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What is 'Absolute Frequency' A statistical term describing the total number of trials or observations within a given interval or frequency bin....

What is 'Absolute Auction' A type of auction where the sale is awarded to the highest bidder. Absolute auctions do not have...

What is an 'Absolute Value' An absolute value is a business valuation method that uses discounted cash flow analysis to determine a...

DefinitionA lease is a contractual arrangement calling for the to pay the lessor for use of an asset. Property, buildings and vehicles are common...

What is 'Quality Spread Differential - QSD' The term 'quality spread differential', or QSD, refers to the difference between the price of a low-quality commodity...

What is a 'Value Chain' A value chain is a high-level model developed by Michael Porter used to describe the process by...

What is a 'Fade' A fade is a contrarian investment strategy used to trade against the prevailing trend. "Fading the market" is...

What is 'Garbatrage' An increase in price and trading volume in a particular sector of the economy that occurs as a result...

What is 'Tax Arbitrage' The practice of profiting from differences between the way transactions are treated for tax purposes. The complexity of...

DefinitionDavid Ricardo was a British political economist, one of the most influential of the classical economists along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith and James...