Tag: economic

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...

What is 'Latin Baseball Futures' A financial contract used to speculate on the potential of teenage baseball players from Latin America who...

DefinitionLawrence Joseph Ellison is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who is co-founder, executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation. As of...

What is 'Law Of 29' A belief held by some marketers that on average a prospective customer will not purchase a good...

DefinitionThe law of supply is a fundamental principle of economic theory which states that, keeping other factors constant, an increase in price results in...

What is 'Layered Fees' Two sets of management fees that are paid by an investor for the same group of assets. This...

What is 'Lady Godiva Accounting Principles - LGAP' A theoretical set of accounting principles under which corporations would have to fully disclose...

DefinitionIn probability theory, the law of large numbers is a theorem that describes the result of performing the same experiment a large number 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,...