Tag: 2020

What is 'Last-Sale Reporting' An electronic entry, to the Nasdaq stock market, of the amount and price of shares involved in a...

What is a 'Lapping Scheme' A lapping scheme is an accounting method that involves altering the accounts receivable section of the balance...

DefinitionStandings or rankings are listings which compare sports teams or individuals, institutions, nations, companies, or other entities by ranking them in order of ability...

What is 'Late-Day Trading' An unethical (if not illegal) practice of a hedge fund purchasing and then selling securities (usually shares of...

DefinitionA layoff is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or, more commonly, a group of employees for business reasons,...

What is 'Last Fiscal Year - LFY' The most recent 12-month accounting period that a business uses when determining its annual financial...

What is lead time and why is it important In the business world, lead time is the amount of time that elapses between the start...

What is 'Hanover Stock Exchange (HAN) .HA' Formerly located in Hanover, Germany, this stock exchange is now defunct. Explaining 'Hanover...

Definition Laddering is an investment technique that requires investors to purchase multiple financial products with different maturity dates. Laddering What is 'Laddering' The promotion of inflated pre-IPO prices...

DefinitionIn international finance, leads and lags refer to the expediting or delaying, respectively, of settlement of payments or receipts in a foreign exchange transaction...