Tag: business

Quant Fund

What is 'Quant Fund' An investment fund that selects securities based on quantitative analysis. In a quant fund, the managers build computer-based...

Deal Breaker

DefinitionDeal Breaker is a 1995 thriller novel by Harlan Coben and is the first of the novels which feature Myron Bolitar. Deal Breaker ...

Marketing

Understanding the concept of marketing Marketing is a process through which companies communicate, promote, exchange and deliver offerings which have value for its target...

Underlying Mortality Assumption

What is 'Underlying Mortality Assumption' Projections of expected death rates used by actuaries to estimate insurance premiums and pension obligations. Underlying mortality...

Pass-Through Certificate

DefinitionA pass-through certificates is an instrument that evidences the ownership of two or more equipment trust certificates. In other words, equipment trust certificates may...

Backing Away

What is 'Backing Away' Failure by a market maker in a security to honor the quoted bid and ask prices for a...

Lagging Indicator

What is a 'Lagging Indicator' A lagging indicator is a measurable economic factor that changes only after the economy has begun to...

Short Position

DefinitionIn finance, a short sale is the sale of an asset that the seller does not own. The seller effects such a sale by...

Dealer

What is a 'Dealer' A dealer is a person or firm in the business of buying and selling securities for their own...

Kazakhstan National Fund

DefinitionThe government of Kazakhstan created the National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2000 in order to manage oil revenue more effectively. Tax...