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Parallel Loan
DefinitionA parallel loan is two loans taken out by two pairs of companies in different countries from local lenders with the aim of swapping...
Panic Selling
DefinitionPanic selling is a wide-scale selling of an investment which causes a sharp decline in prices. Specifically, an investor wants to get out of...
Parasitic Advertising
What is 'Parasitic Advertising' A type of marketing that promotes one product at the cost of lost sales for another product. Parasitic...
Handle
What is a 'Handle' A handle is the whole number part of a price quote. In a quote the handle could be...
National Bank
What is a 'National Bank' A national bank, in the United States, is a commercial bank chartered by the comptroller of the...
Quantitative Easing 2 (QE2)
What is 'Quantitative Easing 2 – QE2' The second round of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy used to stimulate the U.S. economy...
Quantitative Easing
DefinitionQuantitative easing, also known as large-scale asset purchases, is an expansionary monetary policy whereby a central bank buys predetermined amounts of government bonds or...
Volatility
Volatility is the variation in the trading prices over a period of time that is calculated with the help of standard deviation or variation...
Valuation Reserve
What is 'Valuation Reserve' The funds set aside by life insurers as required by state law to compensate for declines in the...
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...