use of p-values in statistical hypothesis testing is common in many fields of research...